What does it mean to love your neighbor? Well, maybe if they need a quart of sugar, you’ll lend it to them. But what does it mean? Maybe you love them by being courteous and keeping your music down. All of this actually are ways to show love. But I would say that the ultimate way to show your love for them is to witness to them – that is to tell them about Jesus and his mighty sacrifice on the cross. A great example of loving your neighbor is the story of the Good Samaritan (found in Luke 10:30-37). Most of us know the story very well, but for those of you who don’t, please read it now before reading the rest of this message.

The most apparent moral in this story is this: Your neighbor is anyone you know that needs help. Very true. But I think often, we focus too much on how the Samaritan spent money to help the man, and not really saving the man. This is what I mean: Jesus said that the man was left half dead. So we can probably be safe in saying that by the time the Samaritan came to him, the beaten man was near death. The Samaritan spent the money to save the man [from death], not to show what a good man he was. Do you see what I mean?

So if you really loved your neighbor, then not only would lend to them whatsoever they needed from you (Matthew 5:42), but you would try to convert them as well. You don’t want to be one of those Christians who stand before God on the Day of Judgment, and God asks you something like this: “Why didn’t you tell them about me? You’ve been their neighbor for thirteen years, and have not told them.” Or, “You’ve been their co-worker for two months, why haven’t you told them?” Yes someone could argue if God would say something like that, but it’s highly likely. Look at what he said here: “If I warn the wicked, saying, ‘You are under the penalty of death,’ but you fail to deliver the warning, they will die in their sins. And I will hold you responsible for their deaths. If you warn them and they refuse to repent and keep on sinning, they will die in their sins. But you will have saved yourself because you obeyed me.” (Ezekiel 3:18-19. Read also verses 20-21).

You don’t want to be held responsible for them. As your neighbors are being hauled off to the Lake of Fire, I can just imagine them say to you as you are being escorted to Heaven, “Why neighbor, why didn’t you tell me, why didn’t you…” – it’s ghastly. The Bible says that “man… knoweth not his time” (Ecclesiastes 9:12) KJV. Now to relate it to witnessing, you know not when your neighbor will die. So even now is a good time to witness to them. I don’t care if they’re someone you absolutely can’t stand. I’ve gone through the same thing. Right now as am writing this, I’m a fifteen year-old living in an apartment building with my mother. We have a lady who lives under us that always plays her TV or music way to loud, or has her children running and stomping, and just making a lot of noise. There was once a time when even roaches came from their apartment. I believe all of this is to stop me from studying the Bible like I do, and write the books that I’m writing, but that doesn’t stop me. Every time the Devil strikes, I strike harder.

So witness to them; it’s one less soul that the Devil has. And every time one person comes to know the Lord, the angels in Heaven rejoice greatly because of this one soul who repents and converts (Luke 15:10).

Now I understand that some of you are probably shy and are very scared at even the thought of approaching an antagonist and preaching to them, so if you’re that type of person, then tracks would be good for you. And not just any track, but Chick Tracks. You’re probably a person who’s also very busy, so if you’re either, or both of these, then Chick Tracks would be good for you. They are fifteen cents each, and are put in comic format with quotations from the KJV Bible. They are (in my opinion) the most effective gospel tracks ever, and it presents the Gospel in a different ways depending on what type of track you get. There are tracks for gay people, Catholics, Muslims, Witches, and much more. Simply leave one everywhere you go (and even you know that you go to at least five places during the week maybe). Leave one at the grocery, the cleaners, the workplace, and (or) wherever you go in a day. If you have a family member or friend in the army – send them an army track (I have a cousin who is in the Middle East fighting even now as I write). The most popular track is the one entitled ‘This is Your Life.’ They’re all good, but try to get the ones that relate to the people around you. Go to www.chick.com to see all of his tracks.

Ezekiel 3:18-21