The Good Samaritan bound up this broken man and brought him to the end. He had to bring

him. He could not come of himself. Now, before the Good Samaritan met this man, the Good

Samaritan was riding. But after the Good Samaritan met this man, the Good Samaritan is walking.

The man is riding. That's the substitutionary ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ. He allows

us to take his place. He is the one who takes our place. He is the one who brings us

on where we need to go. From the love we're finding studios in Memphis, Tennessee, I'm

Byron Tyler. Here with Carrie Vaughn, the CEO of Love We're Finding, Carrie, we're finishing

up the month of August with a message series from Adrian Rodgers called demonstrating

the difference. How to let Christ shine through your life.

After Rodgers once asked, if you were accused of being a Christian, would there be enough

evidence to convict you? He said, you see, not only are we witnesses of Jesus, but we are

evidence of him. That's what this series really touches on. Man, if you ponder that, even

in my own life, I need to step it up in some places.

Yes. Well, the message today, how to be a good friend, our scripture reference, at a

Luke chapter 10 verses 25 through 37. And it's the parable of the Good Samaritan. I love

this story. And it reveals the true meaning of being a good neighbor. And Adrian Rodgers

explains it so well. Byron, yes, he does. And let me say this, you know, Adrian understood

the key to friendship. He understood the need for accountability. And he had those men

in his life. And I can name a few of those. People like Dr. Boatwright, Peter Lord, these

men that he trusted, these men that he had life on life with. But what we're talking

about in this series is that to be a good friend, right, to have compassion, to have mercy

on people, to see people through Jesus' eyes, so that we may meet a need. But more importantly,

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