Sometimes when you begin a sermon you need to explain what the text you are preaching on is NOT about before you can say what it is about and how it applies to the hearers. I hope this helps, because the parable of the wicked, nasty tenants is one of those texts.
This parable of Jesus is not about an unfruitful vineyard. It is not about a vineyard that bore the wrong kind of fruit. This parable is not about the people of God who at times do not bear the fruit that they should be bearing. And so, we should not simplistically say that we are just like the tenant workers in that vineyard because we sometimes don’t bear fruit for God….For more, click on the title above.
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90 days of prayer: Day 53
Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023 – Dear Lord, your apostle Paul reminds us of Your gifts of Word and music, encouraging us to speak to one another in psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. We pray that by Your Holy Spirit we continue to use these gifts to join together in praise of You, Heavenly… Continue reading 90 days of prayer: Day 53
90 days of prayer: Day 52
Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023 – Heavenly Father, through Your prophet Isaiah You called upon us to seek You where You may be found, and call upon You while You are near. We thank You that You have provided for us a place where we receive Your gifts of Word and Sacrament, administered by your faithful… Continue reading 90 days of prayer: Day 52
90 days of prayer: Day 51
Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, Feast of St. James of Jerusalem – Most merciful Father, we know Your will but we are foolish, and we struggle to walk as those who are wise. We thank you that in your gracious mercy you sent us your Son, Jesus Christ, who is a lamp for our feet and… Continue reading 90 days of prayer: Day 51
90 days of prayer: Day 50
The 20th week after Trinity Jesus invites us to His wedding feast to receive abundant righteousness Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023 – Heavenly Father, we thirst and hunger for drink and food that has no price and cannot be purchased with money. We thank you for your Son, Jesus Christ, who is our source of… Continue reading 90 days of prayer: Day 50
90 days of prayer: Day 49
Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 – O Holy God, Creator of Heaven and Earth; just as You looked upon Your work and, upon its completion, rested, so guide and direct us until our work is complete, and at the end of time we find our eternal rest in You. For the sake of Your Son, be… Continue reading 90 days of prayer: Day 49
90 days of prayer: Day 48
Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 – O Loving God, Thou Mighty Redeemer, Who desires that all people be saved and to come to the knowledge of the Truth; just as You created mankind in Your image, both male and female, and saw that it was very good, so be with us as we go through our… Continue reading 90 days of prayer: Day 48
90 days of prayer: Day 47
Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 – O Kind and Compassionate Father, Whose Word assures us of Your care for us and instructs us not to be anxious, for You provide for us even more than You care for the birds who neither sow nor reap; just as You created all the birds of the air and… Continue reading 90 days of prayer: Day 47
90 days of prayer: Day 46
Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, Feast of St. Luke – O Most Gracious and Merciful God, Who promised Jacob in his dream of the ladder reaching to the heavens that his offspring would be as plentiful as the dust of the earth, and promised Abram as he gazed into the sky that his offspring would be… Continue reading 90 days of prayer: Day 46
90 days of prayer: Day 45
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023 – O Holy Triune God, Who confused the language of our prideful forefathers and saved them from their haughty ambitions by causing them to be dispersed throughout all of the earth; just as You separated the seas and created the dry land for the habitation of all people so may Your… Continue reading 90 days of prayer: Day 45