1. Matthew 20:1 – 16

2. Earlier in Matthew 19:13 -Children were brought to Jesus

3. Matthew 20:1 – 16 Earlier in Matthew 19:13 -Children were brought to Jesus - disruption to Jesus’ ministry?

4. Matthew 20:1 – 16 Earlier in Matthew 19:13 -Children were brought to Jesus - disruption to Jesus’ ministry? Matthew 19:16 - The rich young ruler

5. Matthew 20:1 – 16 Earlier in Matthew 19:13 -Children were brought to Jesus - disruption to Jesus’ ministry? Matthew 19:16 - The rich young ruler - respected, and has merit?

6. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God

7. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1.Available to all people

8. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1.Available to all people V20 “... a man... went out early in the morning to hire some men to work in his vineyard.

9. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1.Available to all people 1.The first group V20 “... a man... went out early in the morning to hire some men to work in his vineyard.

10. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1.Available to all people 1.The first group – those who followed Christ early in life. V20 “... a man... went out early in the morning to hire some men to work in his vineyard.

11. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1.Available to all people 1.The first group – those who followed Christ early in life. V3 He went out again to the marketplace at nine o'clock and saw some men standing there doing nothing, 5…Then at twelve o'clock and again at three o'clock he did the same thing.

12. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1.Available to all people 1.The first group – those who followed Christ early in life. 2.The second group V3 He went out again to the marketplace at nine o'clock and saw some men standing there doing nothing, 5…Then at twelve o'clock and again at three o'clock he did the same thing.

13. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1.Available to all people 1.The first group – those who followed Christ early in life. 2.The second group – those who spend their earlier days working for themselves V3 He went out again to the marketplace at nine o'clock 5…at twelve o'clock and again at three o'clock …

14. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1.Available to all people 1.The first group – those who followed Christ early in life. 2.The second group – those who spend their earlier days working for themselves V6. It was nearly five o'clock when he went to the marketplace and saw some other men still standing there.

15. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1. Available to all people: 1.The first group – those who followed Christ early in life. 2.The second group – those who spend their earlier days working for themselves 3.The third group V6. It was nearly five o'clock when he went to the marketplace and saw some other men still standing there.

16. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1. Available to all people: 1.those who followed Christ early in life. 2.those who spend their earlier days working for themselves 3.The third group V6b “... Why are you wasting the whole day here doing nothing? He asked them. 7 ‘No one hired us,’ they answered.

17. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1. Available to all people: 1.those who followed Christ early in life. 2.those who spend their earlier days working for themselves 3.The ‘rejects’ in society V6b “... Why are you wasting the whole day here doing nothing? He asked them. 7 ‘No one hired us,’ they answered.

18. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1. Available to all people: 1.those who followed Christ early in life. 2.those who spend their earlier days working for themselves 3.The ‘rejects’ in society 7b ‘Well, then, you go and work in the vineyard,’ he told them.

19. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1. Available to all people: 1.those who followed Christ early in life. 2.those who spend their earlier days working for themselves 3.The ‘rejects’ in society God’s grace is available to all

20. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1. Available to all people 2. The Reward

21. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1. Available to all people 2. The Reward V8: When evening came, the owner told his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with those who were hired last and ending with those who were hired first.

22. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1. Available to all people 2. The Reward: 1.Sometimes by merit V8: When evening came, the owner told his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with those who were hired last and ending with those who were hired first.

23. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1. Available to all people 2. The Reward: 1.Sometimes by merit 2.By equality V8: When evening came, the owner told his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with those who were hired last and ending with those who were hired first.

24. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1. Available to all people 2. The Reward: 1.Sometimes by merit 2.By equality 3.According to one’s needs V8: When evening came, the owner told his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with those who were hired last and ending with those who were hired first.

25. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1. Available to all people 2. The Reward: 1.Sometimes by merit 2.By equality 3.According to one’s needs V16, Jesus concluded, “So those who are last will be first, and those who are first will be last.”

26. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1. Available to all people 2. The Reward 3. The great eschatological reversal

27. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1. Available to all people 2. The Reward 3. The great eschatological reversal Matthew 19:30 “But many who now are first will be last, and many who now are last will be first”

28. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1. Available to all people 2. The Reward 3. The great eschatological reversal Matt 19:28 “...when the Son of man sits on his glorious throne in the New Age, then you twelve followers of mine will also sit on thrones, to rule the twelve tribes of Israel.”

29. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1. Available to all people 2. The Reward 3. The great eschatological reversal Matt 19:29. “And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms for my sake, will receive eternal life”

30. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1. Available to all people 2. The Reward 3. The great eschatological reversal 1.Those who are now last, will be first in the kingdom of heaven. Matt 19:29. “And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms for my sake, will receive eternal life”

31. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1. Available to all people 2. The Reward 3. The great eschatological reversal 1.What is your priority in being a Christian

32. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1. Available to all people 2. The Reward 3. The great eschatological reversal 1.What is your priority in being a Christian V12 “These men who were hired last worked only one hour...while we put up with a whole day’s work in the hot sun – yet you paid them the same as you paid us.”

33. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1. Available to all people 2. The Reward 3. The great eschatological reversal Last = those who place priority on worldly values over and above God. First = those who find themselves last in this world for Jesus’ sake.

34. Matthew 20:1 – 16 The Grace of God 1. Available to all people 2. The Reward 3. The great eschatological reversal Find more about the ‘Grace of God’ as you read your Bible daily