What Is the Significance of Not the Letter but of the Spirit? And though you are responsible to make the decisions and make the choices, you are not responsible for the power to carry them out. He is really praying in his own name, and God will not hear our prayers when we approach Him in that way. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. Jesus needs laborers (Matthew 9:38) who know how to function and manage individuals' concerns. That is, it will be fruitlessness again. 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. The strike and a boycott shut down much of the nations freight and passenger traffic west of Detroit, Michigan. This anecdote is not about remunerations, yet it is about salvation. 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. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Let us work together while there is time and much work to do. If they can assure him that they love work, love people, and love Jesus, then they have a tremendous opportunity to work at that ranch. Change). Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? How often we grumble! Linking is encouraged, but content may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed including, but not limited to such means as framing or other digital copying and/or distribution method, in whole or in part without the publisher's written consent. 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. And our Lord is indicating that the very purpose of the vine is to produce such fruit. The whole plant was the vine. He was a threat to the religious leaders power and prestige. (4) workers who visit and use their practical skills (Acts 10:38). Listen to godly advice. (LogOut/ Leaders of the church need to stand strong and have boldness and never deviate from the truth. I struggled for a while with this word prunes because in the Greek it is really "cleanses." 30 Verses to Reflect on in the Book of Hebrews. He may have been eager to make sure people had work. The Angel of the Lord comes to Samson's Parents. 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. There is a spiritual principle here. Gods vineyard is a place God puts you to bear good fruit for Him (Isaiah 5:1-2, Luke 13:6-7). Needless to say, such behavior doesnt impress God at all. The remainder, Chapters15 through17, occurred as they were walking on their way to the Garden of Gethsemene. 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! Furthermore, it is added to any new believers as a consolation of the grace of God. 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). 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. And he included in that vine not only the branches but the stem and root. Its a place where to keep you from being idle, to ensure you dont live a They prove to be his disciples. 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. Lets take the definition of fruitfulness. In the second parable, Jesus teaches that all are equal in Gods kingdom. He said, "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. This ranch is owned and operated by a mutual friend and is designed as a guest-ranch for wealthy and affluent people. He even shared in the experience of ministry with the other disciples. 5"I am the vine; you are the branches. Some people think the world owes them something a particular standard of living, health care, mobile phones, or other stuff. After Jesus spoke to a young rich ruler and said to the disciples that all things are possible with God, Peter responded to Jesus: Matthew 19:26-30 See, we have left everything and followed you. Look up Matthew 9:37; John 4:35. Catholic social teaching upholds the dignity of work and the rights of workers. What a wonderful relationship our Lord taught us here by this lesson of the vine! Web20 For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. And again he sent a third; and they wounded him also and cast him out. 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. In verse three, the householder went out about the third hour into the marketplace and found others standing idly by. We thereby are The parable is about a master calling people to work for Him. 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. For example, the Lord needs: To all of us the Lord says - Revelation 3:8! God is gracious to us, calling us from our idle state and placing us in His vineyard to work for His harvest. Why Did Pharaoh Tell Joseph to Enjoy the 'Fat of the Land'? And he tells them about the three questions he asked: Do you love work? That is, "If you do not abide in me, you will be fruitless." Doors of opportunity are closing in many parts of the world - look up 1 Corinthians 7:29. The Progression: Chronological - The parable emphasizes the times that the laborers were hired. The Bible illustrates that many who start last, now and then by Gods grace, may sometimes reach a more noteworthy accomplishment in effect, biblical knowledge, and grace, than others whose entry into the faith was all the earlier. Would we demand fairness for the first group, for the first Christians? God is glorified when his people manifest fruit, i.e., Christlikeness. 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). They continually were seeking ways to quiet Him or destroy Him. 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. The Father's work is to find a branch which is beginning to bear fruit, beginning to produce the likeness of Christ, and to cut it back, trim off the shoots, so that it may bear more fruit. No, they are means by which we know him. What a fantastic group they are!" The whole earth is the Lords, but other nations did not enjoy their lands as the planting of the Lord . In this parable the period for service was twelve hours. 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. It is the third of these parables that we will study, and notice in verse 1 that the Landowner is our Lord Himself, and the Workers He sent into His vineyard represent all who have been saved (Matthew 1:21), chosen (John 16:16), and commissioned by Him (Matthew 9:38). You can even pastor a church without Christ. A vineyard is planted not for ornamentation, but to produce grapes, to bear fruit. 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). In Luke 10:2, Jesus was conveying 35 groups of two each to go out to others, the multitudes. 