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  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "Our Primary Stewardship"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jun 21, 2002
    based on 214 ratings
     | 15,219 views

    A sermon on Christian stewardship.

    Matthew 20:1-16 “Our Primary Stewardship” By: Rev. Kenneth Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA A young preacher had just finished seminary and had taken his first appointment in the hills of Kentucky. Wanting to be effective in his preaching ministry, he walked ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Is God Fair?

    Contributed by Dustin T Parker on Jan 31, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,248 views

    In light of the trauma in the world (and especially in our church) how can we call God fair? Or is that not the right question?

    Concordia Lutheran Church January 31, 2010 Is God Fair? Matthew 20:1-16 † IN THE NAME OF JESUS, THE MESSIAH † May the gifts and the peace of God our Father, and our Master, Jesus Christ be poured into your lives, as you work in His Kingdom! Parabolic Treatment of Parables! I have had a hard ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    When The Rules Seem Backward Series

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Feb 10, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,686 views

    The rules of Kingdom living are different from the rules of worldly living.

    Stories Jesus Told: When the Rules Seem Backward Matthew 20:1-16 (This sermon works best if you have video capability and can show a brief clip from The Andy Griffith Show episode entitled “The Big House.” This clip is of Barney sharing the rules of the jail with new prisoners who have been ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    That's Not Fair

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Mar 12, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,178 views

    Even though it seems obvious that life is not fair, most of us get very excited when we get the dirty end of the stick. This one is about what Jesus has to say on the issue.

    12, March 2006 Dakota Community Church That’s Not Fair One of the things that we are almost all highly developed in is the awareness of what is fair or unfair about life around us. Those with children will recognize one of the first and loudest whines is, “Hey, that’s not fair!” We try very hard ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    The Upside Down Kingdom

    Contributed by James Tetley on Jul 3, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,744 views

    The kingdom of God totally contradicts the Kingdom of this World

    The passage we will be looking at this evening is from Matthew 20 vs. 1-16. Often subtitled the workers in the vineyard. The approach I am going to take is that we will split the passage up into sections – read the story together and then I will offer you some thoughts on each part. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Amazing Grace

    Contributed by Roger Roark on Mar 14, 2016
    based on 1 rating
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    A sermon on the grace of God

    Matthew 20:1-16 give ills. of a grazing mace There was a mechanic who owned a dog named Mace. Mace loved to eat grass, so the mechanic kept him inside so he wouldn't ruin the lawn. One day the mechanic decided to finish his work at home, so he took some tools home with him. When he got home he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Are You Standing Around?

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Aug 16, 2012
    based on 16 ratings
     | 26,887 views

    There's work to be done and time is running out. I believe that the Lord is asking many within the church today.“Why are you standing around ?”

    Why Are You Standing Around? Matthew 20:1-7 In Matthew 20 Jesus tells a parable in which He likens the kingdom of Heaven to a man who hired servants to work in his vineyard. There was much work to be done and time was running out. When the owner of the land went looking for more laborers he saw a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    That's Not Fair! No, That's Grace! Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 19, 2012
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     | 27,205 views

    The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard is a picture of God's grace.

    INTRODUCTION One of the most common internet urban myths spread by emails is that Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, once spoke to a high school graduation and shared some practical life rules. Bill Gates never did that. But California educator, Charles Sykes, DID create the rules attributed to Bill ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Householder: Hero Or Jerk?

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 7, 2014
     | 2,680 views

    God truly is different in His reality than the gods of pagan religion, and so we too are different from their followers.

    Twenty-fifth Sunday in Course 2014 What Kind of Vineyard Owner? When you first heard the parable from today’s Gospel, perhaps when you were a child, what did you think of the householder, the vineyard owner? Was he mean, or generous? I suppose the hired hands in the original story would ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Don't Begrudge God's Generosity

    Contributed by William Baeta on Sep 20, 2014
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    “Take what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?” (Matthew 20:14-15)

    Theme: Don’t begrudge God’s generosity Text: Jonah 4:1-11; Phil. 1:21-30; Matt. 20:1-16 The decision to believe in Christ is an important decision every person has to make in life as it affects where we will spend eternity. Paul believed in Christ and knew he would spend eternity in ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Is It Fair? Series

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Sep 20, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,076 views

    An interwoven set of stories reflecting on the parable of the eccentric employer

    We are in the one hundredth anniversary of the first World War at the moment, so I would like to take you back to an event that happened in the middle of it. When Emperor Franz-Josef I of Austria died in 1916, his was the last of the extravagant imperial funerals. A processional of dignitaries and ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Last Will Be First And The First Will Be Last.

    Contributed by Reginald Knight on Sep 20, 2014
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     | 12,641 views

    THE WAY IN WHICH WE BEHAVE TOWARDS OTHERS IS IMPORTANT FOR OUWN LIVES. THIS PARABLE INDEED REPRESENTS THIS.

    Proper 20 by: Seminarian Reginald Knight Sunday September 21, 2014. St. Mary’s Anglican Church (The Diocese Of Barbados) Matthew 20: ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    "Standing In The Marketplace"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 20, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,983 views

    A sermon about the graciousness of God.

    "Standing in the Marketplace" Matthew 20:1-16 In many farming communities, migrant day laborers stand on corners from the early hours of the morning, waiting for someone to hire them. Workers who are standing at the corner of a park, the market, or the hardware store in the early afternoon ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Laborers Series

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Oct 21, 2014
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     | 15,904 views

    The third in a series on the Parables of Jesus, this three-point, expository sermon explores the parable of the workers in the vineyard and the eleventh hour hire. It highlights the extravagant, endless, and equalizing grace of God!

    PARABLES OF JESUS ǀ THE LABORERS Scott Bayles, pastor Portions adapted from Max Lucado’s “Grace” & “In the Grip of Grace” Blooming Grove Christian Church: 2/9/14 Well over fifty years ago, during a conference on comparative religions, experts from around the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    God Gives Us Grace And Much More. But Is It Enough?

    Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Apr 22, 2014
     | 5,894 views

    Every follower of Jesus has to make the choice to use the gifts God gives and believe they are enough, or ignore them.

    Jesus tells a story about a small business owner. In this story the owner of a vineyard employs some day laborers early in the morning. They agreed to work for a days wage. Later in the day the owner noticed some unemployed folks and asked them if they wanted a job for the day, and they agreed ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