The fruit, in Look up Matthew 9:37; John 4:35. If we focus on the material reward of working in the vineyard, we miss the masters generosity to the majority of his workers. Does it seem fair to our standards that this is the case? 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 He built a tower; he protected the vineyard and cared for it, Isaiah 5:2(. What is that fruit? Lets take the definition of fruitfulness. Why Did Pharaoh Tell Joseph to Enjoy the 'Fat of the Land'? The good news is that God does bestow grace on us, the eleventh hour workers, and we receive the same reward of forgiveness, salvation, and eternal glory as the That person may not have done anything of importance within the church but look at the rewards he or she may have. Many of the leaders were corrupt. We also have a day in which to work for the Lord - look up 2 Corinthians 6:2 - the Day of Grace. Without both of those, fruitlessness is the result. When God sent someone to give a message, they would not listen. Millions live and die in Europe without a true knowledge of the love of God and of the way of salvation. We would be foolish to appeal to God for justice rather than grace, for if we really received justice, we would all be condemned. This is Labor Day weekend. No, they are means by which we know him. I believe that this is similar to today. And he included in that vine not only the branches but the stem and root. 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. You see, you can make choices but you cannot fulfill them. Note in verses 4 and 7 that He sent them out. As Isaiah tells us, God cleared out the rocks in his vineyard and hedged it about. Giving. 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. The Jews would grumble when salvation is provided to gentiles as well. 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. Almighty God, you have so linked our lives one with another that all we do affects, for good or ill, all other lives: So guide us in the work we do, that we may do it not for self alone, but for the common good; and, as we seek a proper return for our own labor, make us mindful of the rightful aspirations of other workers, and arouse our conc On the other hand, if you let him take all the responsibility and you make no choices at all, if you depend on him to do everything including making the choices, you will also have a fruitless life. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. But that is only part of it. There is an activity which is to be done, and a passivity which is to be acknowledged -- an active voice and a passive voice. He or she may not have sung in a choir, never taught a Sunday School class, nor been a part of a church committee. Fruit, here, is that which is produced by the vine and is the natural outflow of the life of the vine. Somebody might vocally protest that "those individuals did not function or work as hard as I did." There might be those that were offered the gospel at the third hour, the sixth hour, and the ninth hour yet denied the call. In the parable that Jesus tells, the master of the vineyard called many, You too go and work in my vineyard!. And again he sent a third; and they wounded him also and cast him out. What Does it Mean That We Are Co-Workers with God? Several times, he found people standing idle in the marketplace, which may just mean that were unemployed, not that they were lazy. Perhaps you were manifesting or defending some attitude. We trade the Giver for His gifts. When we think of its size, how few workers there are! This is the glory of Christian liberty. (John 15:1-2 RSV). If you are not feeling the depth of love you would like to experience, one of the reasons may be that you are not responding to the love which is already reaching out to you. The marketplace represents the world, furthermore, it is from there that the Gospel of Christ has called us. Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do to them? If we focus on the rewards of working in Gods vineyard, we miss the pleasure of serving the Master. For example, the Lord needs: To all of us the Lord says - Revelation 3:8! 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." They mistakenly believe that they own whatever they possess. Your whole family had done it; it had been a family characteristic. Just come to Him and place your trust in Jesus Christ. If we did, then it would not be grace. Now when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. Gods desire is that we are all saved and that we are all filled with joy. 3You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. You cannot tell him when to answer your prayers. We are to each be working to make more disciples of Jesus Christ while we have time. In Gods vineyard, people have no anxiety at all. Instead of worrying they pray with thanksgiving, [making] their requests known to God. In this, they can be utterly Fruitfulness brings glory to GOD. That is, a vine produces certain shoots (called "sucker" shoots) which start to grow where the branch joins the stem. Christ then becomes real to you. He committed suicide within a few days, and he was burned -- eternally lost. He even shared in the experience of ministry with the other disciples. 9"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Meaning and 10 Examples, What Is the Parable of the Sower? He will interview perhaps 300 young people and from them select only 30. And do not compare yourself to others. Pingback: Laborers in Gods Vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16) | Good Hope Baptist Church. Rather, they were to ask God for additional helpers. God is glorified when his people manifest fruit, i.e., Christlikeness. In 1 Peter we are told that we shall receive a crown of glory (1 Peter 5:4). All rights reserved. 