SMALL GROUP QUESTIONS:

1. What’s a time you were in a hurry and someone needed something from you — and you felt that internal battle between stopping and moving on?

2. The sermon says: “Compassion is beautiful in theory, but inconvenient in real life.” Where do you feel that tension most often (home, work, church, strangers, etc.)?

3. In Luke 10:25-29, the lawyer asks: “Who is my neighbor?” Why do you think we naturally want boundaries around who we’re responsible to love?

4. The priest and Levite both saw the man, but passed by (Luke 10:31-32). What are some “respectable” reasons people use today to avoid serving someone in need?

5. The sermon says: “Sometimes the greatest enemy of compassion isn’t hatred. It’s hurry.” How does hurry show up in your life spiritually — and what does it steal from you?

6. The Samaritan was the outsider, the unexpected one (Luke 10:33). What does it reveal about God’s heart that Jesus chose him as the example?

7. Looking at the Samaritan’s actions (drew near, got involved, was interrupted, paid the price): Which part of “real service” is hardest for you personally — and why?

8. The sermon says: “What if the interruption is the assignment?” Can you think of a time an interruption turned out to be something God used?

9. Galatians 5:13 says we’re free — not to indulge ourselves — but to serve one another humbly in love. What’s one way you can tell when you’re using “freedom” for yourself instead of for love?

10. This sermon’s main idea is: Real service always costs something. So this week, what is one specific “roadside need” God might be putting in front of you — and what will it cost you to stop and serve?