We use cookies to collect general visitor statistics but not personal information. Privacy policy

The parable of the two sons sent to work

It's not what you say but what you do.
Contributed by Ewurakua Ghansah
CC BY-NC-ND
Personal & teaching use permitted Personal & teaching useCommercial use prohibited Commercial useDerivative works prohibited Derivative worksA.I. adaptations prohibited A.I. adaptations
1
Jesus was once talking to people who thought they lived to obey God but their actions did not show this. – Slide 1
2
‘What do you think?’ Jesus asked them. – Slide 2
3
‘There was a man who had two sons.’ – Slide 3
4
He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’ <br/>‘I will not,’ the son replied. – Slide 4
5
But later he changed his mind and went to his father’s vineyard. – Slide 5
6
And he obeyed his father by working hard. – Slide 6
7
Then the father went to the other son and asked him to go and work in his vineyard. <br/>‘Yes I will go at once,’ the son promised. – Slide 7
8
But he did not go and stayed where he was. – Slide 8
9
Jesus then turned to those who had promised to obey God but had not done so. – Slide 9
10
‘Which of the two sons did what his father wanted?’ Jesus asked them. – Slide 10
11
‘The first,’ they answered. – Slide 11
12
Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and others you call sinners are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. John the Baptist came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But those you look down on as sinners turned away from their wicked ways and turned to God for forgiveness. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.’ – Slide 12
13
Slide 13