North Point Community Church Questioning Jesus, Part 1: Selective Compassion? // Samer Massad
Nov 9, 2025
Samer Massad, a sermon teacher from North Point Community Church, explores Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan and the challenge of limitless compassion. He discusses how Jesus used questions to provoke deeper understanding and challenge perceived boundaries of neighborliness. Samer highlights the lawyer's attempt to limit compassion and reframes our understanding of who qualifies as a neighbor. He encourages listeners to confront their own biases and to view themselves as recipients of mercy, inviting a transformative perspective on unconditional love.
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Question Reveals Hidden Assumption
- The lawyer's question "Who is my neighbor?" reveals a desire to limit compassion to select people.
- Jesus refuses that framing and instead exposes the issue as the subject's willingness to show mercy.
The Good Samaritan Story
- Jesus tells the parable of the Good Samaritan: a beaten man is ignored by a priest and Levite but helped by a Samaritan.
- The Samaritan cares for the man, pays an innkeeper, and promises to cover further costs.
Humanity Is The Only Relevant Identity
- Jesus intentionally makes the victim's identity unrecognizable to emphasize shared humanity.
- The only identifiable trait left is that the person is human, forcing compassion on that basis.