Theme: Every person must carefully consider his or her response to the gospel call that Jesus is the Messiah-King for there are severe consequences to those who reject Him. In vv. 9-16, Jesus gives a condemning parable. Israel is God's vineyard. The servants sent represent the prophets in the OT. The owner's son represents Jesus, and the vineyard owner represents God the Father. The wicked tenants rejected and beat the servants and killed the son. The owner's response would be to destroy the tenants and give the vineyard to others. The crowd's response to Jesus was "Surely not!". In the history of Israel, God gave the people many times to repent. In application, we need to appreciate God's compassion and patience. We also need to beware of disregarding God's Word. In v. 17, Jesus directs His comments to the unbelievers and quotes from Psalm 118. In application, we need to understand that all Scripture will be fulfilled. In v. 18, Jesus states the application of God's Word. Those who reject the Cornerstone will be crushed by it. We need to grasp the gravity of our response to Christ. In conclusion, we should not let the fear of man keep us from following Christ. He is compassionate and patient. God's patience does have limits; don't presume upon His grace and patience. Turn to Christ, follow Him, and be saved.
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Michael Shafran is our Senior Pastor. He graduated with his Master of Divinity from Capital Bible Seminary and earned his Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Before coming to Mount Moriah, he served as a pastor in Baltimore,...
