Picture This Week 3: The Parable of the Two Sons

²⁸ “What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ ²⁹ And he answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he changed his mind and went. ³⁰ And he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered, ‘I go, sir,’ but did not go. ³¹ Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before you. ³² For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward change your minds and believe him.

Matthew 21 : 28 -32

This week we hear from Zack Brady as he shares a fresh perspective on the continuation of the Parables of Jesus, we learn specifically from the Parable of the two sons that Jesus values inner emotion and raw reaction.
There are a lot times we are fond of saying yes to wanting to do things or respond to the will of God but we do not do it at all in the end ,Jesus calls us to be honest with our reactions, how we feel and we respond.

This parable teaches us that God doesn’t want someone like the second son, who claims to be someone that they are not. The first son does not lie and ends up helping in the end, unlike his brother who creates a false image of himself as someone who helps, but in the end he is only letting his father down, which is exactly what God tells us not to do. It’s good to be raw or honest, the Father wants to meet you on your worst day.

1. Which attitude more characterizes your right now?

Catch up on earlier Picture This sermons: Week 1, Week 2