The Parable of the Farmer: On Servanthood

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

4.8 • 15K Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In this parable, we see Jesus teaching about how he wants his followers to live. The main theme of this story is that a Christian is no longer his or her own, but a Christian is a servant. Through this story, we'll see that a servant is somebody who has settled something intellectually and emotionally; they’ve settled that God owes them nothing. But we'll also see that a Christian is more than a servant: Christians are sons and daughters of God. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on August 21, 1994. Series: The Parables of Jesus (1994). Scripture: Luke 17:1-13. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Today on Gospel in Life, Tim Keller is preaching on the parables of Jesus.
0:07.2	What's a parable?
0:08.2	It's a way of taking something as abstract and as multidimensional as the kingdom of
0:12.9	God and making it something very concrete, and you'll discover that these simple stories
0:17.6	show us incredibly deep things about the character of God.
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0:33.0	articles from Dr. Keller and helpful stories of gospel transformation.
0:37.3	Subscribe today at gospelinlife.com.
1:06.8	And it's Luke 17, 1 to 10.
1:15.6	Jesus said to His disciples, things that cause people to sin are bound to come, but woe
1:21.1	to that person, through whom they come.
1:24.7	It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around his
1:28.8	neck for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.
1:33.1	To watch yourselves, if your brother sins, rebuke him, and if your repentance forgives him,
1:38.6	he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times comes back to you and says,
1:42.4	I repent, forgive him.
1:44.5	The apostles said to the Lord, increase our faith.
1:48.1	He replied, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry
1:53.9	tree, be uprooted and planted in the sea, and it will obey you.
1:59.0	Suppose one of you had a servant plowing or looking after the sheep.
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