Sermon: No Idle Worship
”No Idle Worship”
Matthew 21:23-32
Actions speak louder than words.
In the parable, Jesus told of two brothers who were told by their father to go and work in the vineyard. One politely said, “yes,” but never did. The other rebelliously said, “no,” but later changed his mind and went to work.
We know that we are all sinners (check Romans 3:23 if you have any doubts about it), and the penalty of sin is death (Romans 6:23). But Jesus, in this parable, is saying that there are at least two kinds of sinners. So, what kind of sinner are you?
1) The Lost Sinner- polite, respectful, religious, but fails to do what God calls you to do…what is expected, agreed upon, and required as a follower of Christ.
2) The Saved Sinner- maybe head-strong and rebellious, but repents, changes their mind, changes direction, lays down their personal pride and does the Lord’s will.