11I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. When we understand ourselves as all workers in Gods vineyard (Mt 20:1-14), we cannot help but join the fight for our fellow workers who are being mistreated. If you love somebody, and reach out toward them, you can go only so far unless they respond to that love. Now remain in my love. There is a spiritual principle here. He is responsible to see that the purpose of the vine is fulfilled. 2He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. Do you love Jesus? What we receive from God is a gift and undeserved. (1) For the kingdom. The figure of the vine is used many times in the Scriptures. It was then that the Landowner said, You also go (verse 7). When you do that, then love grows into this deepening, quickening experience. The landowner keeps going to the marketplace to find more people to work in his vineyard His crop desperately needs to be gathered. In this role, she serves as the local representative of the national Catholic Labor Network in Nashville, Tennessee. It might be something seemingly insignificant that may be behind the scenes or a small task or it might Change). I love the saying, "Joy is the flag which flies over the castle of the heart when the King is in residence." Even though Israel is Gods chosen people, He opened the door for salvation to everyone. Joy, that sense of gladness of relationship with him, will increase as we go. There is a pruning time, a pruning season. Certain individuals, when they comprehend the gospel, want to go to work quickly by reaching unsaved individuals. Do you love God for Who He is, or do you love Him for the benefits He gives you? The late evangelist pastor, and writer, R. A. Torrey had an interesting perspective on this. Another principle to this parable is what people focus on as being unfair. WebGod needs workers for his vineyard. Cultivating the vineyard of the Lord includes cultivating the lives of those who toil in the vineyard. He not only does this, but he does it repeatedly. It is the love of Jesus for us, "shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit" (Romans 5:5 KJV), which awakens our love toward him in response. We must make choices, we must determine to expose ourselves to him, we must seek his face in the Word and in prayer and in fellowship with others. What a temptation to be slack, careless and half-hearted in the Lords work. Doors of opportunity are closing in many parts of the world - look up 1 Corinthians 7:29. He will call you into the fold and pay you more than you ever deserve. Was it unfair for them to receive what they received from the master of the vineyard? But what about the other four groups of workers? This sermon was delivered at Good Hope Baptist Church in Wake Forest, NC. People come and spend a lot of money, staying a week or so at a time. And since they grow right where the branch joins the stem, creating a tight cluster where dirt, leaves, and other debris collect, the pruning is therefore a cleansing process. Cultivating the vineyard of the Lord includes cultivating the lives of those who toil in the vineyard. The result will be, "Ask what you will". Web20 For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 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. Those who focus on that are really focusing on the material reward for their efforts whats in it for them. And leave pride out of it. All they hear is, "Do as you please." The parable shocks us when the eleventh hour workers receive as much pay for the one hour they worked as those who had worked all day. In the first 13 verses of chapter 20 of the Book of Matthew, Jesus is telling the parable about workers being paid equally. They prove to be his disciples. WebMatthew Chapter 20. Probably everyone feels that a person ought to be compensated fairly for his or her work. The point is that God owes us nothing. How could they be otherwise until the Landowner had commissioned them to work? 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). Pride got in their way. The fruit is borne by the branches produced by the vine. This parable is about the masters generosity His grace. 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. Should we not focus on the other four groups of workers? No matter how long you have been a member of the church, have served on different committees, been a deacon, a Sunday School teacher, or whatever you have done, you do not deserve Gods grace, and you certainly do not deserve more of it. Website 2023 by Ray Stedman Ministries. Both of these are necessary in the Christian experience. As a result he was cut off, and he withered. But where love is responded to, it grows deeper and richer and truer, and eventually becomes a glorious experience. He employs the workers and not the other way around. It is also a holiday that is observed to celebrate those who labor. 