Again he sent another servant; and they beat him also, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. So the question arises at this point, "What does this fruit stand for in our life?" Linking is encouraged, but content may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed including, but not limited to such means as framing or other digital copying and/or distribution method, in whole or in part without the publisher's written consent. And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, and said to them, You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you. So they went. Cultivating the vineyard of the Lord includes cultivating the lives of those who toil in the vineyard. If we focus on the material reward of working in the vineyard, we miss the masters generosity to the majority of his workers. Then the owner of the vineyard said, What shall I do? If we do that we are fulfilling this active, necessary decision of the will to obey his Word, to do what he says, and to stay in touch with him. Some people think the world owes them something a particular standard of living, health care, mobile phones, or other stuff. Does the Pandemic Still Affect Church Attendance? (Isaiah 5:7 RSV). Thus, the parable is not about us, but about Him. There is also the other side -- "Let me abide in you." Maybe the master was trying to keep the unemployment rate low during that time. 53). 3 About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. He is responsible to see that the purpose of the vine is fulfilled. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Then, "Do you love people, do you like to be with people and relate to them?" It is likewise to the people who might feel predominant on the grounds that they might have invested such a lot of energy with Christ as a Christian. No matter who a person is or what they have done in their life, or how late in life they repent and trust in Jesus, they will be saved and we should rejoice in their salvation, not grumble about it. It is almost certain that Jesus stopped in the midst of a vineyard, took a vine, and used it as a means of illustrating to his disciples the great secret he had been seeking to impart to them in his whole discourse there in the Upper Room, the most fundamental and basic secret of Christian life -- the secret which lay at the heart of his own experience and ministry, "I am in the Father, and the Father is in me" John 14:10(, and now the secret of their lives by the Spirit when he would come, "You in me, and I in you," (John 14:20b RSV(. Are you going through a pruning season right now? The Lord requires faithfulness and not necessarily (as judged by human standards) success. (John 15:8 RSV). (LogOut/ Well, that has to do with empowerment, enablement. All things being equal, we expect businesses would not pay workers the same wage who worked less than others. But he will answer your prayers when they grow out of this relationship. We ought not to resent the people who go to God in the last snapshots of life, in light of the fact that, truly, nobody merits timeless life. And then we must rest on him, count on him to see us through, to supply that enabling power which makes us able to love and forgive and rejoice and give thanks, even when everything is going wrong. 07/15/2018. And again he sent a third; and they wounded him also and cast him out. Making decisions and then trying to do the whole thing yourself, as though the whole responsibility rests upon you, is going to produce a fruitless Christian life -- intense activity, but no results. In this role, she serves as the local representative of the national Catholic Labor Network in Nashville, Tennessee. Notice the workers were called at different times:-. Stand Up Nashville, a grassroots organization supported by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, also in Nashville, has fought for a community benefits agreement around the new soccer stadium construction project to ensure that local residents benefit from living wage employment opportunities. Well, that is the work of the Father, and it is done in order that you might bear more fruit, be more like Jesus in your reactions -- in your home, in your shop, in your recreation, wherever you may be with people -- that you may be like Christ. The third result is the deeper experience of Christ's love: "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; abide in my love. We find that the master of the vineyard has a rather strange way of rewarding his workers. St. Augustine once gathered up this very truth in a beautiful way: That frightens some people. The day of work is their lifetime. He says, "Now, it may seem strange to you that I should ask that last question. Only believing in Christ and accepting him as Lord and Savior is what prompts a home in heaven. Would we demand fairness for the first group, for the first Christians? This gift is for everyone. How can we work for the Lord until He has directed us? He is teaching us here that right in the midst of the circumstances of life there can be more likeness to Christ, more of the moral character of Jesus, more fruit. When God sent someone to give a message, they would not listen. (1) preachers who are used by their Spirit-filled preaching. (John 15:7 RSV), Answered prayer is one of the first signs of a fruitful life. To uphold the dignity of work and the rights of workers means to question unjust systems that violate human dignity by not paying a fair wage, withholding wages or preventing workers from their right to organize and bargain collectively for their safety, livelihood and protections on