Parable of the Vineyard Workers

Scripture Reading: Matthew 20:1-16

Opening Question:

What part of this passage stands out most to you?

Core Question 1:

How do you think the disciples were feeling about themselves at the end of Chapter 19, before Jesus added the parable?

Core Question 2:

What does this parable seem to teach about the Kingdom of God?

Core Question 3:

How do you think the disciples would have felt about this parable? What is your honest reaction?

Core Question 4:

What is the difference between ‘fair’ and ‘equal?’ What situations require fairness? What situations require equality?

Concluding Question:

Jesus taught that the first will be last and the last will be first. How did Jesus live out this teaching? How are you becoming the kind of person who looks and acts like Him?