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Part 1: Upside Down Kingdom

MODGNIK – PART 1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

MATTHEW 20:1-16

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”

Matthew 6:33 (ESV)

  • God has a Kingdom, but it’s different than what we might think.

  • Grace – God’s undeserved blessing.

1.   THE STRANGE KING AND EVEN STRANGER KINGDOM.

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.”

Matthew 20:1-2 (ESV)

“And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, and to them he said, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you.’”

Matthew 20:3-4 (ESV)

“And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.’ And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius.”

Matthew 20:8-9 (ESV)

“Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but each of them also received a denarius. And on receiving it they grumbled at the master of the house, saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’”

Matthew 20:10-12 (ESV)

“But he answered one of them, ‘I am not being unfair to you, friend. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius? Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you. Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous? So the last will be first, and the first will be last.’”

Matthew 20:13-16 (NIV)

LESSONS TO LIVE OUT THIS WEEK:

  • In God’s kingdom, everyone gets more than they deserve.

  • Beware of the poison called envy.

“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

1 Thessalonians 5:18 (ESV)

“A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.”

Proverbs 14:30 (NIV)

Bible App:

  • Go to Plans on the YouVersion® Bible App.

  • Search for “Grace and Gratitude - Live Fully in His Grace” (7-day plan).

 
modgniKDr. John Gerlach