If we are going to love our city and allow God to use us to love our neighbors, we must get over our biases. We all have biases. We choose relationships based on biases; some of us choose where we live based on biases; choose the churches we attend based on biases. In God’s family, there is no bias because everyone needs God. Since this is the case, we cannot choose whom we love based on their background, skin color, economic status, political views, social standing, gender, ethnicity, agreement/disagreement with our beliefs, and appearance – BECAUSE GOD WANTS THEM TO BE A PART OF HIS FAMILY TOO.
Before we think about why, when, what, and how, we have to talk about who. Oftentimes when it comes to acts of service and expressing the love of God, we go for them in moments. Some of us do it out of duty, others for an emotional high, and others out of obligation. In this series, we will examine the parable of the Good Samaritan and learn how God is calling us to "Love Our City"