the job. When you love God, then all that you do is touched and controlled by love, and love is the fulfilling of the Law. The parables of the Ten Minas (Luke 19:11-28), the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30) and the Workers in the Vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16), were all related by the Lord to emphasise three aspects of Christian service. He exercised the power of God by performing miracles. (John 15:1-2 RSV). What is that fruit? What a fantastic group they are!" You are to rest upon his ability to see you through, to work it out. There was no fruit. (1) Idleness (verse 6). There he is, back on the subject of that basic relationship which is already established by the coming of the Holy Spirit into an individual's life: "You in me, and I in you." The last point is that we are the laborers in the Masters vineyard. You are God's field, God's building. In that unique way which was his, our Lord took what lay at hand and made it unfold spiritual truth. WebThere is a great need for God s people today to get a worldwide missionary vision because we can be very local and parochial in our concept of the Lord s work. When our hearts are moved by love it is easy to obey his word, for we obey the one we love. 11I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. That is, "This pruning has gone on in your life already." WebGod needs workers for his vineyard. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. By the time it became a federal holiday, thirty states had already officially celebrated Labor Day. Only believing in Christ and accepting him as Lord and Savior is what prompts a home in heaven. Can we or will we be able to say, I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing (2 Timothy 4:7-8). There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watchtower. That is a hard lesson to learn, because oftentimes when we go to God in prayer thinking we deserve something from Him. This is the glory of Christian liberty. He or she may not have sung in a choir, never taught a Sunday School class, nor been a part of a church committee. Second, "and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit." Linking is encouraged, but republishing or redistributing, including by framing or similar means, without the publisher's prior written permission is prohibited. 8This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. Was it unfair for them to receive what they received from the master of the vineyard? RayStedman.org/permissions. God sends the invitation to everybody to come to him, come by faith in Christ (Acts 4:12). On some, Lord, you see sucker shoots which need to be pruned away. If you open your Bible and begin to read it without the conscious expectation that it is going to tell you something about him, you will read in vain. He does not even owe us a denarius. But it is an encouragement for any Christian worker to be reminded that he or she is working in a part of the Lords vast vineyard. Isaiah tells us what that represents in Verse 7: For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are his pleasant planting; and he looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed; for righteousness, but behold, a cry! Many individuals that we do not anticipate finding in the Kingdom will be there. However, the illustration might be applied all the more by and large to show us that God is not in debt to anyone; an extraordinary truth. The fact that the labourers are in a vineyard suggest the Eucharist, with the clergy as the workers providing the super-substantial bread and wine of salvation. What a temptation to be slack, careless and half-hearted in the Lords work. They prove to be his disciples. Again, He is the Master of the vineyard, not us. People come and spend a lot of money, staying a week or so at a time. Because it is large, many workers are needed. Changing Yourself Hard Work And Perseverance Life By God's Word Self Confidence Receiving God's Word Games, Spiritual Useless Labour Athletics Victory The Fact Of That Day The Christian Race The Soul It might be something seemingly insignificant that may be behind the scenes or a small task or it might He said, "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. I am sure you have all had the experience of being confronted with a word of Scripture and learning from it that something you had been doing all your life, and which you thought was right, was actually wrong. (LogOut/ New Heart English Bible For we are God's fellow workers. Unite Here Local 11 in Los Angeles works tirelessly to support its members, hospitality workers who have suffered due to the pandemic closing their places of employment. Caring for Gods Vineyard: My Sermon on Matthew 21:33-46. And when they had received it, they complained against the landowner, saying, These last men have worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day. But he answered one of them and said, Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Note in verses 4 and 7 that He sent them out. By the third evening the guests are all asking, "Where did you ever get this tremendous crew of young people? This is the way that manifestation of discipleship is accomplished. Jesus told a couple parables that deals with the heart of those who are called to do Gods work. That is what joy is -- this sense of our unity with Jesus, the sense of his power, his adequacy, his ability to handle the problems which are thrust upon us. Now when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. But when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received each a denarius. The