Luke 17:1-10
Jesus Tells About Forgiveness and Faith
Luke 17:11-19
Jesus Heals Ten Men With Leprosy
Luke 17:20-37
The Coming of the Kingdom of God
Luke 18:1-8
The Parable of the Persistent Widow
Luke 18:9-14
The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
Luke 18:15-17
Jesus Blesses the Little Children
Luke 18:18-27
The Rich Young Ruler
Luke 18:28-34
Jesus Predicts His Death
Luke 18:35-43
Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar
Luke 19:1-10
Jesus Brings Salvation to Zaccheus’s Home
Luke 19:11-27
The Parable of the King’s Servants
Luke 19:28-40
Jesus Rides into Jerusalem on a Donkey
Luke 19:41-48
Jesus Cleansing of the Temple
Luke 20:1-8
Religious Leaders Challenge Jesus Authority
Luke 20:9-18
The Parable of the Wicked Farmers
Luke 20:19-26
Paying Taxes to Caesar
Luke 20:27-40
The Resurrection and Marriage
Luke 20:41-47
Leaders Didn’t Understand Who Jesus Was
Luke 21:1-4
The Widow’s Offering
Luke 21:5-19
Signs of the End of the Age
Luke 21:20-28
Jesus Tells About His Return
Luke 21:29-34
Jesus tells them to Remain watchful
Luke 21:35-38
Jesus Tells them to Remain Watchful
Luke 22:1-13
Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
Luke 22:31-38
Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
Luke 22:39-53
Jesus Arrested in the Garden
Luke 22:54-71
Peter Denies Knowing Jesus
Luke 23:1-12
Jesus Stands Trial Before Pilate and Herod
Luke 23:13-25
Pilate Hands Jesus Over to be Crucified
Luke 23:26-43
Jesus is Led Away to be Crucified
The Parable of the Wicked Farmers
Luke 20:9–18
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His name was Gary Jones. I got to know his name very well because I sent him a check for $65.00 every month. Gary was a nice guy, I had met him a few times, but I didn’t send him money because he was a pleasant and friendly person. And I didn’t give him money because he was … More
Jesus compares his Father to a landlord in Luke 20. In this parable we learn that the Lord is a perfectly patient landlord (vv. 9-10). After his first servant is roughed up, he sent a second and they wounded him and threw him out (v. 11). Again he sends a third servant and they wound him and cast him out (v.12). Finally he sends his own son, thinking they will respect him, knowing who he is, and will not harm him, but when they saw him they killed him (vv. 13-18. Of course this would never happen in real life, where an owner shows that much tolerance to treacherous tenants. That is the point Jesus is trying to make in this parable. The Lord has an incredible amount of patience for sinners, far more than sinners deserve.
As we consider the words of this parable of Jesus teaching, we realize that:
Application
God is the landlord. He owns everything. He doesn’t just own my house, my car, or my job, He owns me. God doesn’t just like me or is friendly to me, but he truly owns me. I don’t simply HAVE to serve Him, I WANT to serve the landlord who has done so much for me, his tenant.
Luke 20:9-18 (English Standard Version)
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