The Parable of the Generous Landlord and the Jealous Workers

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The Parable of the Generous Landlord and the
Jealous Workers Matthew 201-16
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Matthew 201-16 (NASV)
1 For the kingdom of heaven is like
a landowner who went out early in the morning to
hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 And when he had
agreed with the laborers for a denarius for the
day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And he
went out about the third hour and saw others
standing idle in the market place 4 and to those
he said, You too go into the vineyard, and
whatever is right I will give you. And so they
went.
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5 Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth
hour, and did the same thing. 6 And about the
eleventh hour he went out, and found others
standing and he said to them, Why have you been
standing here idle all day long? 7 They said to
him, Because no one hired us. He said to them,
You too go into the vineyard. 8 And when
evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said
to his foreman, Call the laborers and pay them
their wages, beginning with the last group to the
first.
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9 And when those hired about the eleventh hour
came, each one received a denarius. 10 And when
those hired first came, they thought that they
would receive more and they also received each
one a denarius. 11 And when they received it,
they grumbled at the landowner, 12 saying, These
last men have worked only one hour, and you have
made them equal to us who have borne the burden
and the scorching heat of the day.
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13 But he answered and said to one of them,
Friend, I am doing you no wrong did you not
agree with me for a denarius? 14 Take what is
yours and go your way, but I wish to give to this
last man the same as to you. 15 Is it not lawful
for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or
is your eye envious because I am generous? 16
Thus the last shall be first, and the first last.

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The Parable of the Generous Landlord and the
Jealous Workers Matthew 201-16
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The Parable of the Generous Landlord and the
Jealous Workers
1. The Bighearted Landlord.
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Matthew 1921-22 21 Jesus said to him, "If you
wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions
and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure
in heaven and come, follow Me." 22 But when the
young man heard this statement, he went away
grieved for he was one who owned much property.
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Matthew 1927 27 Then Peter answered and said to
Him, "Behold, we have left everything and
followed You what then will there be for us?"
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Matthew 2015 Or is your eye envious because I am
generous?
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Ephesians 28

For by grace you have been
saved through faith and that not of yourselves,
it is the gift of God.
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Ephesians 17-8 In Him we have redemption through
his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses,
according to the riches of His grace, which He
lavished upon us.
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Psalm 292
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due to His name!
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The Parable of the Generous Landlord and the
Jealous Workers
1. The Bighearted Landlord. 2. The Blissful Late
Hires.
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2 And when he had agreed with the laborers for a
denarius for the day, he sent them into his
vineyard.
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4 and to those he said, You too go into the
vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.
And so they went. 5 Again he went out about the
sixth and the ninth hour, and did the same thing.
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7 They said to him, Because no one hired us.
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The Parable of the Generous Landlord and the
Jealous Workers
1. The Bighearted Landlord. 2. The Blissful Late
Hires. 3. The Begrudging Early Hires.
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10 And when those hired first came, they thought
that they would receive more and they also
received each one a denarius. 11 And when they
received it, they grumbled at the landowner, 12
saying, These last men have worked only one
hour, and you have made them equal to us who have
borne the burden and the scorching heat of the
day.
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10 And when those hired first came, they thought
that they would receive more and they also
received each one a denarius. 11 And when they
received it, they grumbled at the landowner, 12
saying, These last men have worked only one
hour, and you have made them equal to us who have
borne the burden and the scorching heat of the
day.
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Romans 1 The sins of the Gentiles caused God to
give them over to the consequences of their
choice. Romans 2 The Jews, in the end,
practiced the same things. Romans 3 All have
sinned Jew and Gentile and fall short of the
glory of God.
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8 And when evening had come, the owner of the
vineyard said to his foreman, Call the laborers
and pay them their wages, beginning with the last
group to the first.
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12 These last men have worked only one hour, and
you have made them equal to us who have borne the
burden and the scorching heat of the day.
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The Parable of the Generous Landlord and the
Jealous Workers
1. Dont be jealous of other Christians. Accept
Gods unique plan for you. 2. Remember that
eternal life is a gift. Dont act as though you
earned it. 3. Dont make comparisons. It only
leads to dissatisfaction and jealousy which will
undermine your faith. 4. Trust God to do
whatever is right. He wont let you down.
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