point was not that everyone has to sell all that they have to give to the poor. He has served as a Sunday School teacher, a youth director along with his wife, a music director, an associate pastor, and an interim pastor. And on the third evening the owner of the ranch sits down and says, "Many of you have been asking about our crew. On others you see luscious, tempting, delicious fruit which gladdens and delights your heart, glorifies you, and we thank you for that. God graciously gives according to His will, as He so chooses. When he said, "I am the true vine," he did not mean, "true in contrast with something false, fake, counterfeit," but rather "real, genuine, as opposed to the mere copy or symbol." I believe this is a reference to other such Scripture passages which say that the angels will be sent out to gather out all which offends in God's kingdom and cast it into the eternal fire where it will be burned. Our Lord goes on now to point out the consequence of not abiding in him: "If a man does not abide in me, he is cast forth as a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire and burned." In fact, if God were to give us exactly what we do deserve, we would receive condemnation. On the other hand, our Lord gives us the results of fruitbearing -- four beautiful manifestations. But what about the other four groups of workers? If He gives you a denarius for a days worth of work, then you ought to be grateful for that. From then on there are still no meetings, but invariably every week there are those guests who come and say, "I want to know more about this." Matthew 20:1-16 For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. This huge story represents a vital truth: it is not the measure of time, which we serve nor the unmistakable quality or significance of our position, which decides our reward. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. 2023 Words of Life Ministries - an independent evangelical Registered Charitable Trust (no.269381) Cookie Policy | Privacy Policy Website by: TEKOA Creative, Study 1 THE FARMER, THE SEED, AND THE SOILS, Study 2 THE PHARISEE AND THE TAX COLLECTOR. Now remain in my love. If you left everything family, friends, a good job, material possessions in order to follow Jesus, you might expect something more from Jesus. Vineyards were especially evocative as they produced wine, to gladden their hearts (Ps 104:15). What Is the Significance of Not the Letter but of the Spirit? But if you try, you find that there will be no fruit, no Christlikeness, no manifestation of that beautiful character which arrests the attention of others. Let us work together while there is time and much work to do. 63). The whole plant was the vine. This is what our Lord has in view. This sermon was delivered at Good Hope Baptist Church in Wake Forest, NC. No one can gain more favor than another, whether we spend a lifetime serving God or, like the thief on the cross, a person who comes to repentance at the end of ones life will be saved and enter into paradise (see Luke 23:39-43). A friend of mine passed through Palo Alto this week on his way to Colorado to participate in a very unusual ranch. It is His vineyard and He chooses to do with it as He sees fit. We are to abide in him (that is active, something we do), and we are to let him abide in us (that is passive, something we allow him to do). We are His Laborers Working for His Harvest. Each worker is personally called and directed where and how to work. (John 15:4-5 RSV). Jesus further explained the participation rules of the Kingdom of Heaven, which is only by God's grace. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Laborers in Gods Vineyard (Matthew20:1-16), https://christambassadors.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/laborers-in-gods-vineyard-matthew-201-16.mp3, Laborers in Gods Vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16) | Good Hope Baptist Church, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, God cares more for people than for things, We are His laborers working for His Harvest. This is the point our Lord makes in the story. Jerry Tu. Can you explain it to me?, Dr. Torrey said it was easy to explain. All of us have learned, one way or another, that love demands a response if it is to grow. And many a churchgoer is in that state. If you try to pray as though it were some exercise in which you chalk off fifteen minutes' worth, mechanically going through a list like the turning of a prayer wheel, it is a valueless experience. He was the vine from which true life is received. One of the delights of life is to spend time in that kind of prayer. Giving. We are workers of the eleventh hour! Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. It is now generally viewed as a time for barbecues and the end of summer, but it was originally observed to acknowledge the contribution workers make to our society. In closing, the principle of this parable is that it is foolish to demand fairness from God. If we focus on the rewards of working in Gods vineyard, we miss the pleasure of serving the Master. (John 15:2b RSV). Gods grace is there for anyone at any time? (4) workers who visit and use their practical skills (Acts 10:38). 