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Intro
Is there Good News from the vineyard?
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Difference Between other parables and this one
They all knew what Jesus was talking about
Background:
Religious Leaders saw God’s kingdom as their own
They would do anything to keep it that way!
They beat prophets who proclaimed the coming Son
They even killed God’s Son, the Messiah!
They made extra rules and regulations to keep things the same for their benefit - not God’s
So where is the Good News in this parable?
There’s sin of seeing the kingdom/vineyard as their own
Beatings to the servants/the prophets
Death of the Owner’s Son
Death of the tenants
breaking into pieces of anyone who falls on the stone
Crushing by the falling of the stone
Where is the Good News!?
PAUSE
It’s baked into the text - and it is really really good news!
All the servants being sent mean that God is patient
That is good news
The sending of the Son
That is good news as it means gift of the kingdom to others
Restoration of the broken pieces rather than crushing
That is good news
PAUSE
God is patient (10-12)
Look how many times God waited before sending His Son
God was patient with Israel and the leaders and tried to turn them from the mine mine mine view of the Kingdom to a His His His kingdom.
What’s worse is God didn’t ask for everything but “SOME” of the fruit of the kingdom.
PAUSE
How many times do we view God’s kingdom as ours?
How many times do we try to protect what we think is ours by doing the opposite of what Jesus calls us to — which is to love all and give all of yourself to him?
The problem is we want to be in control of everything.
The Jewish leaders wanted all control as tenants.
We are no different we want to be in control
Whether that’s in our earnings
our marriages
our children
our material posessions
our programs and relationships at church
and church itself
We want to be in control of what goes on here at Faith!
The building — how much it will cost — whether we have enough people here
whether the sermon is good enough
or the music is good enough
worship in general is good enough
or what is going on everyday in the life of the church
WE WANT TO BE IN CONTROL!
I want to be owner of a good sermon
owner of a powerful song
owner of the building or future building
owner of just about anything I am a part of in the life of my kingdom!
Problem is IT IS GOD’S KINGDOM NOT MINE.
when we pray the Lord’s Prayer it is THY Kingdom come not MY Kingdom!
it’s not Nick’s kingdom
Roger’s kingdom
Colleen’s kingdom
Alisha’s kingdom
Brian’s kingdom
And I can go down the names of everyone here!
But yet we see it as mine!
That is why it is good news that God is patient with us.
He sends servants through His Word to guide us back to Him as owner
He sends the H.S. to guide us in the kingdom that we are tenants of
For the sole purpose of His Glory and not mine.
For the purpose of His kingdom expanding to all people and His salvation given by Him to all who hear His words, and believe in what His words reveal about His crucified Son Jesus.
We are not owners — we are tenants — It is not my church (not your church) and I cannot save anyone (you cannot save anyone)
But the patient owner — God himself can — and did, still does!
His patience led to the sending of His Son (the true King and rightful heir)
God Sent Son (13-16)
What shall I do?
God says
I will send my son, whom I love (we’ve heard this before)
Perhaps they will respect Him
Perhaps they will hear His words, believe in Him and follow Him
Perhaps they will let Him be landlord of the kingdom
But no, when the tenants saw the son coming they panicked!
my kingdom is at stake — He is coming to take over!
And not only that the kingdom will be given to “others”
GOD FORBID!
PAUSE
We do that too!
We resist @ times when God’s kingdom is given to others
They don’t deserve to be a part of this after what they have done to me (my kingdom)
Or maybe this way:
I like the way my life is right now — God Forbid Jesus coming and messing that all up for me.
That’s not good news.
But the good news is in the sending of the Son and the gift to others
We are the others — we have been given residency in God’s kingdom as outsiders
Because (and this is Great News) God - the owner - sent His Son Jesus.
This makes Jesus the cornerstone!
the builders - the tenants before - rejected the cornerstone
By sending His Son, by His Son’s death and resurrection - we have been given the kingdom
Through the stone we fall as prideful tenants where we are broken — and that is good news!
Restoration from the Stone (18)
Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces
This is good news!
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