Riverside Real Life

Love you neighbor as yourself:
With our possessions
With our words
With our actions
With our judgments
With our attitudes

Our neighbors:
Are not limited by religious status
Are not limited by social / economic status
Are Along the path
Have real need

“Not every need will be presented to us as dramatically and with as much “ought” as a man half dead lying all alone in the road, but where need exists, race, nationality, gender, color, and political allegiance must not stop us from being the neighbor Christ calls us to be. ”
- What is the Mission of the Church, DeYoung and Gilbert

What stops us from loving our neighbor?
Convenience
Entitlement
Greed and Control
A Misunderstanding of God’s love for me

When we understand God’s generous love for us, we can’t help but generously love those
around us.

If we struggle to love those around us, we misunderstand God’s love for us.

Do you love your neighbor? And do they know you love them?

You can’t love your neighbor if you don’t know your neighbor.

Reflection: Who is my neighbor? And is there anything hindering my love for them?
Next Step: What’s one thing you can practically do this week to show generous love to a
neighbor?