1. Your Neighbor at the Beautiful Gate

2. Your Neighbor at the Beautiful Gate: Acts 3:1-10
Before we can love our neighbors, we need to identify who are our neighbors.
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
Luke 10:25-37

3. Your Neighbor at the Beautiful Gate: Acts 3:1-10
Our definition of neighbor is two-fold:
The one who shares time, space, and air that has shown mercy.
The one who shares, time, space, and air that needs mercy

4. Your Neighbor at the Beautiful Gate: Acts 3:1-10
Definition of Mercy:
“Mercy is compassion toward those who are in need resulting in action to alleviate that need.”
What does it mean to love your neighbor?

5. Your Neighbor at the Beautiful Gate: Acts 3:1-10
To Love Your Neighbor is to be available/accessible.
To Love Your Neighbor is to see your Neighbor.

6. Your Neighbor at the Beautiful Gate: Acts 3:1-10
To Love Your Neighbor is to share with your Neighbor.
To Love Your Neighbor is to seek their shalom.

7. Your Neighbor at the Beautiful Gate: Acts 3:1-10
The end result of Peter and John loving their neighbor is worship and wonder!

8. Your Neighbor at the Beautiful Gate: Acts 3:1-10
“Won’t You be My Neighbor?”
Who is asking this question?
Our Neighbors
Jesus

9. Your Neighbor at the Beautiful Gate: Acts 3:1-10
Question:
Who are our Neighbors at the Beautiful Gate and how will we respond to their need for mercy?

10. Your Neighbor at the Beautiful Gate: Acts 3:1-10
Application
Pray for a Passion for them.
Engage them where they are.
Seek to listen before we seek to be heard.
Share life with them.
Share Jesus.