Sermon Notes--"It's Not Fair"
Matthew 20:1-15 Introduction : Parents, grandparents, teachers, how many of you have heard the following phrase more than once? “That’s not fair.” “It’s Not Fair” Children’s Book-The book I just read was full of examples of childlike unfairness. We can see the book’s silliness (sharing, hair (curly or straight), parenting, teams, legs, eggs, eyes, rings, wings, books that end too soon). Yet, we as adults also engage in similar silliness. Think about how you react when a co-worker gets a promotion that you worked hard for and deserved. Think about the classmate who jumps from job to job and is always involved in some form of recreation and you work hard and don’t have the time and/or money to do the things they do. Or even what about our reaction when someone who has done “bad things” chooses to follow Christ at the end of their life? Do we too grumble, “it’s not fair”? In this parable (earthly story with a heavenly meaning), ...