Parable: The Generous Vineyard Owner

Welcome to our Sunday Sermon podcast!  In this sermon, Pastor Matt looks at the Parable of the Generous Vineyard Owner in Matthew 20.  In our western culture, we often finding ourselves comparing ourselves to others.  We look at the work we've done and easily take responsibility when things go well, but may just as easily shift blame away from us when things do not go well.  When someone is having a hard time in life, are we quick to assume they did something in life to cause it? In the parable read today, who do you relate to?  The vineyard owner, the last hired workers, the all day hired workers, Peter asking what he will inherit for being a first follower?  Jesus invites us into the Kingdom of Heaven so we can live in its grace and generosity.  When we follow Jesus, we discover the Kingdom of God together and see God's nature is not like ours.  Our nature is envy while God's is generosity.  Our nature is to work to get a reward while God's nature is gift and grace.  Our nature is to seek perfection while God's nature is to love us toward perfection.