2019-05-01 Mark 12:1-12
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1 He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug out a pit for a winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away.
2 At harvest time he sent a servant to the farmers to collect some of the fruit of the vineyard from them.
3 But they took him, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.
4 Again he sent another servant to them, and they hit him on the head and treated him shamefully.
5 Then he sent another, and they killed that one. He also sent many others; some they beat, and others they killed.
6 He still had one to send, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
7 But those tenant farmers said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
8 So they seized him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
9 What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill the farmers and give the vineyard to others.
10 Haven’t you read this Scripture: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
11 This came about from the Lord and is wonderful in our eyes?”
12 They were looking for a way to arrest him but feared the crowd because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. So they left him and went away.
Intro: If God were among us, would we recognize Him?
I. We rebelled against God.
I. We rebelled against God.
1 He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug out a pit for a winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away.
2 At harvest time he sent a servant to the farmers to collect some of the fruit of the vineyard from them.
3 But they took him, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.
4 Again he sent another servant to them, and they hit him on the head and treated him shamefully.
5 Then he sent another, and they killed that one. He also sent many others; some they beat, and others they killed.
A. God gave us the world and our lives to enjoy and rule under His authority.
A. God gave us the world and our lives to enjoy and rule under His authority.
1 He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug out a pit for a winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away.
2 At harvest time he sent a servant to the farmers to collect some of the fruit of the vineyard from them.
3 But they took him, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.
4 Again he sent another servant to them, and they hit him on the head and treated him shamefully.
5 Then he sent another, and they killed that one. He also sent many others; some they beat, and others they killed.
Illus: As we begin I think it is important to see that God gave the vineyard to the people. He wanted built it purposely for the people to enjoy.
He gave it for them to enjoy… for them to work.
Our understanding of how we relate to the world around us is in understanding how God designed it for us.
He wants us to work, He desires for us to succeed. That said, as we we tend his earth, and our lives we must never forget that all of this still belongs to Him.
The world we live in belongs to God. Our lives whether saved or not belong to God.
God expects for us to steward our lives and our world for Him… when we forget his ownership and begin to view the world and our lives through selfish eyes we have begun to rebel against Him.
Illus:
1 The earth and everything in it, the world and its inhabitants, belong to the Lord;
2 for he laid its foundation on the seas and established it on the rivers.
3 Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place?
4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not appealed to what is false, and who has not sworn deceitfully.
5 He will receive blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
B. Hearts consumed by sin do not care for the truth and don’t desire repentance.
B. Hearts consumed by sin do not care for the truth and don’t desire repentance.
1 He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug out a pit for a winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away.
2 At harvest time he sent a servant to the farmers to collect some of the fruit of the vineyard from them.
3 But they took him, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.
4 Again he sent another servant to them, and they hit him on the head and treated him shamefully.
5 Then he sent another, and they killed that one. He also sent many others; some they beat, and others they killed.
Illus: Within the passage we see God sent servants, and representatives to correct the foolish tenants.
God’s sending of people to confront the foolishness on the farm was for their good.
Where God sent messenger after messenger for them to see their error and get right with the land owner, they saw the messengers as threats.
Often when we look at the comands of scripture we think that they are wet blanket on our lives, but the commands of scripture are words that lead us back to being right with God.
The problem we face is that we don’t want to see our own errors. We want to believe we are good on our own and need no help.
We all may say that we need Jesus, but when we live self dependent lives we show how little we truly embrace Him.
19 “There was a rich man who would dress in purple and fine linen, feasting lavishly every day.
20 But a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, was lying at his gate.
21 He longed to be filled with what fell from the rich man’s table, but instead the dogs would come and lick his sores.
22 One day the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.
23 And being in torment in Hades, he looked up and saw Abraham a long way off, with Lazarus at his side.
24 ‘Father Abraham!’ he called out, ‘Have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame!’
25 “ ‘Son,’ Abraham said, ‘remember that during your life you received your good things, just as Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
26 Besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that those who want to pass over from here to you cannot; neither can those from there cross over to us.’
27 “ ‘Father,’ he said, ‘then I beg you to send him to my father’s house—
28 because I have five brothers—to warn them, so they won’t also come to this place of torment.’
