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  • Greg Nance avatar

    Of Grace And Envy

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Oct 17, 2010
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    How is the Kingdom of heaven to be understood in light of laboring for Christ while the world enjoys the pleasures of sin? The parable of Jesus in Matthew 20 is helpful here.

    Matthew 20:1-16 Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard Jesus introduces this parable saying that the kingdom of heaven is like this. That's an impressive, if not disturbing introduction to this particular parable for many reasons. I believe that the kingdom of heaven in Matthew's gospel applies ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Grace Of God

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 30, 2010
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    We live by God's grace and His generosity. Nothing we do can earn us His favor or qualify us for His blessings. Everything we have and enjoy today are gifts from a gracious and generous God. He gives us what we need, not what we deserve.

    Today society taught us that nothing is for free. • You’ve to work for it, pay for it. If we work hard, we will be rewarded in proportion to our work. If you work less, you’ll get less. • There’s nothing wrong with that - but we bring that concept into our ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    What's The Deal?

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Nov 10, 2010
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    The complete unfairness of grace...what a concept! We want our reward to be commensurate with our works. And it's tough when it's not!

    Passage: Matthew 20:1-16 Intro: Do you remember the story of David and his confrontation with Nathan? 1. David had committed adultery, had husband killed, confronted by the prophet in a unique way. 2. story of man who stole pet lamb to feed guests, …sucked David in…”you are ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Sam Martin avatar

    Laborers In His Vineyard

    Contributed by Sam Martin on Dec 22, 2006
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    Challenge to serve God

    LABORERS IN HIS VINEYARD Text: Matthew 20:1-16 I. The Enlistment A. He went out early. B. He offered a fair wage. C. He went back for more. II. The Exclamation A. Why stand ye all the day idle? B. Jehovah Witness - 120 members (20 Full-time)(Full-time ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Green With Envy Series

    Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Nov 30, 2006
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    A sermon series on the seven deadly sins.

    Virus: Hidden Infections of the Spiritual Life Envy – Green w/ Envy Review: We’re in a study of the (7) deadly sins – we’ve looked at laziness, lust, anger, and pride. This AM we’re going to examine the virus of envy. The Bible provides many examples of envy: Cain envied Abel so he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Is God Fair?

    Contributed by Dustin T Parker on Jan 31, 2010
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    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

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    The Kingdom Of Heaven Is Like

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 18, 2007
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    1- The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner 2- The kingdom of heaven is like men working 3- The kingdom of heaven is like getting paid

    INTRO.- The kingdom of heaven is a kingdom. It is a country, a domain, an empire. It is similar to our country and yet it is not similar. Heaven is not America and America is not heavenly! ILL.- When Edward Everett Hale was Chaplain of the Senate, someone asked him, “Do you pray for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Unfairness Of God

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Jun 14, 2006
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    This is on the parable of the workers in the vineyard that were all paid the same.

    I want to tell you a story… There is a small rural farming community not far from here. It is not a wealthy place. In fact, it’s a very poor place. There are a lot of immigrants—legal and illegal—there. Jobs are scarce. The only work most of these immigrants can get is backbreaking work in ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Upside Down Kingdom

    Contributed by James Tetley on Jul 3, 2006
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    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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    The Vineyard.

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
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    The Vineyard. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: Matthew chapter 20 verses 1-16. One of the first expressions we learn as children is, “That’s not fair.” • One thing that life seems to teach us, is that this statement is right; • Life doesn’t seem to be fair. In fact it seems to be quite the ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Sitting In The Grumble Seat

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on May 11, 2009
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    There is no way to be a Humble Grumbler!

    Sitting in the Grumble Seat Matthew 20:1-16 One of the most generous employers in the world and in history is Bob Thompson, the owner of an asphalt paving company for 40 years. Thompson struck it rich when he sold his company for $400 million, but he gave $128 million away to the hundreds of ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • David Roth avatar

    The Early Bird Gets The Worm

    Contributed by David Roth on Mar 10, 2015
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    Proper 20 (A). We toil and struggle against sin, to live righteously, But it does not give us life. Christ gives to us freely and aboundantly, all we need for this life and the next.

    J. J. May the words of my mouth, and the meditations of our hearts, be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. “The early bird gets the worm” In our text today, Jesus tells His disciples another parable about the Kingdom of Heaven. You will recall that ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    The Labourers In The Vineyard

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 30, 2014
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    An illustration of God's new order of things.

    THE LABOURERS IN THE VINEYARD. Matthew 20:1-16. This parable is part of Jesus’ response to Peter’s question: ‘Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?’ (cf. Matthew 19:27). This challenging part of the reply is framed with a formula concerning the ‘first’ ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Householder: Hero Or Jerk?

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 7, 2014
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    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