John Hitchen - October 29, 2023
The Fair And Generous Land Owner
(Matthew 20:1-16) In the second of our complex parables, John Hitchen unpacks a very famous parable. The Fair and Generous Land Owner. Here our sense of fairness and earning wages is challenged by the generous nature of God.
From Series: "Complex Parables"
As we read through the Gospels we see Jesus employing the use of parables regularly as he taught. Stories that helped to get his point across using the images and ideas of the time. While at first glance some of these parables seem to have a simple conclusion, often there is complexity layered into what Jesus was teaching. Over the next 3 weeks we will be exploring 3 of these complex parables and what they mean for us today