1"I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. The hurt was too severe. Many employees look forward to this day as another paid day off from work. Then He began to tell the people this parable: A certain man planted a vineyard, leased it to vinedressers, and went into a far country for a long time. You can be flat on your back in bed, sick, but manifesting a Christ-like spirit, and you are glorifying God by that experience. In the second parable, Jesus teaches that all are equal in Gods kingdom. Probably at the time Jesus spoke this parable, the latecomers to Gods vineyard, to Gods Kingdom, were the tax collectors and sinners. In a broader context the Gentiles would be the eleventh hour workers who heard Gods Word later than Jews. In this parable we encounter a situation that just does not seem right. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. Those who focus on that are really focusing on the material reward for their efforts whats in it for them. The story includes a master, his vineyard, and some workers. (4) Still others at the eleventh hour (verse 6) - twenty-first century witnesses? He was a threat to the religious leaders power and prestige. You see, Peter asked Jesus what the disciples would receive because they had left everything to follow Him. We might ask that, too, if it were us. -It involves sowing seed, and watering and cultivating, and maintaining and protecting the vineyard, and reaping the harvest. The Gentiles may have been called in at the eleventh hour, but they receive the same as what was offered unto the Jews, salvation. He even shared in the experience of ministry with the other disciples. As leaders, they should have been leading the people to Him. Chris Swansonanswered the call into the ministry over 20 years ago. 1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. The steward, perhaps, represents Jesus Christ, to whom has been committed all judgment. Judas was a paramount example of this. This anecdote is not about remunerations, yet it is about salvation. You see, you can do many things without depending on Christ. 7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. Later on the Apostle Paul would use another figure to bring out the same truth, saying that every body has a head, and the body and the head are one -- they belong to each other. Several biblical passages describe the grape harvest as a time of Their diversity of thought has a common theme, service to God and neighbor as a reflection of our faith in him and our acceptance of his salvation. Perhaps you were manifesting or defending some attitude. Fruitfulness gives GOD glory. How vast the field of service is which the Lord calls us into! (LogOut/ Whatever work you do, do it as unto the Lord (because you are!) All of this is designed to relate to him -- "Abide in me." Do you want to be known as a disciple of Jesus? The denarius represents eternal life. So it is a complete cycle which keeps producing deeper and deeper experiences of love. Look up Psalm 126:6; Matthew 25:21; 1 Corinthians 4:2. But that was not the end of it; there was to be more as they went on. And leave pride out of it. But it is an They continually were seeking ways to quiet Him or destroy Him. Catholic social teaching upholds the dignity of work and the rights of workers. Every Christian, everywhere, should be fully engaged in active service for the Lord in these desperately needy days either by prayer (Matthew 9:38), or by preaching (Acts 5:42) - or by both (Acts 6:4). That mother or father had been dependable in the assignment that was given to them by God. (John 15:9-10 RSV). Change). What a wonderful relationship our Lord taught us here by this lesson of the vine! You can raise your family without Christ. They wanted the power and prestige and didnt want anyone to take that from them. And there are conversions after conversions throughout the remainder of the week -- because of young people who manifest by their lives that they are Jesus' disciples. For many are called, but few chosen.. The first social encyclical, Rerum Novarum, written by Pope Leo XIII in 1891, grounds our social tradition in a discussion of labor and worker rights. We are only stewards of what God has graciously allowed us to use. because they are going to have to work sometimes from seven in the morning until ten or eleven at night. Gods kingship overturns all our expectations of being treated as we deserve, all our human conventions of social honour, all our natural desires to be recognized as And though you are responsible to make the decisions and make the choices, you are not responsible for the power to carry them out. God is gracious to us, calling us from our idle state and placing us in His vineyard to work for His harvest. In this instance, we should mobilize people to first pray, then gather a band of prayer warriors. So the vine includes the branches, and Jesus says, "I am that vine; you are the branches.". In verses four-six, the householder went out each time the workers went out, compelling those to come and work in the vineyard. He did everything possible to cause it to produce grapes. They must satisfy him that they love people. It was so in the parable; it is so today. Does it seem fair to our standards that this is the case? Message transcript and recording 1973 by Ray Stedman Ministries, owner of sole copyright by assignment from the author. (5) stewards of the Lords money, seeking to extend His work. The other aspect was that the Jews figured they were Gods people and were the only ones that had the right to heaven. Recall, verse two of the passage: Matthew 20:2 After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. (4) Murmurings (verse 11). Jesus needs laborers (Matthew 9:38) who know how to function and manage individuals' concerns. But the vinedressers beat him and sent him away empty-handed. and do it wholeheartedly. How that can be deduced from this parable is difficult to understand, because there is nothing in it which suggests that at all. The life