82 Parable of the Tenants

Matthew 21:33-46; Luke 19:47,48; 20:9-19, TBC Book Two, Chapter 82
Jesus sat in the temple courtyard, and as he spoke, the large crowd surrounding him hung onto his every word. So he told them this parable: “A landowner decided to plant a vineyard. He built a wall around it. Then he dug a winepress just inside the wall. Finally, he also built a watchtower. One day he decided to go away on a journey. He arranged to rent out his vineyard, and the tenants agreed to reserve a certain amount of the fruit for him at harvest time.

“When harvest time came, the landowner sent some servants to the vineyard to collect his share of the fruit. But instead of gathering fruit to send back to him, the tenants all mistreated the servants. They beat up one of them, killed another, and stoned the third.

“When the landowner realized what happened, he sent some more servants to his property, but this time he sent a larger group. When they arrived, however, they, too, were beaten and killed.

“The landowner thought to himself, What shall I do? They have beaten and killed my servants. If I send any more, the same thing would probably happen to them, too. . . .

“I know what I’ll do, the man thought. . . .

(See THE BIBLE CLICKS, Book Two, Chapter 82, for the rest of the story.)
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Today’s Takeaways
     A proverb to guide you: Rejecting Jesus is like pushing a boulder uphill. The gravity of that decision calls for change . . . or getting crushed.
     A promise to cling to: “ ‘Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. 44 Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.’ ” Matthew 21:43-44 NIV
     A praise to fill you: How Can They Live Without Jesus?  Keith Green     [Can skip ad after first 5 seconds]

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