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That's Not Fair
Kristin Schmidt | MinistryToChildren
Children's Sermon or Lesson
Kristin Schmidt's video children's message (with transcript) interprets Jesus' parable of the workers in the vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16) as teaching God's grace and forgiveness offered to all, regardless of what is deserved. (Length: 9:15)
Matthew 20:1-16
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Equity, Grace, Forgiveness, Parables

A Passport to Heaven?
Gordian Marshall | Torch
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
Gordian Marshall's homily considers St. Paul's confidence of a share in heaven (Philippians 1:20-24,27) and relates it to Paul's being convinced of God's generosity as displayed in the Gospels (e.g. Matthew 20:1-16).
Matthew 20:1-16; Philippians 1:20-24, 27
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Generosity, Heaven, Paul/saul, Confidence

Love or Justice?
David J Lose | In the Meantime
Sermon Preparation or Illustration
Reflecting on Matthew 20:1-16, David Lose writes in this preaching resource that when justice calculates, love "lets go." But love and justice aren't opposites. Instead, love goes beyond justice and law into the "realm of relationship."
Matthew 20:1-16
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Love, Justice, Relationship, Choice

Prayer of Intercession
Richard J Fairchild | Re-Worship
Prayers of the People
A prayer of intercession based on Matthew 20:1-16 that focuses on reaching others as ambassadors of God.
Matthew 20:1-16
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Ambassador, Commissioning

“Stop Talking about Hell, It’s the Money”
Geoff Holsclaw | Missio Alliance
Sermon Preparation or Illustration
This blog post is about not over spiritualizing the Parable of the Laborers (Matthew 20:1-16) in order to make it about heaven and hell but rather take it as a lesson in how God provides daily.
Matthew 20:1-16
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Generosity, Poor, Wages, God's Provision

Overlooking the Good News
Nathanael Vissia | R Four
Children's Sermon or Lesson, Closing Prayer
Nathanael Vissia's children’s sermon for Matthew 20:1-16 reminds us that God acts justly and generously with all of us and we should not compare how he treats one over another.
Matthew 20:1-16
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Generosity, Gifts From God, Justice, Parables

Divine Arithmetic
Walter Brueggemann | Day1
Article about Scripture
In this article, Walter Brueggemann explores how the divine arithmetic outruns human calculation from the story of Gideon (Judges 7:2-7), Elisha (2 Kings 6:8-23), and the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16).
Judges 7:2-7; 2 Kings 6:8-23; Psalm 90:12
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Aging, Mortality, Power, Wisdom

Good God, Evil Eye
Dennis Hamm | The Sunday Website
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
Dennis Hamm reflects on the original Greek in the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16a). God wants to create an equality that goes beyond our small sense of "what is right.”
Matthew 20:1-16
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Justice, Kingdom Of God, Parables

Is Your Eye Evil?
Barnabas Powell | Ancient Faith
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
In this reflection on Matthew 20:1-16 from the Orthodox tradition, Barnabas Powell emphasizes humble honesty and learning to love others.
Matthew 20:1-16
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Humility, Honesty, Love, Orthodox Church

Embittered Moralizing—An Occupational Hazard
Ronald Rolheiser | The Sunday Website
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
Ronald Rolheiser invites us to reflect on our reactions to the Parable of the Vineyard Workers in Matthew 20:1-16 and cautions against the "occupational hazard" of the good and faithful in becoming bitter and jealous moralizers.
Matthew 20:1-16
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Parables, Bitter, Grace, Envy

Is it Fair?
Jane Hulme | All Age Worship
Children's Sermon or Lesson
Jane Hulme's children's sermon for Matthew 20:1-16 teaches that God gives each person who turns to him his free gift of salvation.
Matthew 20:1-16
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Gift, Gratitude, Salvation, Service

A Vineyard of One’s Own
Jan L Richardson | The Painted Prayerbook
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Artwork, Poetry
This artwork and commentary by Jan Richardson are based on Matthew 20:1-16. Discussing her experiences with artistic envy, Richardson discusses how to tend to one's vineyard by focusing on the work we are called toward.
Matthew 20:1-16
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Parables, Work, Envy, Labor

Profligate Grace
Rolf Jacobson | Working Preacher
Sermon Preparation or Illustration
Rather than understanding the parable of the laborers in the vineyard as a parable about salvation, this podcast asks us to consider how understanding God’s grace might affect our own economic choices and hospitality.
Matthew 20:1-16
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Lent, Parables, Work, Hospitality

From Board Room to Union Hall
Norman Pott | Day1
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
This essay is a creative rendering of the parable of the Vineyard Workers (Matthew 20:1-16), imagined in a modern context. It helps us think about God's generosity toward others, such as those suffering from AIDS.
Matthew 20:1-16
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Parables, Generosity, Justice, Judgment

Putting Food on the Table
Richard Conrad | Torch
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
Richard Conrad unravels the implications of Jesus' parable of the workers in the vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16). In God's economy, everyone has what they need to survive. Why not in our human economies, too?
Matthew 20:1-16
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Parables, Family, Work, Charity

God's Generous Grace
June Mears Driedger | Together in Worship
Sermon Preparation or Illustration
This sermon starter, by June Mears Driedger and Sandi Marr, on Jesus' parable of the laborers in the vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16), notes "the scandalous economy of the kingdom of God."
Matthew 20:1-16
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Grace, Parables, Labor, Vineyards

That's Not Fair!
Sermons 4 Kids
Children's Sermon or Lesson
This children sermon on Matthew 20:1-16 uses an inequitable distribution of candy to teach that our relationship to God is based on grace, not what we deserve.
Matthew 20:1-16
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Parables, Grace, Equity, Vineyards

Readers’ Theatre
Christine Longhurst | Re-Worship
Scripture Drama or Paraphrase
A four-voice readers’ theatre setting of Matthew 20:1-16, in which Jesus teaches that the last will be first and the first will be last through the Parable of the Landowner's Wages.
Matthew 20:1-16
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Worship Planning, Wages, Vineyards, Parables

Four Fantasies of Fairness
Barnabas Powell | Ancient Faith
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
In this reflection on Matthew 20:1-16 from the Orthodox tradition, Barnabas Powell examines four myths about fairness and calls us to the gracious, good, and loving God.
Matthew 20:1-16
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Equity, Grace, Orthodox Church

Imagining Economic Justice
Thomas G Long | Day1
Discussion Questions, Sermon Preparation or Illustration
This commentary on Matthew 20:1-16 with accompanying Bible study questions explores the reality of economic injustices to illustrate how the Parable of the Vineyard portrays a society based on generosity.
Matthew 20:1-16
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Injustice, Kingdom Of God, Social Justice
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