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. When we read this parable we are probably struck by the perceived unfairness of the master toward those who had worked the longest. It might be something seemingly insignificant that may be behind the scenes or a small task or it might be something that will impact many others. Message transcript and recording 1973 by Ray Stedman Ministries, owner of sole copyright by assignment from the author. What is that fruit? Web-Working in the vineyard involves work! If you are called to lead, be the shepherd God has called you to be and follow what the Holy Spirit tells you. But we are to be sober, be vigilant, and be steadfast in the faith (1 Peter 5:8-9). What the owner does is to go throughout the country and interview young people for the crew to work on this ranch. 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. 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. The evening is eternity. When you love God, then all that you do is touched and controlled by love, and love is the fulfilling of the Law. Those are the ones which arise out of our evil nature, our fallen Adamic nature, which produces in us those characteristics which are different than the fruit of the Spirit -- resentment, anger, bitterness, selfishness, egocentricity, love of praise -- these qualities which tend to arise within us so frequently. That is what Jesus is talking about. Even though Israel is Gods chosen people, He opened the door for salvation to everyone. 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. Several times, he found people standing idle in the marketplace, which may just mean that were unemployed, not that they were lazy. Many are called to do Gods work. He employs the workers and not the other way around. WebGod needs workers for his vineyard. 1 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. The Gentiles may have been called in at the eleventh hour, but they receive the same as what was offered unto the Jews, salvation. And many a churchgoer is in that state. Perhaps you were manifesting or defending some attitude. 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. Gods desire is that we are all saved and that we are all filled with joy. 10If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. We are laborers in His vineyard and He is calling the shots. So it is a complete cycle which keeps producing deeper and deeper experiences of love. God came looking for justice and righteousness; instead he found oppression, cruelty, exploitation, and indifference to the needs of others. The parable occurs between two very similar statements in Matthew: The first will be last, and the last first. Many church people take issue with this. We are workers of the eleventh hour! Now he adds this note of responsibility -- there is something which you must do. Should we not celebrate the grace extended to them? When the Landowner went out at the eleventh hour and asked, Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing? (verse 6), they replied, Because no-one has hired us (verse 7). Christianity.com is a member of the Salem Web Network of sites including: Copyright 2023, Christianity.com. God owns the vineyard! A certain man planted a vineyard, leased it to vinedressers, and went into a far country for a long time. In that respect, this parable is not based on reality. He sovereignly rules over all of creation and none of us have a legitimate claim on it. So from this point on we properly should no longer call this passage of Scripture the Upper Room Discourse. People come and spend a lot of money, staying a week or so at a time. Look up Psalm 126:6; Matthew 25:21; 1 Corinthians 4:2. We think of God as some sort of vending machine where we can deposit a prayer or two and get a specific result. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 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. He does not show favoritism. But what about the other four groups of workers? This is Labor Day weekend. 63). In many ways it constitutes the most needy mission field in the world today. The result will be, "Ask what you will". 2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. They were not to attempt to do the occupation without assistance. Again he sent another servant; and they beat him also, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. If we did, then it would not be grace. That mother or father had been dependable in the assignment that was given to them by God. This is the work of the Father. 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. This is also suggested in the parable. There is an activity which is to be done, and a passivity which is to be acknowledged -- an active voice and a passive voice. Making decisions and then trying to do the whole thing yourself, as though the whole responsibility rests upon you, is going to produce a fruitless Christian life -- intense activity, but no results. There he is, back on the subject of that basic relationship which is already established by the coming of the Holy Spirit into an individual's life: "You in me, and I in you." They wanted the power and prestige and didnt want anyone to take that from them. On others you see luscious, tempting, delicious fruit which gladdens and delights your heart, glorifies you, and we thank you for that. You may believe that the master of the vineyard owes those workers more. In the parable that Jesus tells, the master of the vineyard called many, You too go and work in my vineyard!. WebFor we are Gods servants, working together; you are Gods field, Gods building. Is God using the sharp knife of circumstances to cut off the "sucker shoot" of an old habit or attitude in your life, confronting you with that word of truth which corrects and cleanses, causing you to see it and feel it and hear it and give heed to it? She holds a masters degree in theology.). 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). In that unique way which was his, our Lord took what lay at hand and made it unfold spiritual truth. The fruit here is not others won to Christ. No matter who a person is or what they have done in their life, or how late in life they repent and trust in Jesus, they will be saved and we should rejoice in their salvation, not grumble about it. In closing, the principle of this parable is that it is foolish to demand fairness from God. 