PORTRAITS OF THE KINGDOM: Parable of the Tenants

SCRIPTURE: Mark 12:1-12This Sunday’s Sermon focused on a story Jesus told about Israel’s broken past, corrupt leadership, and future redemption rooted in himself. Jesus demonstrates tremendous courage by confronting the institutional authorities from the heart of the institution’s religious porthole—the Temple. He calls out the leaders for their smugness, ignorance, pride, and self-righteousness. Their blind desire to maintain control would ultimately drive their prophetic decision to kill Christ. In the Parable of the Tenants, Jesus pulls no punches. Yet this parable also points beyond human corruption, highlighting God’s sovereignty and His plan to bring growth through Jesus Christ, the cornerstone.