Were You There?

He told this story...

A man planted a vineyard and rented it out to some farmers. The problem was that the farmers didn't pay their rent. So the land owner sent an agent to collect the rent for him. However, the renters beat up the agent and threw him out. The land owner did not give up and he sent a second agent and then a third. But each time the renters thrashed the agent and sent him away.

Finally the land owner sent his own son to collect the rent. Surely they renters would respond and pay the rent this time. However, when he arrived the renters not only beat him, but they killed him.

Now what would the land owner do? Read Luke 20 to find out.

Easter. Next week. God sent his Son, Jesus, to rescue the world - that is you and me - after we had turned against God over and over again. What did we as humans do? We killed him. We tried anyway.

Were you there when they crucified my Lord?