The Parable of the Vineyard Workers

July 22, 2018 Pre-service: Café is open Order of Service: Opener — Wild Things - Alessa Cara Welcome Singing — Words will be projected on the screen. Teaching — see teaching notes below Reflection Song — How He Loves - Crowder Open Communion Announcements & Offering Singing Closing Café is open! // The 10 begins in five minutes (see info on back) ► ► ► ► ► ► ► Teaching: Parable of the Workers Tim Owens // Renew ► ► Matthew 20:1 For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard. 3 “About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. 4 He told them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’ 5 So they went. “He went out again about noon and about three in the afternoon and did the same thing. 6 About five in the afternoon he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’ 7 “‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. “He said to them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard.’ 8 9 to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you. 15 Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ 16 “So the last will be first, and the first will be last.” Read the “Bible Together”: Join others from Christ’s Church Albany as we take time to learn and focus on Jesus! Acts 25 Acts 28 Acts 26 Philemon Acts 27 “When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.’ These resources can help you go deeper with the key ideas in this message: “The workers who were hired about five in the afternoon came and each received a denarius. 10 So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius. 11 When they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner. 12 ‘These who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.’ How to Read the Bible for All its Worth – Fee & Stuart “But he answered one of them, ‘I am not being unfair to you, friend. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius? 14 Take your pay and go. I want Next Step Surveys on www.christschurchalbany.org 13 Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus – Tverberg & Vander Laan Who Is This Man? – Ortberg How Good is Good Enough – Andy Stanley (Available for free at the Connections Table) [tear off] Connect Card Please complete both sides and place in the offering bucket. Pens, unused envelopes, etc, can also go in the bucket to be re-used. Name: ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ This is my first visit to Christ’s Church Albany. Please stop at the Connections table for a gift! 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Your financial gift can be given at any service,online at www.christschurchalbany.org/generosity, or by mail to 911 Central Ave. #267,Albany, NY 12206. Thank you! Burger Bash! It’s time for burgers! On July 29 after service, join us for our 5th Sunday potluck. We are looking for 10 expert grillers to make a dozen or so of their signature burgers to share. Everyone else can bring a side or dessert. Kids Camp Christ’s Church Albany Kids Camp is a free skills-based camp for kids entering Kindergarten through 5th grade. Kids will spend 3 days immersed in learning all about 1 skill of their choice. All are welcome so be sure to invite your friends! Sign up at www.lovealbany.org Did you know? Did you know your generosity helps to support our Love Albany events like Movies Under the Stars? Visit the Connections table for more information! Connect online! www.christschurchalbany.org My Next Steps Today: [tear off] Jesus ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ I have questions and would like to talk to someone. 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