29 “But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; they should listen to them.’
30 “ ‘No, father Abraham,’ he said. ‘But if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’
31 “But he told him, ‘If they don’t listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded if someone rises from the dead.’ ”
II. We crucified Jesus.
II. We crucified Jesus.
6 He still had one to send, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
7 But those tenant farmers said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
8 So they seized him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
9 What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill the farmers and give the vineyard to others.
A. Our own selfishness leads us to reject God himself.
A. Our own selfishness leads us to reject God himself.
6 He still had one to send, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
7 But those tenant farmers said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
8 So they seized him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
9 What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill the farmers and give the vineyard to others.
Illus: Think about the foolishness of the stewards.
They already were able to live, enjoy, and harvest off the land. What God asked of them was to honor his authority and give back to him.
The problem was that they forgot that everything belonged to God. They sat on God’s land and began to believe that it was theirs.
Their delusion grew and grew to a point where they convinced themselves that rejecting God’s son would fix their problems.
But we do this in our own lives… instead of repenting and reconciling with God, we double down on our sin and reject both God’s correction and God’s mercy.
God wants us to have abundant life. He wants us to enjoy creation. He wants us to enjoy the gifts he gives, but our own selfishness leads us to both rejection of the goodness he gives us as well as rejecting Him.
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14 But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desire. 15 Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death.
16 Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. 17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
14 But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desire.
15 Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death.
16 Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters.
17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
B. God desires for our hearts to turn back to Him.
B. God desires for our hearts to turn back to Him.
6 He still had one to send, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
7 But those tenant farmers said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
8 So they seized him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
9 What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill the farmers and give the vineyard to others.
10 Haven’t you read this Scripture: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
11 This came about from the Lord and is wonderful in our eyes?”
Illus: We should hear verses 10-11 in the heart of Jesus’ compassion.
Jesus quoted psalm 118 to help the pharisees see what God was doing.
Jesus wanted even the parable to help the Sanhedrin recognize that God was at work...
But Jesus knew from psalm 118 that the only way for sinful men to return to God was for the Farmer’s son to be killed for the tenants.
Jesus’ quotation of psalm 118 shows God’s desire even in the midst of the death of the Son.
19 Open the gates of righteousness for me; I will enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.
20 This is the Lord’s gate; the righteous will enter through it.
21 I will give thanks to you because you have answered me and have become my salvation.
22 The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
23 This came from the Lord; it is wondrous in our sight.
24 This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Lord, save us! Lord, please grant us success!
26 He who comes in the name of the Lord is blessed. From the house of the Lord we bless you.
27 The Lord is God and has given us light. Bind the festival sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
28 You are my God, and I will give you thanks. You are my God; I will exalt you.
29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his faithful love endures forever.
III. The stone that the builders rejected has become the capstone.
III. The stone that the builders rejected has become the capstone.
10 Haven’t you read this Scripture: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
11 This came about from the Lord and is wonderful in our eyes?”
A. The culmination of God’s work is Jesus Christ.
A. The culmination of God’s work is Jesus Christ.
Illus: If you look at the translation you have in verse 10 it probably says “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.”
The problem with this translation is that it is not the literal translation of the text. The literal translation of the text says “The stone that the builders rejected has become the head.”
Throughout most of the old testament the term cornerstone meant the fist stone put on the building which everything else was built around.
For the Jews this meant that as God built the world, man, their nation, He was the rock everything was formed on top of.
Jesus turns the phrase at this moment. It is more likely that when Jesus said that he become the head he is referring to the capstone.
As the Greeks and Romans built arches, the support for the arch did not lie in the bottom, but in one single stone which the arch leaned into.
Jesus is showing that all that had been built from the patriarchs to the Greeks to the Romans to the rejection of the Jews was being built for Him to be the capstone.
For us today, the capstone has become a living stone which we are built into.
1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander.
2 Like newborn infants, desire the pure milk of the word, so that you may grow up into your salvation,
3 if you have tasted that the Lord is good.
4 As you come to him, a living stone—rejected by people but chosen and honored by God—
5 you yourselves, as living stones, a spiritual house, are being built to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
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