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There once was a young man who loved the Lord with all his might.
He went and studied hard at a Bible college, and he was getting really good grades.
The day came for his final hurdle.
He had to go before a panel of professors to evaluate his preaching in order to be accepted in this particular church body.
He was given a text to preach on, and he worked diligently to produce what he thought was a really good sermon.
The day came for the evaluation, there were 6 men in a huge auditorium that were his panel of evaluaters.
He was one of several men who were finishing their course study and hoping to pass this final hurdle.
This young man got up, and with all he had, delivered his sermon.
The day came for the evaluation, there were 6 men in a huge auditorium that were his panel of evaluators.
He was one of several men who were finishing their course study and hoping to pass this final hurdle.
This young man got up, and with all he had, delivered his sermon.
However, he was rejected because the men on the panel felt he had not done as well as he should.
He was turned down and was not given a position in a church as a pastor.
However, he was rejected because the men on the panel felt he had not done as well as he should.
He was turned down and was not given a position in a church as a pastor.
Rejection.
This is something that we all have experienced one time or another in our lives.
Whether it be when we were rejected for a job promotion, rejected by a girl for a date, or rejected over our credit score.
Rejection is not a fun experience.
Rejection.
This is something that we all have experienced one time or another in our lives.
Whether it be when we were rejected for a job promotion, rejected by a girl for a date, or rejected over our credit score.
Rejection is not a fun experience.
Jesus also felt rejection.
The text that confronts us today is the parable of the wicked tenants.
The tenants were rather evil persons.
They had rented this vineyard from a very gracious man.
All he asked of them was for a portion of the fruit every year.
So when the man sent a servant to collect what was due him, the tenants beat him and sent him away with nothing.
It happened a second and a third and the same happened each time.
Jesus also felt rejection.
The text that confronts us today is the parable of the wicked tenants.
The tenants were rather evil people.
They had rented this vineyard from a very gracious man.
All he asked of them was for a portion of the fruit.
So, when the man sent a servant to collect what was due him, the tenants beat him and sent him away with nothing.
He sent a second and a third and the same happened each time.
The man was so gracious that he didn’t immediately kick these tenants out and extract from them what was due.
Instead, He decided to send His Son.
Surely, they would respect Him.
But as we see in the text, they recognized the Son as the Heir of the vineyard.
Instead of respecting Him, they killed him.
The man was so gracious that he didn’t immediately kick these tenants out and extract from them what was due.
Instead, He decided to send His beloved son.
Surely they would respect Him.
But as we see in the text, they recognized the Son as the Heir of the vineyard.
Instead of respecting Him, they killed him, outside of the vineyard.
This day was just shortly after Jesus had gone into the Temple and cleared out those who sold sacrifices, the money changers and everything that had turned the Lord’s house into a market place.
Not only a market place but a “den of robbers” Jesus said in the chapter previous to our text today.
This day was just shortly after Jesus had gone into the Temple and cleared out those who sold sacrifices, the money changers and everything that had turned the Lord’s house into a market place.
Not only a market place but a “den of robbers” Jesus said in the chapter previous to our text today.
A little history here.
John the Baptist became a member of the Essenes.
They were a group of Jews who were fighting against the corruption of Jerusalem.
Especially the corruption of the Pharisees, Sadducees, Priests and elders of the Temple.
It had become so corrupt that they were leading God’s people in the wrong direction.
It is argued today, that Jesus Himself might have been a member of that community as well.
And as things typically go where people try to reform the errors in any system, there was and still is today, much upheaval, angst and even fighting and violence.
Once a precedence is set in place, it is seemingly impossible to reverse it without much tribulation; especially by those who will be affected the most, those who profit off the precedence.
A little history here.
John the Baptist became a member of the Essenes.
They were a group of Jews who were fighting against the corruption of Jerusalem.
Especially the corruption of the Pharisees, Sadducees, Scribes, Priests and elders of the Temple.
They had become so corrupt that they were leading God’s people in the wrong direction.
It is argued today, that Jesus Himself might have been a member of the Essene community.
And as things typically go where people try to reform the errors in any system, there is much upheaval, angst and even fighting and violence.
Once a precedence is set in place, it is seemingly impossible to reverse it without much tribulation; especially by those who will be affected the most, those who profit off the precedence.
So this parable is directed at the religious leaders who were there in order to find some way to destroy Jesus.
They question His authority.
As delegates from the Jewish council, they were allowed to ask for anyone’s credentials.
So Jesus answers their questioning His authority based upon John the Baptist.
Was John’s baptism from heaven or from God.
Because if they confessed it was from heaven, it would also validate His own authority.
Plus they would be agreeing with John that Jesus was the true Son of God.
So,
So, this parable is directed at the religious leaders who were there in order to find some way to destroy Jesus.
They question His authority.
As delegates from the Jewish council, they could ask for anyone’s credentials.
So, Jesus answers their questioning His authority based upon John the Baptist.
Was John’s baptism from heaven or from God?
Because if they confessed it was from heaven, it would also validate His own authority.
Plus, they would be agreeing with John that Jesus was the true Son of God.
Jesus presents this parable to them as a rebuke of their rejection of who He was, and also showed them the consequences of their rejection.
This is why the apostle John says in the first chapter of his Gospel, “He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him” ().
Jesus presents this parable to them as a rebuke of their rejection of who He was and showed them the consequences of their rejection.
Therefore, the apostle John says in the first chapter of his Gospel, “He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him” ().
Have we rejected God? Are we rejecting God today?
The Jewish leaders thought they were in good with the Lord, yet Jesus clearly shows them they were not.
They rejected Him, and in some ways we today can be rejecting Him.
This is a First Commandment issue.
It is about idolatry.
Jewish leaders had made the Law of God their idol.
And from that, everything they did became corrupt.
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