which is in the vine produces fruit which Paul describes in Galatians5 as: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, self-control. He sovereignly rules over all of creation and none of us have a legitimate claim on it. He does not mean that without him you remain just an immobile blob. "Without me you can do nothing.". (2) Jealousy (verse 10) - the Devils master-stroke among the Lords workers! He will compensate us as indicated by our devotion to do the work that he has called us to do. As he held this vine and its branches in his hand, he indicated that this was the copy. Eventually these branches are to be gathered and burned. But it must be preceded by that vital phrase, "Love God." We are to each be working to make more disciples of Jesus Christ while we have time. This is the STONE WHICH WAS REJECTED BY YOU BUILDERS, WHICH HAS BECOME THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE. Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.. More information about Good Hope may be found at the following site: www.GoodHopeBC.org. Doors of opportunity are closing in many parts of the world - look up 1 Corinthians 7:29. Not one of us deserves anything from God.. Cultivating the vineyard of the Lord includes cultivating the lives of those who toil in the vineyard. Instead there will be a shabby sham, a phony imitation of the real thing, which will drive people away from Christ and will produce nothing but a dull, mechanical religiosity which is piousness without God. He is the boss in charge. He owns everything. She holds a masters degree in theology.). Then he leased it to tenants and went to another country.. The strike and a boycott shut down much of the nations freight and passenger traffic west of Detroit, Michigan. I will send my beloved son. But you learned from the Word that it was wrong. The masters promise was entirely fair; however, since the master of the vineyard gave the others who worked less than a full day the same wage as those who had borne the burden of the day, those first workers believed that they deserved something more. And, as Jesus goes on to point out, he has a two-fold work: First, "Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, he takes away;" (John 15:2a RSV). And our Lord is indicating that the very purpose of the vine is to produce such fruit. Many religious leaders are more interested in their fame and fortune than they are at leading people to the truth. Let me tell you why they are the way they are." If you do not know the Master of the vineyard, Jesus Christ, you can know Him today. See how many times the Landowner went out to appoint workers - verses 1, 3, 5, 6. Web20 For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. But many who are first will be last, and the last first.. By this he meant to illustrate the wonderful truth that when we are united with Christ we are one with him, we are identified with him. Fruitfulness brings glory to GOD. But many are troubled by those who claim that, unless a Christian is constantly winning others to Christ, he is a fruitless Christian. That is the Father's pruning knife cutting off the sucker shoots of the old life within us, so that we might produce more of the Christlikeness, the fruit of the Spirit. Israel was that vine. These wicked workers in their masters vineyard decided the workers that came late didnt deserve a full days wage. But if you pray because you are talking with One whom you love and want to know more of, sharing with him out of the fullness of your heart, then prayer becomes a beautiful and marvelous experience. Website 2023 by Ray Stedman Ministries. There is a world to evangelize. I am the vine, you are the branches. Come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours. So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise. I suspect not! All they hear is, "Do as you please." The land was Gods planting (Psalm 80), Gods vineyard (Isaiah 5). (John 15:6 RSV). WebMatthew Chapter 20. Do you love Jesus? At the close of Chapter14 our Lord said to his disciples, "Rise, let us go hence." If we use the basic principle of understanding Scripture, which is common to all of Scripture -- letting Scripture interpret itself -- there is no doubt as to what this fruit is. In light of the countrys stagnant federal minimum wage, the network is supporting a Nashville Living Wage certification program to honor employers who pay a more just minimum wage by choice. In Verses4 and5 our Lord goes on to set forth, in the most helpful way I know of in all of Scripture, what might be called the law of fruitfulness: "Abide in me, and I in you." Notice that Jesus says here to the disciples, "You are already made clean." Here is the case our Lord mentioned earlier when he said, of one aspect of the Father's work, "every branch of mine that bears no fruit, he takes away." When the Landowner went out at the eleventh hour and asked, Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing? (verse 6), they replied, Because no-one has hired us (verse 7). The Bible illustrates that many who start last, now and then by Gods grace, may sometimes reach a more noteworthy accomplishment in effect, biblical knowledge, and grace, than others whose entry into the faith was all the earlier. His beautiful analogy has helped a great many Christians to understand the relationship God wants them to know. Somebody might vocally protest that "those individuals did not function or work as hard as I did." Labor Day was first recognized nationally in the United States in 1894 following a massive railroad strike. 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