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Sermon Introduction
How has your week been?
It is good to see you all.
We seem to be in a traveling season.
Paul and Sini, Isaac, Walkers...
We are rapidly drawing to a close of our series on the Parables of Jesus.
I pray it has been helpful and a blessing.
I continue to recommend to your reading , “Christ Object Lessons” by Mrs White.
Hopefully you have a copy from the start of this series.
In December we will start a mini series in the run up to Christmas looking at two Prophecies, one in and the other in on the coming of Immanuel (God-with-us).
In February of next year we will start a new series looking at a selection of the Psalms of David.
David the “The sweet Psalmist of Israel”.
A quote from .
Scripture Reading
Our scripture reading today is commonly known as the “Parable of the Labourers”.
Our s
I think it is equally about the Landowner and His actions.
Matt 19:30
The Context of the Parable
It is important when looking at parables, or any scripture, to look at the context by reading before and after the passage.
That is why I always recommend in your daily devotional time, you spend some of it reading the bible in a consistent manner and not jumping around all over the place.
For example, if you are reading the book of Matthew, the first book in the new Testament, start at Chapter 1 and end with Chapter 28.
This is one of those Parables were the key truth is given at the very end of the Parable, but also in the context before the Parable.
So at the very end of this parable we find this curious phrase,
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This curious phrase is repeated from,
Introduction
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Matt 19
Therefore we need to look at that to get the context for this Parable.
repeats .
Therefore we can conclude that the Parable in , further explains or answers , which follows the controversy of of the Rich Young Ruler.
Thus this Parable illustrates the principle of .
Peter’s Question
The Parable of the labourers follows this dialogue, all about rewards,
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Matt 19
We will not read it all but,
So here Peter is asking a genuine question, “We have left all and followed you.
Therefore what shall we get”?
We should observe that the question is addressed to the one who left everything for them!
And Of course it is Peter who asks the question about rewards, who else!
We are rapidly drawing to a close of our series looking at the Parables of Jesus.
But, Why is Peter asking that question?
The Rich Young Ruler
Because of the incident and controversy that just took place with the Rich Young Ruler
It is found in .
I will not read it all due to its length, but you have the reference
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The Rich
The Rich Young Ruler came to Jesus, called Him a “Good Teacher”, and asked a simple question
“Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?”
The word Good, is used 4 times in 2 verses.
Jesus pinpoints his sin, Idolatry to material possessions and bids him leave that all behind and follow him.
The Rich Young Ruler, who came so confidently to Jesus,, walks away in doubt and sorrow.
And Jesus lets him go.
One commentator observes that if the Rich Young Ruler came to Jesus in the manner in which he left, he would have left in the manner he came to Jesus.
How true
Peter’s Response
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After the Rich Young Ruler had walked away, Peter, in typical Peter-ian fashion says
“Lord, look at us, unlike that Rich Young Ruler, we have done what you asked, we left everything for you, so what will we get?
You have to love Peter, he says what everyone else is thinking.
We all need Peters in our churches!
Jesus answers with his words at the end of and with the Parable of the Labourers at the start of .
Which conclude with,
Analogue HP Bonus
You must be sick of the analogues I use of our time in California and my first career with Hewlett Packard.
Don’t you realise you live in Britain now and your a Pastor!
So here is another analogue from our time in California and my time with HP.
At HP we would get what is called a Year End Bonus.
When I started at HP, every employee would get the same % of a bonus on your full years pay.
It always happened around Christmas time.
The CEO, based in Palo Alto (at first that was Mr Hewlett or Mr Packard), would come on the public address systems in all theoffices around the world at the same time, and announce the Year end bonus.
It was a time f excitement, especially during the early years when HP was growing quickly.
Bonuses of around 10%, even higher were not uncommon and everyone shared in that.
But soon that changed, as like many companies HP moved to a “Performance Based culture”.
Your your end bonus was linked to your “performance” as judged by your boss.
Some got allot, some got 0.
It was seen as fairer, rewarding people for performance, rather than just turning up for work.
I actually liked the company wide bonus scheme as it better promoted teamwork
But it changed for the complaint we see in this parable,
“I did more than that person, I deserve more”.
The Parable of the Labourers
In this Parable everyone gets the same payment, the same Bonus from the Landowner.
The Landowner treats all who heed his call with equality, regardless of length or tenure of service, positions held, work done in the vineyard or the results achieved.
How would you feel if someone was hired into your workplace in the same position you hold, did half’s a days work and then got the same payment as you who did a full day?
Jesus is using this story, that feeling of injustice, so we can all can relate to this Parable, and so He can make a key spiritual point about His Kingdom, His Rules, where he is the Boss..
The Parable of the Labourers
So let us try to unpack this Parable a little more with the time remaining.
The Parable can be looked at in two parts.
Part 1 - The Hiring of the Landowner
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