1. Instead of the miraculous, Jesus gives us the mundane. Why? Because the Kingdom of God belongs to these people.
  2. Confession and absolution offer more than assurance, they gift real and genuine Divine promises.
  3. More than Jesus being justified by His deeds, Jesus justified by His deeds. The deeds and work of His life actually justify and convey righteousness.
  4. It is not just a few words or a few questions coming at Jesus like a few drops of rain. It is the force of a people ready to revolt.
  5. Is ‘just as I am’ really good enough? Our answer has to be a nuanced “Yes and No.”
  6. The parable makes obvious what is rarely apparent: God is the absolute Lord of all, and human rebellion is both wicked and futile.
  7. On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the parable of the master and the vineyard.
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