Matthew 20 - Introduction

At The Heart Of Christianity

Matthew Twenty

Matthew twenty takes us to the very heart of Christianity. At the heart of Christianity is (1) God's grace, (2) The death of Christ, (3) The spirit of service, and (4) Compassion for the hurting. All of these truths are seen in this great section of Scripture.

This chapter begins with the parable of the workers in the vineyard. Jesus said some that were hired early in the morning agreed to work for a penny a day. The trouble came when others that were hired later in the day were also paid a penny. Those that had worked through the heat of the day though they should have received more. The lesson of this parable was to demonstrate God's grace. Jesus said "the first will be last and the last shall be first."

Jesus again reminded the disciples that He was going up to Jerusalem to be betrayed, condemn to death, mocked, scourged, and crucified and on the third day He would rise again. Except for the death of Jesus we would be in a hopeless spiritual state.

As Jesus and His disciples started towards Jericho two blind men begged to be healed. Jesus had compassion and healed them.