Gut Check
“My Perspective of People”
Luke 10:25-37

We gravitate to people…
	Like us 
	We like 

This gravitational pull to people we like or who are like us impacts our perspective of people.

Gut Check
A pause to assess the state, progress, or condition of something

“Search me, O God, and know my heart…” – David, Psalm 139:23-24

Luke 10:25-37

What if the person we are to identify with is not the…
	Priest or Levite or Samaritan
	But the beaten man

We don’t need a new rule to follow, just a new reality

Jesus said:  “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” — John 13:35

One of the greatest joys in life is when you love someone because God loves them; not because you do. 

Jesus is saying…
	You won’t give radical grace if you don’t embrace radical grace

Splagma
	A love so deep that is comes from your gut

Jesus is saying…
	Rise above labels, prejudices and influences 
	Generosity isn’t soon forgotten

“You go, and do likewise.” — Jesus