Equal pay for unequal work: God's stewardship examined -- Matthew 19:29 - 20:16 -- Rev. John W. Armstrong

Sermon notes:

 

Equal pay for unequal work: God’s stewardship examined (Matthew 19:29-20:16)

I.     Would God’s “payroll practice” be illegal today?

A.  The Equal Pay Act (1963).

B.  Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (1964).

C.  Answer: _____________, but . . . .

 

II.    The problem is __________________ treatment (v.12). 

A.  The default/natural religion of humanity:  you receive what you __________________.

1.  This law is written on our hearts (Romans 2:15).

2.  It takes an ____________________ parable for the Lord to reveal how gracious He is (vv.1-15)!

B.  The religion of the gospel:  you receive what God ___________________________ through faith alone in Christ (Romans 3:28).

1.  “God wants to deal with us not according to our works but according to His __________________” (Luther).

2.  The last become first through no merit of their own.  The first       become last by their ____________________ to grace (vv.9-12).

C.  God is not only steward; He is __________________ (v.15).

D.  God’s goal of _____________________ (vv.39,16; Exodus 16:18; Acts 4:34-35; Luke 1:52,53).

 

III.   Application.

A.  Pledge Sunday.

B.  The _______________________ of good works.