Differing degrees of Kingdom labor (Matthew 20:1-16) KINGDOM SERIES Ep. 33 || Morning Mindset Christian Daily Devotional Bible Study and Prayer
Morning Mindset Christian Daily Devotional Bible study and prayer
Carey Green
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🗓️ 22 June 2026
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TODAY'S SCRIPTURE:
Matthew 20:1–16 - “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. [2] After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. [3] And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, [4] and to them he said, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you.’ [5] So they went. Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, he did the same. [6] And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing. And he said to them, ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’ [7] They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’ [8] And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.’ [9] And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius. [10] Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but each of them also received a denarius. [11] And on receiving it they grumbled at the master of the house, [12] saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’ [13] But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? [14] Take what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you. [15] Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’ [16] So the last will be first, and the first last.” (ESV)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Morning mindset. Whether you're new or have been listening for a long time, |
| 0:11.2 | I'm glad that you're with me. This is our opportunity to get our minds aligned with the truth |
| 0:15.7 | of God's word for this day. The passage before us is 16 verses long, so we're not going to take a lot of time. Get your |
| 0:22.7 | Bibles, get your morning mice and journals. We are ready to go. And let's pray for God to guide us. |
| 0:29.8 | Our God, our Savior, we are thankful that you are the one who teaches us. Please do so today as we open |
| 0:37.4 | your word. We ask it in Jesus' name. Amen. |
| 0:41.7 | Okay, in Matthew chapter 20, verses 1 through 16, we are going to begin by reading a parable of Jesus |
| 0:48.6 | about the kingdom of heaven. 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. |
| 0:59.4 | After agreeing with the labors for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. |
| 1:04.5 | So pause for a moment. |
| 1:05.3 | You see, he's agreed on a wage for these workers that are going to go out into his vineyard and they're going out to work. |
| 1:11.8 | Verse three. And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace. |
| 1:18.7 | And to them, he said, you go into the vineyard too and whatever's right, I will give you. So they went. |
| 1:25.4 | Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, he did the same. |
| 1:31.0 | And about the 11th hour, he went out and found others standing. And he said to them, |
| 1:36.1 | why do you stand here idle all day? They said to him, because no one has hired us. He said to them, |
| 1:42.4 | you go into the vineyard too. And when evening came, the owner of the |
| 1:46.9 | vineyard said to his foreman, called the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, |
| 1:53.1 | up to the first. And when those hired about the 11th hour came, each of them received a denarius. Now, |
| 2:00.7 | pause for a moment. That's the same amount he offered |
| 2:02.7 | those at the beginning of the day, and these are the people who just worked a little bit. |
| 2:07.6 | Okay, now verse number 10. Now, when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more, |
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