He employs the workers and not the other way around. In this instance, we should mobilize people to first pray, then gather a band of prayer warriors. If you put in a certain amount of time and effort it only seems right to be fairly compensated for it. Are you going through a pruning season right now? So the question arises at this point, "What does this fruit stand for in our life?" (1) Some early in the morning (verse 1) - the Apostles? They will not build and another inhabit, They will not plant and another eat; For as the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, 1. Whatever work you do, do it as unto the Lord (because you are!) What Does it Mean That We Are Co-Workers with God? He even shared in the experience of ministry with the other disciples. He exercised the power of God by performing miracles. In verses four-six, the householder went out each time the workers went out, compelling those to come and work in the vineyard. God is glorified when his people manifest fruit, i.e., Christlikeness. God sent prophets to Israel to tell them to get right with God, but they were ignored, beaten, and/or killed. 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(. Christianity.com is a member of the Salem Web Network of sites including: Copyright 2023, Christianity.com. -It involves sowing seed, and watering and cultivating, and maintaining and protecting the vineyard, and reaping the harvest. The remainder, Chapters15 through17, occurred as they were walking on their way to the Garden of Gethsemene. So the vine includes the branches, and Jesus says, "I am that vine; you are the branches.". Should we not celebrate the grace extended to them? We believe they deserved more. Now we must choose to maintain that relationship by the decisions we make, i.e., decisions to expose ourselves to his Word in order to learn about him, and to relate to him in prayer wherein we converse with him, and to relate to other believers in body-life experiences, i.e., bearing one another's burdens and confessing our faults and sharing in fellowship with one another, wherein we learn about and see Christ in one another. When we read this parable we are probably struck by the perceived unfairness of the master toward those who had worked the longest. Bible Meaning and Text. 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." WebThey will also plant vineyards and eat their fruit. I am the vine, you are the branches. Probably everyone feels that a person ought to be compensated fairly for his or her work. 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. A vineyard is planted not for ornamentation, but to produce grapes, to bear fruit. He owns everything. Whoever falls on that stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.. Or is your eye evil because I am good? So the last will be first, and the first last. We are to each be sowing seed in His field. (John 15:4-5 RSV). He says, first, "As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me." (LogOut/ How often we grumble! Do you want to be recognized as one who follows Jesus? Joy, that sense of gladness of relationship with him, will increase as we go. 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. 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. In agriculture theres a sowing season, then a reaping season. It is a solid education about the grace of God and his generosity toward humanity. and do it wholeheartedly. Giving. We must decide to do things which expose ourselves to him and keep ourselves in contact with him. I want to reassure you that this is not the case. The late evangelist pastor, and writer, R. A. Torrey had an interesting perspective on this. You see, you can do many things without depending on Christ. Notice that Jesus says here to the disciples, "You are already made clean." Today there is a manpower shortage in the Kingdom of Heaven! Workers in the Vineyard Gods Extravagant Grace PBCC. This parable is about the masters generosity His grace. He not only does this, but he does it repeatedly. No matter how long or how much you have served God, you do not deserve His grace. 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. Matthew Henrys Commentary tells us that the immediate object of this parable is, to show that the Jews were first called into the vineyard, finally, the gospel should be spread to the Gentiles, and that they are to be conceded to the same advantages and benefits with the Jews. Jesus says, "Abide in me, and I in you." Do you love people? Thus, the parable is not about us, but about Him. You cannot tell him when to answer your prayers. You can make it run well. First, "If you abide in me, and my words abide in you [this is the way we let him abide in us -- by his word], ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you." There are seven fundamental lessons relating to our service. There was a sense in which the workers were right in standing and waiting. How vast the field of service is which the Lord calls us into! We can comfort others and show them the lifestyle choice since we have been assisted with our concerns by God and his workers (2 Corinthians 1:3-7). All that we have, including all that the church receives and has belongs to Him. How difficult that would be! Caring for Gods Vineyard: My Sermon on Matthew 21:33-46. That is, a vine produces certain shoots (called "sucker" shoots) which start to grow where the branch joins the stem. (John 15:3 RSV). How could they be otherwise until the Landowner had commissioned them to work? All rights reserved. As work became more industrialized, Pope Leo XIII advocated for just working conditions, the rights of workers to bargain collectively and form unions, and to earn a living wage all of which our church still supports today. Do you love Jesus? It was the 25th Sunday of the Year, cycle A. Fruitfulness brings glory to GOD. Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise. He is responsible to see that the purpose of the vine is fulfilled. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. 53). Therefore, while Jesus acknowledged that His followers, particularly the Twelve Disciples, would receive a hundredfold reward and will inherit eternal life, He goes on to explain the nature of Gods reward. And though you are responsible to make the decisions and make the choices, you are not responsible for the power to carry them out. Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people and elders of Israel: If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well, let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. 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. The strike and a boycott shut down much of the nations freight and passenger traffic west of Detroit, Michigan. 