March 5, 2023, Lent 2: ”That’s the Thing I Don’t Like About Jesus”

After following Jesus for a while, Peter had to know. Was this going to turn out well for him and the other disciples or not? After all, they had left family businesses and families to follow. They had taken a huge leap of faith to follow Jesus. Peter's question is filled with anxiety. "We have left everything and followed you. What will we have?" Jesus responds with a story. But this story is outrageous. What does the parable of the workers in the vineyard tell us about God's nature? What is fairness to God? What will Peter--and us contemporary disciples--ultimately have? Pastor David preaches, "That's the Thing I Don't Like About Jesus" (cribbed from a John Ylvisaker song!) based on Matthew 20:1-16.