2. HOW WE’RE SPIRITUALLY
TRANSFORMED

4. For the kingdom of heaven is like a master
of a house who went out early in the
morning
to hire laborers for his vineyard. After
agreeing
with the laborers for a denarius a day,
he sent them into his vineyard. And going
out
MATTHEW 2O:1-
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5. and whatever is right I will give you.‟
So they went. Going out again about the
sixth hour & the ninth hour, he did the
same.
And about the eleventh hour he went out
& found others standing. And he said to
them,
„Why do you stand here idle all day?‟
MATTHEW 2O:1-
15

6. And when evening came, the owner of the
vineyard said to his foreman, „Call the
laborers
& pay them their wages, beginning with the
last,
up to the first.‟ And when those hired about
the eleventh hour came, each of them
received
MATTHEW 2O:1-
15

7. And on receiving it they grumbled at the
master
of the house, saying, „These last worked
only
one hour, & you have made them equal to
us
who have borne the burden of the day &
the scorching heat.‟ But he replied to
MATTHEW 2O:1-
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8. I choose to give to this last worker
as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do
what I choose with what belongs to me?
Or do you begrudge my generosity?‟
So the last will be first, & the first last.
MATTHEW 2O:1-
15

9. False narrative #4
LOVE & FORGIVENESS ARE COMMODITIES
THAT
ARE EXCHANGED FOR PERFORMANCE.
GOD‟S LOVE,
ACCEPTANCE & FORGIVENESS MUST BE
MERITED
BY “RIGHT LIVING.”
CHANGING OUR NARRATIVES

10. False narrative #4
LOVE & FORGIVENESS ARE COMMODITIES
THAT
ARE EXCHANGED FOR PERFORMANCE.
GOD‟S LOVE,
ACCEPTANCE & FORGIVENESS MUST BE
MERITED
BY “RIGHT LIVING.”
CHANGING OUR NARRATIVES
True narrative #4
GOD IS UTTERLY GENEROUS BECAUSE

12. And the LORD restored the fortunes of
Job...
And the LORD gave Job twice as much as
he had before...AND the LORD blessed the
latter days
of Job more than his beginning. And he had
14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke
of oxen, & 1,000 female donkeys.
JOB 42:1O-15

13. He had also 7 sons & 3 daughters. AND HE
CALLED
THE name of the first daughter Jemimah
(DOVE)
& the name of the second Keziah
(CINAMMON)
& the name of the third Keren-happuch
(HORN OF EYE SHADOW)...And their father
JOB 42:1O-15

15. Jesus sat down opposite the place where
the offerings were put & watched the crowd
putting their money into the temple
treasury.
Many rich people threw in large amounts.
But a poor widow came & put in
two very small copper coins,
worth only a few cents...
MARK 12:41-44

16. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said,
“Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put
more into the treasury than all the others.
They all gave out of their wealth; but she,
out of her poverty, put in everything—
all she had to live on.”
MARK 12:41-44

17. WHO HAS GIVEN MORE?

18. PERSON #1
ANNUAL INCOME = $150,000; GIVING =
$5,000
WHO HAS GIVEN MORE?

19. PERSON #1
ANNUAL INCOME = $150,000; GIVING =
$5,000
WHO HAS GIVEN MORE?
PERSON #2
ANNUAL INCOME = $50,000; GIVING = $3,750

20. PERSON #1
ANNUAL INCOME = $150,000; GIVING =
$5,000
WHO HAS GIVEN MORE?
PERSON #2
ANNUAL INCOME = $50,000; GIVING = $3,750
PERSON #3
ANNUAL INCOME = $25,000; GIVING = $2,500

21. PERSON #1 (ABOUT 3%)
ANNUAL INCOME = $150,000; GIVING =
$5,000
WHO HAS SACRIFICED MORE?
PERSON #2 (7.5%)
ANNUAL INCOME = $50,000; GIVING = $3,750
PERSON #3 (10%)
ANNUAL INCOME = $25,000; GIVING = $2,500

23. False narrative #4
LOVE & FORGIVENESS ARE COMMODITIES
THAT ARE
EXCHANGED FOR PERFORMANCE. GOD‟S
LOVE,
ACCEPTANCE & FOGIVENESS MUST BE
MERITED
BY “RIGHT LIVING.”
CHANGING OUR NARRATIVES
True narrative #4
GOD IS UTTERLY GENEROUS BECAUSE

24. SOUL TRAINING EXERCISE:
OPTION 1
READING & REFLECTING ON PSALM
23
- BLOCK OFF TIME TO READ PSALM
23 A FEW TIMES - FOCUS ON WORDS
EXPRESSING GOD’S GENEROSITY

25. SOUL TRAINING EXERCISE:
OPTION 2
REVIEW THE BLESSINGS LIST FROM
LAST WEEK
- REFLECT, AGAIN, ON WHAT YOU’RE
GRATEFUL FOR
- spend time in private worship as a