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 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. We are only stewards of what God has graciously allowed us to use. That is why the New Testament says: Open your hearts, widen your hearts, be responsive -- love back. (John 15:1-2 RSV). Gods vineyard is the entire earth, and the workers in the vineyard 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 heaven. Cultivating the vineyard of the Lord includes cultivating the lives of those who toil in the vineyard. Then, "Do you love people, do you like to be with people and relate to them?" Probably they will respect him when they see him. But when the vinedressers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir. 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. There is a great need for Gods people today to get a worldwide missionary vision because we can be very local and parochial in our concept of the Lords work. Surely, But the vinedressers beat him and sent him away empty-handed. Do you love God for Who He is, or do you love Him for the benefits He gives you? There are hungry people to feed. 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 "Abide in me, and I in you," and you will be fruitful -- without realizing it -- manifesting the characteristics of the Spirit, the fruit of the Spirit, the quality of life which is like Jesus. 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. (John 15:9-10 RSV). Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images Plus/BenGoode. Let us work together while there is time and much work to do. Both of these are necessary in the Christian experience. Jesus must always come first. Many religious leaders are more interested in their fame and fortune than they are at leading people to the truth. The traditional site of the Upper Room in Jerusalem is on the western side of the Old City, on the slopes of Mount Zion. When our hearts are moved by love it is easy to obey his word, for we obey the one we love. We will be compensated for our steadfastness to the errand that God has given us to perform, paying little heed to how little or how irrelevant it might show up as. Chris Swansonanswered the call into the ministry over 20 years ago. When we do, we are abiding in him and letting him abide in us. He does not even owe us a denarius. Fruitfulness shows that we are in partnership with GOD. Many of the leaders were corrupt. But when he came into his vineyard and looked for grapes, he found wild grapes instead sour, tasteless grapes. However, we are not entitled to anything, especially from God. Jesus told a couple parables that deals with the heart of those who are called to do Gods work. The Collect. One is in Isaiah5: "For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house [the nation] of Israel," (Isaiah 5:7a). Now when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. The religious leaders of the day knew that Jesus was speaking of them. He does not show favoritism. That is what Jesus is talking about. 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." But you learned from the Word that it was wrong. The invitation has been given, many will accept it and work, many will not. We must be willing to give up anything and everything for Christ. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. 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 earliest workers. (5) stewards of the Lords money, seeking to extend His work. Now at vintage-time he sent a servant to the vinedressers, that they might give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. The world is our parish (John 3:16; Matthew 28:19; Acts 1:8); and His business extends right around the whole of it. The Jews would grumble when salvation is provided to gentiles as well. If you love somebody, and reach out toward them, you can go only so far unless they respond to that love. 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. He will call you into the fold and pay you more than you ever deserve. If we did, then it would not be grace. Lets take the definition of fruitfulness. Economic security is an essential foundation for strong families, explained Father Ty Hullinger, pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, who joined other Baltimore Catholics in a successful campaign for Right to Recall in his city. But the vinedressers beat him and sent him away empty-handed. I love the saying, "Joy is the flag which flies over the castle of the heart when the King is in residence." If you try to make all the choices and carry all the responsibility yourself, you will lead a fruitless life. (1) Idleness (verse 6). (4) workers who visit and use their practical skills (Acts 10:38). WebThe life which is in the vine produces fruit which Paul describes in Galatians 5 as: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, self-control. All rights reserved. He was a threat to the religious leaders power and prestige. 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." Remember that earlier in the passage our Lord had said, "If you love me, you will keep my commandments," (John 14:15 RSV). We do not have to work at it. But it is conceivable that the master had a lot of work to do and wanted all the workers he could find to do it. 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. But that is only part of it. California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do to them? By doing so, we heed Pope Franciss advice in Evangelii Gaudium to say no to an economy of exclusion and inequality andyesto an economy that restores human dignity (No. You suddenly were confronted with what you were doing to yourself and to others -- you felt it and heard it and saw it. In the story, the master went several times to hire workers in his vineyard. Choose from news (Monday), leisure (Thursday) or worship (Saturday) or get all three! 63). Pride got in their way. That is a hard lesson to learn, because oftentimes when we go to God in prayer thinking we deserve something from Him. I wish to give to this last man the same as to you. (LogOut/ God has blessed me tremendously and so thankful for His grace and the people He has put in my life and His work in and around me. He is the boss in charge. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? I will send my beloved son. For those who have accepted Christ and may at times cry foul when life seems unfair, remember that the truly desirable thing is to be called by the Master and work with all our might not for the reward but out of love for the Master. Message transcript and recording 1973 by Ray Stedman Ministries, owner of sole copyright by assignment from the author. Web20 For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. Working in Gods Vineyard Many are called to do Gods work. The Diocese of Rochester In America 1868-1993, Catholic social teaching series 3: Human rights and responsibilities: Promoting the common good for all, Catholic social teaching series 3: Rights and responsibilities what we are owned and owe to others in justice, Catholic social teaching series 4: Developing awareness and action for the preferential option for the poor, Franciscan Center of Baltimore exemplifies the preferential option for poor. They may have been members of churches for years, but there is no life evident at all. Without both of those, fruitlessness is the result. (2) Christian authors and teachers who use the printed word. He is really praying in his own name, and God will not hear our prayers when we approach Him in that way. Yet when this starts, the Father must trim off the unfruitful branches. The fact of the matter is that God does not work that way. So it is a complete cycle which keeps producing deeper and deeper experiences of love. He called workers at the beginning of the day agreed with 7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. 