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. This is an extremely helpful passage! Working in Gods Vineyard Many are called to do Gods work. We can look at this as a progression from the calling of the Jews to the calling of the Gentiles (Mark 16:15; Luke 14:23). The world is our parish (John 3:16; Matthew 28:19; Acts 1:8); and His business extends right around the whole of it. What Is the Significance of Not the Letter but of the Spirit? Aside from the first group of workers who were hired at sun up, the master promises to pay the workers what is right. These workers might have expected to receive a fraction of a days wage, but the master of the vineyard never specifies what he will pay. We thank you for your faithfulness in being at work to do that. The Father is the vinedresser. He sovereignly rules over all of creation and none of us have a legitimate claim on it. In this illustration, God is the householder, and believers are the workers. So it is a complete cycle which keeps producing deeper and deeper experiences of love. Also, there is much work to be done. 2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. The workers of a railroad car manufacturing company began the strike because they thought they were not treated fairly. 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. No, it simply stays in the vine and lets the life of the vine produce the fruit. It seemed to me a far cry from cleansing away debris to pruning back the branches -- until I learned that, in the usual practice of viticulture (i.e., the care of vines), the branches are pruned back each year in order to cleanse them. Because the field is so great, the variety of workers needed is also great. Jesus told the parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard to illustrate the point that no one deserves Gods grace and each of us should joyfully serve Him with the time we are given. The Gentiles may have been called in at the eleventh hour, but they receive the same as what was offered unto the Jews, salvation. The story includes a master, his vineyard, and some workers. We are laborers in His vineyard and He is calling the shots. By the third evening the guests are all asking, "Where did you ever get this tremendous crew of young people? That is what Jesus is talking about. When that happens, there will come these additional benefits: answered prayer, a glorifying of the Father through the demonstration of discipleship, a deepening of the experience of love, and joy made full. Look up Galatians 6:9. This is the point our Lord makes in the story. Vineyards were especially evocative as they produced wine, to gladden their hearts (Ps 104:15). (John 15:6 RSV). Catholic social teaching upholds the dignity of work and the rights of workers. I am the vine, you are the branches. For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. The withering process was very short in his case. Can you explain it to me?, Dr. Torrey said it was easy to explain. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love." That is, he cuts it off, he eliminates it from the life of the vine. What a wonderful relationship our Lord taught us here by this lesson of the vine! 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. "Without me you can do nothing.". The context of this parable was right after Jesus was talking with the rich man who valued his riches and was sad when Jesus told him to leave it behind to follow Him. All things being equal, we expect businesses would not pay workers the same wage who worked less than others. I have been praying for a long time for something that I am confident is according to Gods will, but I do not get it. That is why the New Testament says: Open your hearts, widen your hearts, be responsive -- love back. Should we not celebrate the grace extended to them? All through this account his emphasis is upon the fruit. There is a world to evangelize. But the vinedressers beat him and sent him away empty-handed. The land was Gods planting (Psalm 80), Gods vineyard (Isaiah 5). 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. (5) stewards of the Lords money, seeking to extend His work. Compare Acts 8:29; 9:11; 10:19; 13:1-4; Isaiah 6:1-8. Given the circumstances, we should center around God's benevolence toward us, and be grateful for what we have. I lived in the far corner of Northeastern Washington with my beautiful wife, but now live in Wisconsin while I look for work. The denarius was a standard minimum days wage at that time and the workers had agreed to it. The traditional site of the Upper Room in Jerusalem is on the western side of the Old City, on the slopes of Mount Zion. 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). So every vinedresser knows it is important to prune away these little sucker shoots in order that the vine may produce more fruit. The spirit of Judgment. Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise. They are mistaken! [Jesus said to the people:] Listen to another parable. In agriculture theres a sowing season, then a reaping season. Thus, this parable flies at the heart of that assumption. Christians should work diligently to glorify the Lord and bring others to Christ, and because of the genuineness of our hearts will we obtain rewards in (John 15:4-5 RSV). But if you share where you are spiritually, what your struggles are, what you are going through, and if you bear one another's burdens and love each other in the Lord, it becomes a delightful, marvelous, strengthening experience. Unless otherwise noted, all material copyright 2023, Rochester Catholic Press Association, Inc. If you try to make all the choices and carry all the responsibility yourself, you will lead a fruitless life. You can raise your family without Christ. Eventually these branches are to be gathered and burned. WebFor we are Gods servants, working together; you are Gods field, Gods building. Only believing in Christ and accepting him as Lord and Savior is what prompts a home in heaven. (2) In other continents the need is vast - where the darkness of heathenism, superstition and ignorance abound. Many employees look forward to this day as another paid day off from work. Here in remarkable imagery he captures the work which goes on in our lives as the Father