Posts with the category “vineyard”

"And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria... Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word." Have you ever watched a farmer plant his field? He doesn't carefully place each seed in a perfect little pot. No, he scatters those seeds all across the field, sometimes in what look...  Read More

"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit." Every farmer knows an incredible truth that most people never think about: before you can have a harvest, something has to die. That beautiful corn in the field? It started with a seed that completely disappeared into the ground. The apple tree producing fruit...  Read More

"And the tenants took his servants and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another." Picture a farmer who leases his land to tenants. When harvest time approaches, he sends his most trusted workers to remind the tenants of their agreement. But instead of welcoming these messengers, the tenants get angry. "Who are these people to tell us what to do with 'our' land?" So they beat up the first m...  Read More

"And the tenants took his servants and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they treated them the same way." Imagine you own a beautiful farm and decide to lease it to tenants. You provide everything they need - rich soil, protective fencing, all the equipment, even workers to help them. The only agreement is simple: when harvest ...  Read More

"When the season for fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to get his fruit." Have you ever watched a farmer during harvest season? There's incredible urgency in that moment. After months of watering, weeding, and waiting, the farmer knows exactly what he's looking for. He doesn't accept wilted plants or rotten produce - he wants quality fruit that reflects all the care he invested....  Read More

"Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and leased it to tenants and went to another country." Picture this: A master farmer doesn't just throw seeds randomly in a field and hope for the best. No, he carefully prepares the soil, plants each seed with purpose, builds protective fences, and prov...  Read More