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). The whole plant was the vine. If in relating to others you merely get together and have coffee and talk about the weather, you will find it useless. Because it is large, many workers are needed. 11I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. Look up Matthew 9:37; John 4:35. He was the vine from which true life is received. 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. The parable provides an illustration of this statement. (John 15:2b RSV). Needless to say, such behavior doesnt impress God at all. Another way to state this and illustrate the unfairness is that those who worked the whole day received the same compensation that they agreed to receive as those who worked for only one hour. It is also a holiday that is observed to celebrate those who labor. 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). Somebody might vocally protest that "those individuals did not function or work as hard as I did." It might be something seemingly insignificant that may be behind the scenes or a small task or it might In making claims of unfairness, we forget who the boss isand it is not us! (Aimee Shelide Mayer is a social justice and spiritual formation consultant to nonprofits, churches and schools. There is no more fundamental advice on the value of work, and how that leads to a good and successful life, than the word of God. Several times, he found people standing idle in the marketplace, which may just mean that were unemployed, not that they were lazy. Our Father, as you have been walking through your vineyard this morning, you have been looking at various vines growing here. They are not mere mechanical practices which every Christian ought to do in order to stay "in" with the crowd, or to maintain his "membership card," or to get "brownie points" with God! (John 15:8 RSV). There you are to depend on him, to let him abide in you. 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). What a wonderful relationship our Lord taught us here by this lesson of the vine! Certain individuals, when they comprehend the gospel, want to go to work quickly by reaching unsaved individuals. Again, He is the Master of the vineyard, not us. He was with the Lord -- spent three and a half years with him. Take what is yours and go your way. Thankfully, there are prophets in our midst who cry out in defense of and solidarity with workers. God owns His vineyard. When you do that, then love grows into this deepening, quickening experience. It was so in the parable; it is so today. 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 Another principle to this parable is what people focus on as being unfair. Apprenticeship graduate Joseph Kenyiawa, who was resettled through Catholic Charities in Nashville from Sudan 20 years ago, is a pillar of the Sudanese Catholic community. If He gives you a denarius for a days worth of work, then you ought to be grateful for that. Its a place where to keep you from being idle, to ensure you dont live a You are God's field, God's building. In this role, she serves as the local representative of the national Catholic Labor Network in Nashville, Tennessee. 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). -Serving Should we not focus on the other four groups of workers? Several biblical passages describe the grape harvest as a time of Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. 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. We thank you for these possibilities which we have in Jesus Christ our Lord. "Without me you can do nothing.". On others you see luscious, tempting, delicious fruit which gladdens and delights your heart, glorifies you, and we thank you for that. 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. And again he sent a third; and they wounded him also and cast him out. He responded, This man thinks that because he has been a consistent church member for thirty years, a faithful Sunday school superintendent for twenty-five years, and an elder in the church for twenty years, that God is under obligation to answer his prayer. Maybe God has not called a few of us to accomplish something extraordinary or fantastic for him, yet would we say that we are unwavering in doing what he has allocated for us to do? "But the plans of the LORD stand firm for ever, the purposes of his heart through all generations. 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. Pingback: Laborers in Gods Vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16) | Good Hope Baptist Church. The workers of a railroad car manufacturing company began the strike because they thought they were not treated fairly. People come and spend a lot of money, staying a week or so at a time. There is a spiritual principle here. That is the main issue with this parable. Now remain in my love. In the first 13 verses of chapter 20 of the Book of Matthew, Jesus is telling the parable about workers being paid equally. What Is the Meaning of Psalm 91 and Why Is it Popular? The Father is at work to cut them off, to prune them back. But I have learned that the only young people who can ever stand up to this grueling demand, and can meet it with an unvarying spirit of joy and gladness, with the kind of attitude that has so impressed you, are those who have learned to love Jesus.". We should never compare ourselves to 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. Does it Matter That I Didn't Keep My Goals for Lent? 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. 2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. In many ways it constitutes the most needy mission field in the world today. The man who owns it has a heart of concern for what he calls "the up-and-outers" -- those who are over-privileged, who have all too much of everything, yet to whom very few are witnessing, telling them of life in Christ. The Gentiles may have been called in at the eleventh hour, but they receive the same as what was offered unto the Jews, salvation. 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. 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. 1"I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. The world today who heard Gods word later than Jews, there are seven fundamental lessons to. 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