Matthew 20:1-16 Jesus liked to tell stories, and the story we’ve heard this morning speaks of a vineyard owner who goes down to the corner, where the day-laborers gather, to hire some help for the day. Back in California, in places where construction is taking place or in agricultural areas, a scene like this is quite common. A truck drives up, a person gets out, asks the group if anyone there needs a job. The prospective employer will describe the job, tell the prospective workers how much the job will pay, and if there are any takers, the laborers jump in the truck and off they go. That’s not all that different from what happens in Jesus’ story – except for the pickup truck – for obvious reasons. In Jesus’ parable, the vineyard owner goes down to the corner early in the morning, hires the hands he needs and puts them to work. He’ll continue doing this throughout the day. I don’t know if the job ended up being bigger than ...
Sermons of a Disciples Preacher Ministering in Troy, Michigan