Sermons on Mateo 20:12:

The Vineyard Worker’s Complaint

Contributed by John Gaston on Feb 11, 2016

Workers hired at different times of day. Represent? 1. Time they were saved? 2. Amount of 'heat' they took? 3. Proportion of Loss? 4. Amount of Work they did? We complain God isn't being fair. God responds that He knows what's best!

THE VINEYARD WORKER’S COMPLAINT Mt. 20:1-16 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: The salesman 1. Morris applied for a job at MEN’S WEARHOUSE. During his interview, Ben, the personnel manager asked him, "Where did you last work?" 2. "Joseph A Bank," replied Morris, proudly. "And how long did you ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Are We Never Satisfied?

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Jan 30, 2018

why are humans never satisfied?

Take my words and speak through them, take our ears and hear through them, take our hearts & set them on fire with love for you. Amen. Let’s set the scene: As the Israelites left Egypt, we would expect them to be overjoyed and relieved because their prayers for deliverance were finally answered, ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 16:2-15, Matthew 20:1-15, Numbers 11:4-6

Denomination: Episcopal

The Hand Of Grace

Contributed by David Zachrich on Aug 9, 2023

It isn’t a story about work and wages. It isn’t a story about justice or fairness. It is a story about life in the church when new saints are included with those who have been in faith for a life time. They, too, receive the vast blessings of God’s grace, forgiveness, and eternal life.

Jesus, when speaking about the wealthy owner, said to the disciples, “Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or, are you envious because I am generous?’ So the last will be first, and the first will be last.” Matthew 20:1-16 Friends in Christ, Let’s begin here: The pastor ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Lutheran

17th Sunday After Pentecost. September 20th, 2026. Series

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 28, 2023

Year A, Proper 20.

Exodus 16:2-15, Psalm 105:1-6, Psalm 105:37-45, Jonah 3:10, Jonah 4:1-11, Psalm 145:1-8, Philippians 1:21-30, Matthew 20:1-16 A). BREAD OF HEAVEN. Exodus 16:2-15. In this passage, we join the children of Israel just six weeks into their wilderness journey. The ten plagues, the first ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 16:2-15, Psalm 105:1-6, Psalm 105:37-45, Jonah 3:10, Jonah 4:1-11, Psalm 145:1-8, Philippians 1:21-30, Matthew 20:1-16  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"is God Fair?"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 19, 2023

A sermon about the amazing grace of God.

“Is God Fair?” Matthew 20:1-16 Plenty of people work hard but never get what they feel they deserve. Plenty of people are incredibly decent human beings but always seem to get the short end of the stick. How many of us, as children, were cautioned with the self-evident truth that “life’s not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: United Methodist

Hooray! God Does Not Think Like Us!

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 20, 2023

He is, as Torah teaches, “slow to anger.” That’s very different from most of us.

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Course 2023 All of Scripture is useful to those whose purpose in life is to attain union with the Blessed Trinity. But there are probably a hundred verses that stand out as critical in the most important pursuit of our existence on earth. Two of these, surely, come from ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:6-9, Philippians 1:20-27, Matthew 20:1-16, Luke 23:42

Denomination: Catholic

Let Me Tell You A Story Of Perplexing Generosity

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Sep 20, 2023

Does God's generosity make you angry? How do we live in God's kingdom in comparison with what other people are doing and we are doing?

9.24.23 Matthew 20:1–16 (EHV) 1 “Indeed the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 After agreeing to pay the workers a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 He also went out about the third hour and saw ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Lutheran

A Story Of Perplexing Generosity

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Sep 20, 2023

How do we respond to God's generosity? How do we live in comparison with others? What does Grace have to do with it?

9.24.23 Matthew 20:1–16 (EHV) 1 “Indeed the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 After agreeing to pay the workers a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 He also went out about the third hour and saw ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Lutheran

God's Lavish Mercy

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Sep 21, 2023

Salvation through Jesus is for all people. God is fair and just in how He works to reach the lost.

GOD IS FAIR AND JUST! THAT IS HARD FOR MANY TO GRASP. WE LIVE WITHIN THE SYSTEM OF PUNATIVE LAW: YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE. YET, THE SYSTEM OF GRACE IS FOREIGN TO US: GOD DEALS WITH US ACCORDING TO WHO HE IS, NOT ACCORDING TO WHO WE ARE. GOD EXPLAINED HIS GRACE AND COMPASSION TO MOSES IN EXODUS ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16, Exodus 34:6-7, Psalm 145:8, Isaiah 55:8-9, Luke 15:28-29, Luke 23:42-43, Matthew 9:13, 1 Timothy 2:3-4  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Free Methodist

Fair?

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Sep 24, 2023

What consider fair depends on the person.

Fair? – Matthew 20: 1 - 16 Intro: The story is told of a young Jewish man who applied for a job at the First International Bank of Israel. The bank asked for a letter of recommendation. The young man asked his rabbi to supply the requested letter. The Rabbi wrote, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

That Makes No Sense Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Sep 7, 2021

There will be times that what the Lord tells you will make no sense to you. But His ways are higher than your ways and His thoughts are higher than your thoughts.

That makes no sense Matthew 20:1-16 Introduction- Good Morning Everyone If you would turn to Matthew Chapter 20 we are going to look at the parable of the workers in the vineyard. We are still working our way in the series of “Navigating the Journey.” Everything we go through here on earth ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Nazarene

The Good Employer Series

Contributed by Kevin Brady on Sep 13, 2021

The owner of a vinyard pays all of his workers the same amount. How can this be fair? The motivations of the employer are explored within the cultural context of the first century.

The Good Employer (Matt. 20:1-16) Harvest time. The morning sun burned just below the hillside and backlit the ancient vines rising up from the even more ancient earth. The ground was parched and packed. Only the grapes held the promise of moisture, the pulp near bursting through their skins. A ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Part 1 Salvation Series

Contributed by Lorraine Greeff on Feb 6, 2022

ARE YOU RAPTURE READY, ARE YOU GOING TO BE WITH THE LORD OR ARE YOU GOING TO BE LEFT BEHIND?

RAPTURE READY A THREE-PART SERIES So, you have heard, we are living in the days of Noah, before the flood, you all know what happened, however I was to say something, Noah was a man of faith, yes, we all agree on that, he saved his family. Yet Job was a man of faith as well, yet his faith did not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Charismatic

A Servant Mother Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 19, 2021

She is the only mother of the twelve that is referred to in the New Testament, and she is the mother of two of the twelve that Jesus picked for his disciples, and these two were in the inner circle with Peter.

One of the paradoxes of life is the many famous people we don't even know, and many of them are mothers. F.W. Boreham, the great Australian preacher, tells of the English mother Mrs. Trollope who saw her husband and children dying of consumption under her very eyes. She nursed them and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:10-18

Parable Of The Vineyard Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Oct 18, 2022

11th hour faith gets the same retirement plan as the ones saved for decades.

That’s Not Fair! Matthew 20:1-16 Chenoa Baptist Church Pastor Jefferson M. Williams 10-09-2022 That’s not Fair If you have children, or ever worked with children, you have heard the following three words again and again - it’s not fair! It’s not fair that my sister gets to stay up later ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Baptist