{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"FA Church","title":"The Parable of the Good Samaritan - Rob Snow | First Assembly Church","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2025,"description":"This past Sunday at First Assembly, we welcomed guest speaker Pastor Rob Snow, who continued our Parables: Stories Jesus Told series with a message on The Parable of the Good Samaritan from Luke 10. In response to a lawyer's question, “Who is my neighbour?”, Jesus tells the story of a man beaten and left for dead—ignored by a priest and a Levite, but rescued by a compassionate Samaritan. Pastor Rob unpacked how this parable shifts the focus from identifying who our neighbour is to how we live as one. The Samaritan is interrupted, indiscriminate, and willing to intervene—showing us that true love for God is expressed through mercy and action.\n✍️ Notes\nHear the Parable of the Good Samaritan - Luke 10:25-37\n\"An expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.” But wanting to vindicate himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and took off, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, while traveling, came upon him, and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, treating them with oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. The next day, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him, and when I come back I will repay you whatever more you spend.’ Which...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/2rS6CncygjSrU4_eAytDXGn13c_aC8wKWWeu0LjCRnQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81OTgy/MDQxMzg5MTZiY2M3/MzMxYjY2OWU4N2U0/ZTA0Ni5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}