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The Gospel Of Matthew Chapter 20 Part 4 The Parable Of The Laborers And The Vineyard: The Workers Compensation

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What have we learned about God in this parable? We learned that the householder and his activities are a picture of Christ and display the heart of God toward all mankind. The vineyard represents the kingdom of God and the laborers represent sinners who repented and are born again into God's family. A householder has absolute authority to govern all things related to the family and the estate which is entrusted to his care. Jesus has absolute authority over to govern all creation because the Father entrusts it to His care. A householder rises up early each morning to hire workers for his vineyard. Christ rises early each morning like the Old Testament prophets, seeking to bring lost sheep into the kingdom of God. A householder "hires" workers which is an ongoing action with no end date, based upon his past action of being appointed the householder. Jesus "calls" sinners to repentant faith in Him based upon His past redemptive work of suffering, death, burial, ...
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The Gospel Of Matthew Chapter 20 Part 3 The Parable Of The Laborers And The Vineyard: The Calling Of God.

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We are studying the Parable of the Laborers and the Vineyard. We learned about the householder who is a picture of Jesus Christ, the Son of God who created all things and to whom all things belong. Like a heavenly householder, Jesus administers and governs all things related to the family of God. We saw how the householder displays the lovingkindness in the heart of God by rising up early each morning, seeking laborers for his vineyard. Now we are going to learn about the hiring of the laborers, which pictures Christ calling sinners to repentance through gospel preaching.  The faithful householder goes out early calling people to himself, seeking to hire them. Matthew 20:1-2  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.  2  And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.  The householder rises up early with the intent to h...
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The Gospel Of Matthew Chapter 20 Part 2 The Parable Of The Laborers And The Vineyard: What is the Master Doing?

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We are learning about Jesus' Parable of the Laborers and the Vineyard. In this parable, a man who is a householder represents Jesus, who is Lord and Master of all. The householder going out early in the morning, pictures the importance of each Christian prioritizing sharing the gospel with others, so that sinners might be saved. The vineyard represents both Christ's church and His kingdom. The laborers who are hired, represent mankind's response of belief or unbelief  toward the gospel of Christ   . Notice how the time and intent of the householder's work pictures gospel ministry. Matthew 20:1-2  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.  2  And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.  A Master or Householder is entrusted with a family and its estate.  He must pay the bills, make sure the properties are pr...
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The Gospel Of Matthew Chapter 20 Part 1 The Parable Of The Laborers And The Vineyard: Meeting The Householder

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Below tells where to find indexes containing all Bible lessons posted on this blog since its inception in 2019. Click on the drop down menu and look for the archives tab. Then find the date listed below to find the appropriate index. I hope this will help you find lessons on a particular book or topic that we have studied through. An index for all lessons posted from 2019 through 2021, was published on  September 7, 2022. An index for all lessons posted in 2022, was published  J anuary 24, 2023. An index for all lessons posted in 2023 was posted on  February 28, 2024.  An index for all lessons was posted in 2025 was posted on January 24, 2026. Jesus gave another parable in this chapter to help explain to us what the kingdom of heaven will be like. As we look into this parable, it helps to remember that there is usually a future, prophetic fulfillment of Jesus' teaching. We must also bear in mind that the same truth communicated in this parable, should be ev...
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