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Bulletin Aid

It's not fair! "He got more than I did!""Mom always liked you best!" Sound familiar? Not just among kids - Who value fairness highly - As they understand it; Being fair is important to me too! Being treated fairly is even more important. If I earn a reward Praise A raise A promotion I want to get it - Right away! If I earn a punishment A reprimand A demotion I'll accept that (Not as readily, of ...

3127. Proper 20

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Old Testament: Exodus 16:2-15 Yahweh provides food for the Israelites in the wilderness. Only a few weeks after deliverance from Egypt, the people complain about the lack of food. They murmur against Moses and Aaron, but God knows that they complain about him. They doubt whether Yahweh cares about them and his ability to provide for them. In response to their complaints, Yahweh sends q...

3128. Proper 20

Sermon Aid

Liturgical Color: Green Gospel: Matthew 20:1-16 Theme: The mercy of God. Pastoral Invitation to the Celebration One pastor began this way: "Welcome to God's celebration with Christ's family, bound together by the Holy Spirit. When worship is truly corporate, it is a celebration of the wholeness of life. I invite you to bring your whole being for renewal and refreshment and recommitment today." ...

3129. Proper 20

Bulletin Aid

Theme: God's gracious unfairness Exegetical note The original "punchline" to this parable was probably verse 15, which would shift the focus of the parable properly from the laborers to the vineyard owner and would underscore his generosity. The lesson, then, is about God and God's coming Reign: God will be just to all but "unfairly" gracious to some. Call to Worship Leader: Let us gather in th...

3130. Proper 20

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

Theme: The grace of God. Isaiah 55 calls on the people to turn to God for mercy and forgiveness. The Second Lesson has Paul commending the Philippians to the grace of God from his prison cell. The Gospel parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard teaches us that God rewards us not according to our deserving but according to his generosity. COMMENTARY Old Testament: Exodus 16:2-15 In the hardships o...

3131. Limitless Forgiveness

Bulletin Aid

Dennis Koch

Gospel Notes The original "punchline" to this parable was probably verse 15, which would shift the focus of the parable properly from the laborers to the vineyard owner and would underscore his generosity. The lesson, then, is about God and God's coming Reign: God will be just to all but "unfairly" gracious to some. Liturgical Color Green Suggested Hymns All Depends On Our Possessing Father Eter...

3132. Proper 20 & Pentecost 18

Sermon Aid

THEOLOGICAL CLUE Although the church year eschatological framework remains in place on this Sunday, it would continue to be almost imperceptible without the influence of the readings for the day. In particular, it is the Gospel for the Day, the parable of the "householder," who goes out to the market place again and again to hire day-laborers to work in his vineyard, that casts the eschatological...

3133. Parable Of The Workers In The Vineyard

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

Suggestions: Use as an anthem. Speakers: 1 woman 2 mature men 2 younger men Key: 1 = male storyteller 2 = female storyteller 3 = vineyard owner 4 and 5 = two workers 1: "For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2: After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. When he went out ...

3134. Payday

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

Theme: God's generosity to all. Summary: Two workers get their pay. One worked a full eight hours, the other only one hour. The owner paid them both a full day's wage. The worker who worked all day is upset with the owner and wants to take it to court. Playing Time: 4 minutes Setting: A factory Props: Pay receipts Costumes: Marge, Susan -- work clothes Mr. Jones -- suit Time: The present Ca...

3135. Grumbling in the Vineyard

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: None or three $20 bills. Say: I have a story to tell you this morning. A father had three sons. One Saturday morning he told the oldest son that he needed help in the garage that day and he would pay him twenty dollars to help him. Of course, his son was very happy to help him if money was involved! At lunch time, the father could see that he and the oldest son were not going to get the j...

3136. Playing The Comparison Game

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: a two-cup measuring cup Good morning, boys and girls. Do any of you help your mommy or daddy with the cooking at home? What do you make? (Wait for 2 or 3 answers) Well, if you've ever cooked before, then you know what this is. That's right, it's a measuring cup. We use it to measure different ingredients, like milk or sugar. This measuring cup can hold two cups of stuff. If I needed one c...

3137. It's A Good Thing There Weren't Unions . . .

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: A scale model car, ship or whatever may be available drawn to scale - and a golf ball Good morning, boys and girls. I have with me this morning a model car. Many of you might collect cars like this. This is just like your family car except it has been reduced. It is what we call a scale model. That is, if you could blow it up to the size of a real car, every part would be just the size it...

3138. When Someone Else Gets the Honor

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: Some workshop tools Good morning, boys and girls. There is a legend that one day all the tools in a carpenter's shop were arguing among themselves. They wanted to make the hammer leave, because he made too much noise. The hammer protested: "If I must leave the shop, then so must the plane because all his work is only superficial. It has no depth." The plane protested,, "If I go, the sandp...

