The parable of the Good Samaritan is not merely a call to help the hurting. It is a call to become the kind of person who naturally moves toward the broken because the love of God has taken root in us.

When we preach Christ first: His work, His righteousness, His victory, His resurrection, His Spirit, something miraculous happens. The listener is not crushed by the weight of expectation. They are lifted by the power of grace.