Scripture – Matthew 20:13-16 13 But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for a denarius? 14 Take what belongs to you and go; I choose to give to this last the same as I give to you. 15 Am I not allowed

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Scripture – Matthew 20:10-12 10 Now when the first came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received a denarius. 11 And when they received it, they grumbled against the landowner, 12 saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the

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Scripture – Matthew 20:8-9 8 When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the laborers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and then going to the first.’ 9 When those hired about five o’clock came, each of them received a denarius. Prayer Focus: At the end of

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Scripture – Matthew 20:6-7 6 And about five o’clock he went out and found others standing around, and he said to them, ‘Why are you standing here idle all day?’ 7 They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard.’ Prayer Focus: Once more,

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Scripture – Matthew 20:3-5 3 When he went out about nine o’clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 4 and he said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’ So they went. 5 When he went out again about noon and about three o’clock,

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Scripture – Matthew 20:2 2 After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard. Prayer Focus: The landowner enters into a contract with the laborers that he meets early in the morning for a denarius. This is the typical daily wage. So nothing appears to be unusual

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Scripture – Matthew 20:1 1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. Prayer Focus: The next parable about the kingdom of heaven that Jesus tells is recorded in chapter 20. A landowner went out early in the morning to hire

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Scripture – Matthew 18:34-35 34 “And in anger his lord handed him over to be tortured until he would pay his entire debt. 35 So my heavenly Father will also do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother or sister from your heart.” Prayer Focus: The end of this story

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Scripture – Matthew 18:32-33 32 “Then his lord summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33 Should you not have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I had mercy on you?’” Prayer Focus: Kathryn Blanchard says, “God’s “default” stance toward the

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Scripture – Matthew 18:30-31 30 “But he refused; then he went and threw him into prison until he would pay the debt. 31 When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place.” Prayer Focus: By refusing to forgive his

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