3139. God's Generous Gifts

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: Pennies (enough for all the children) Good morning, boys and girls. How are you this morning? What month is this that we have just entered? That's right, February, and what is February famous for? Do you know any special days that happen in February? George Washington's birthday. That's right and who else (Wait for Lincoln and then Valentine's Day) Those are all special days, aren't they?...

3140. The Last is First

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A circle of children holding hands. Good morning, boys and girls. Today we are going to be the objects of the sermon. Usually we bring something from home or something that we use around the church, but today we are going to use you to teach us what Jesus taught his disciples. I need a volunteer, someone who would like to be first. (Select the first person that raises his/her hand.) You ...

3141. The Last Will Be First

Children's Sermon

Object: Record player; records that children would like and some they wouldn't like. Today, boys and girls, is one month since Christmas day. The time surely flies fast, doesn't it? It seems like only yesterday that we sang Christmas carols, opened gifts, and came to worship the Christ Child at Christmas services, doesn't it? I brought some Christmas gifts with me to help you learn one of the gre...

3142. Doing the Splits

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A pocketful of pennies. Good morning, boys and girls. Today we are going to have a little contest that will teach us all a good lesson about God. I have three exercises that I am going to ask you to do. I am going to give a penny to everyone who can do an exercise. My first exercise is an easy one for people like you but a hard one for older people. I want you to bend over and touch your ...

3143. God Is Not Fair (Grumbling in the Vineyard)

Sermon

King Duncan

Years ago there was a golf tournament in Knoxville, Tennessee that had a fascinating ending. It was a hole-in-one tournament. The rules said that whoever came closest to getting a hole-in-one on the 90-yard hole was the winner. You didn't have to actually make a hole-in-one to win. Just come close. One man hit a terrible shot. It was so bad that it ricocheted off the scorer's tent, then miraculou...

3144. Playing The Comparison Game

Sermon

King Duncan

A company chartered a ship for its top sales people. These sales people swarmed aboard and headed for their cabins. Minutes later one of them was on deck demanding to see the Captain. One of the officers asked if he could help. "My friend has a much better cabin!" the salesman said. "I did as good a job as he did and I want a cabin just like his." "Sir," the officer replied, "The cabins are ident...

3145. Grace Greater Than Our Sin

Sermon

King Duncan

Earlier this year on the news there was a story about an African-American man whose house had been newly painted. Within days someone had spray-painted graffiti all over it. Who would have done something like this in his neighborhood, he wondered? He was angry and rightly so. At first he thought it was racially motivated. Someone did not like him living in their neighborhood. He asked around hopin...

3146. It Isn't Fair!

Sermon

Brett Blair

One day a rich young ruler came enthusiastically running up to Jesus and asked: “What must I do to be saved?” Jesus answered: Keep the law. “This I have done from my youth up,” came the reply. Yet one thing do you lack said Jesus. Go and sell all that you have and give it to the poor. Then come follow me. We are told that the young man walked away sorrowfully, for he had great wealth. Concluded th...

3147. The Gospel for Labor Day

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

The parable of the workers in the vineyard is an appropriate text for meditation on Labor Day, not only because it speaks of labor and management but because it places everyday work in the perspective of the gospel of the kingdom of God. It helps us to bridge the gap that too often exists between Sunday and Monday, our worship and our work. The word of God is not limited to our Sunday worship. It ...

3148. Is God Fair?

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

An old “Family Circus” comic strip shows the two boys Jeff and Billy squabbling over the size of the slices of pie their mom has placed before them. “They aren’t the same,” Jeff pouts. Mom tries again, evening-up the slices. Still Jeff is upset. “They still aren’t the same!” he whines. This time Mom uses a ruler and absolutely proves that both slices of pie are the exact same size. “But Mom,” Jeff...

3149. Weaving the Spirit’s Trail

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

In the arid southwest, two Native America tribes established themselves with their distinctive cultures and lifestyles: Pueblos and Navajos. The Pueblo’s were settled cliff-dwellers. The Navajo were essentially nomadic. Yet both tribes, both cultures, became known for their intricate and beautiful weaving traditions. Originally native cotton and grasses were the primary components of these blanke...

3150. From Envy to Gratitude

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

The sun is shining and the sky is clear. As landowner Joe consumes his breakfast he knows he must, likewise, seize the day. My daddy called it “Making hay while the sun shines." Joe might refer to it as “Making wine before the grapes rot." Whatever the phrase, the focus is the same. Harvest won't wait. Joes finishes breakfast, climbs into his pickup truck and drives down Nolensville Road where da...

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