I. Parable of the vineyard workers (1-16). Background Questions. In this parable what does the vineyard represent? The landowner? The workers? A denarius?

1. Read Matthew 20:1-16. What is the kingdom of heaven like? 2. Who is the landowner and what kind of qualities does He have?

What is unusual about the landowner's hiring practices, compensation program, and benefits package? What does this parable teach us about God? 4. In this ...

Define the term “grace” in your own words. How is it different than “fair”? If God treated us fairly, what would we get from Him? See Romans 3:23 and ...

Questions: · Jesus started and ended the story with the phrase, “Many who are now first will be last, and the last first.” How is this idea illustrated in this ...

Read the following verses in the New International Version or a translation of your choice. Then discuss the questions that follow. Questions should be studied ...

20 авг. 2023 г. · Questions: 1. What encouraged, nourished, or challenged you from this sermon? 2. Has anyone felt like the 11th-hour worker?

This story is about an employer and those who work for him. Jesus will use this story to answer a question from Matthew 19:27.

11 мар. 2024 г. · 4. Where do you have an entitled, “me-first” attitude? How does this parable confront your pride? Where do you need to repent from despising ...

(Matthew 20:1-2) Like a shrewd employer, the owner of a vineyard went out early to hire laborers for the day. He agreed with them to pay a denarius a day ...