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. They must satisfy him that they love people. All the signs of the times - religious, political and Jewish - tell us that it is almost the Midnight hour. The hurt was too severe. WebThey will also plant vineyards and eat their fruit. There are no Bible studies, no meetings; it is a very low-key approach. The point is that God owes us nothing. Then, "Do you love people, do you like to be with people and relate to them?" 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. This is what it means to abide in him. We find that the master of the vineyard has a rather strange way of rewarding his workers. Unless otherwise noted, all material copyright 2023, Rochester Catholic Press Association, Inc. God calls each of us to work in His vineyard while we have time. All rights reserved. The laborers in this parable were hired to do a work for the master of the vineyard. There will be a harvest and we need to work until that time. WebJesus, by the parable of the laborers in the vineyard, shows that God is debtor unto no man; 17. foretells his passion; 20. by answering the mother of Zebedee's children, teaches his disciples to be humble; 29. and gives two blind men their sight. Caring for Gods Vineyard: My Sermon on Matthew 21:33-46. Who Are the Workers in the Parable of the Vineyard? We must, if we would have God answer our prayers, give up any thought that we have any claim upon God. But if you pray because you are talking with One whom you love and want to know more of, sharing with him out of the fullness of your heart, then prayer becomes a beautiful and marvelous experience. 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. The last point is that we are the laborers in the Masters vineyard. The point was not that everyone has to sell all that they have to give to the poor. So it is with the church: we need all the workers we can get to accomplish all that God has called us to do. We could see this as people coming to faith in Jesus Christ during different periods of church history or at different ages in life. There are at least four truths this parable teaches us: The first thing we ought to realize about this parable is that the master owns the vineyard. Fruit, here, is that which is produced by the vine and is the natural outflow of the life of the vine. Stand Up Nashville, a grassroots organization supported by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, also in Nashville, has fought for a community benefits agreement around the new soccer stadium construction project to ensure that local residents benefit from living wage employment opportunities. The steward, perhaps, represents Jesus Christ, to whom has been committed all judgment. We are His Laborers Working for His Harvest. 7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. Well then, manifest fruit in your life by abiding in him, and he in you. On the other hand, he says, "He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing." 9"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Jerry Tu. Too many want to fit in to society instead of following what they were called to do. 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. He owns everything. In our churches and Sunday schools, the need for born again, soul-winning workers is very great. He will compensate us as indicated by our devotion to do the work that he has called us to do. By the time it became a federal holiday, thirty states had already officially celebrated Labor Day. We are to each be sowing seed in His field. 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. Well, that has to do with empowerment, enablement. Gods kingship overturns all our expectations of being treated as we deserve, all our human conventions of social honour, all our natural desires to be recognized as All through this account his emphasis is upon the fruit. 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. Do you love Jesus? If we do that we are fulfilling this active, necessary decision of the will to obey his Word, to do what he says, and to stay in touch with him. We must be willing to give up anything and everything for Christ. All of us have learned, one way or another, that love demands a response if it is to grow. One is in Isaiah5: "For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house [the nation] of Israel," (Isaiah 5:7a). Israel was that vine. God owns His vineyard. How can we work for the Lord until He has directed us? Only believing in Christ and accepting him as Lord and Savior is what prompts a home in heaven. I am the vine, you are the branches. 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. And, as Jesus goes on to point out, he has a two-fold work: First, "Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, he takes away;" (John 15:2a RSV). This parable is about the masters generosity His grace. [Jesus said to the people:] Listen to another parable. Now remain in my love. (John 15:1-2 RSV). None of us get to dictate to God what we will receive. 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 Now when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. In the story, the master went several times to hire workers in his vineyard. There is a world to evangelize. If you open your Bible and begin to read it without the conscious expectation that it is going to tell you something about him, you will read in vain. In order to appease the union workers, the government recognized Labor Day. It is a matter of human dignity, he said. Does the Pandemic Still Affect Church Attendance? They mistakenly believe that they own whatever they possess. Many people have a problem with this. He is responsible to see that the purpose of the vine is fulfilled. Because the field is so great, the variety of workers needed is also great. I wish to give to this last man the same as to you. The purpose of this vine, obviously, is to bring forth fruit. 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. We should never compare ourselves to others. This sermon was delivered at Good Hope Baptist Church in Wake Forest, NC. St. Augustine once gathered up this very truth in a beautiful way: That frightens some people. Let us remember that God is in control, not us. Open Jobs. What a privilege and what a responsibility to be a worker! Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Matthew 20:1-16 For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 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