employs the circumstances in which we are found, the situations of our lives, to make us heed and hear the Word which corrects and changes. The relationship is not merely to be recognized; it is to be acted upon: "Abide in me, and I in you. (3) Still others at the sixth hour (verse 5) - the Reformers? Would we demand fairness for the first group, for the first Christians? This is a picture of those church members who, despite attending church, never have any manifestation of truth, never have any sign in their lives of that quality of love and forgiveness and understanding and compassion which is born of the Holy Spirit, but are rigid and narrow and hard and harsh and condemning and difficult -- even though they say and do the "right" thing. (2) Jealousy (verse 10) - the Devils master-stroke among the Lords workers! But there was no life in him. Many people in Jesus day had a small personal vineyard on their own small plot of land that they worked for themselves. I have been a member of the Presbyterian Church for thirty years, and have tried to be a consistent one all the time. You can operate your business without Christ. It is a matter of human dignity, he said. And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my names sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life. The parable provides an illustration of this statement. -Serving 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. God graciously gives according to His will, as He so chooses. What Is a Parable in the Bible? California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. (John 15:3 RSV). Jesus was teaching things that were contrary to religious tradition. Many individuals that we do not anticipate finding in the Kingdom will be there. 3 About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. 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. There is no other way to salvation but by faith in Jesus Christ. In between, theres not a lot of work to do. If allowed to continue to grow, they would dissipate the life of the vine through so many branches that the vine would produce little or no fruit but would produce leaves instead. God sent prophets to Israel to tell them to get right with God, but they were ignored, beaten, and/or killed. We pray in his name, Amen. It becomes a continuing sense and experience of his love for us. A certain sense of fairness comes into question among some of the workers, and the parable ends by emphasizing the owners generosity over any subjective view of Some people think the world owes them something a particular standard of living, health care, mobile phones, or other stuff. What is the instrument he uses? 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. They continually were seeking ways to quiet Him or destroy Him. His joy, the joy that was always there at the bottom of his heart, that gladness of relationship with his Father, is now to be our experience. This anecdote is not about remunerations, yet it is about salvation. In that unique way which was his, our Lord took what lay at hand and made it unfold spiritual truth. Both these relationships are absolutely essential, not one as opposed to the other but both together. The hurt was too severe. (1) Some early in the morning (verse 1) - the Apostles? Gods grace is there for anyone at any time? (2) Others at the third hour (verse 3) - the first and second century Christians? He says, "Now, it may seem strange to you that I should ask that last question. What a fantastic group they are!" The religious leaders of the day knew that Jesus was speaking of them. In this parable, I recognized three reasons why we fail to walk in Gods grace and how to overcome them. If you left everything family, friends, a good job, material possessions in order to follow Jesus, you might expect something more from Jesus. Notice the workers were called at different times:-. Again, let God be your guide. There was a sense in which the workers were right in standing and waiting. 53). 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.. 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. Does it Matter That I Didn't Keep My Goals for Lent? These wicked workers in their masters vineyard decided the workers that came late didnt deserve a full days wage. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 2 He agreed to pay them a denarius[ a] for the day and sent them into his vineyard. 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." You suddenly were confronted with what you were doing to yourself and to others -- you felt it and heard it and saw it. I have been the superintendent of the Sunday school for twenty-five years, and an elder in the church for twenty years; and yet God does not answer my prayer and I cannot understand it. Are you going through a pruning season right now? Now he adds this note of responsibility -- there is something which you must do. God came looking for justice and righteousness; instead he found oppression, cruelty, exploitation, and indifference to the needs of others. 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. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. But that was not the end of it; there was to be more as they went on. We do not have to work at it. Then the last result of fruitbearing -- the fullness of joy, Verse11, "These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full." Jesus told a couple parables that deals with the heart of those who are called to do Gods work. He did everything possible to cause it to produce grapes. 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. 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