Matthew 21:23-32 — The Parable of the Two Sons (Ep.058) A. Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Jesus is asked “What is the greatest commandment?” in this episode. Jesus answers and gives us the foundation of all the commandments. We discuss what it means to love God and our neighbor. Jesus also has a question of his own about the Messiah that reveals who He is.

The Pharisees and Herodians try to trap Jesus with a difficult question about paying taxes to Caesar. Jesus knows they are trying to trap them and is able to answer the question wisely and teach them a deeper truth. Listen to this episode to hear his answer and to find out the truth he taught them and teaches us today.

Jesus tells a parable about a king who has a wedding banquet for his son. In this episode we discuss how many of those invited refuse to come and the king has his servants go out and invite “the bad as well as the good”. We then look at why the king throws one person out into the darkness just because he was not wearing the proper wedding clothes. What does that mean? Finally we look at the final verse “for many are invited, but few are chosen”. Thank you for listening to The Easy English Bible Study Podcast. If you are enjoying this podcast please consider subscribing on your favorite app so that you can listen to it each week. You can also support this podcast by leaving a comment, thumbs up or a review on your podcast app. Finally if you would like to contact me to make a comment or just say “hello” you can email me at [email protected] Thanks again for listening! God bless you! David Gray

The Parable of the Wicked Tenants. In this episode Jesus tells a parable about a vineyard that judges the religious leaders he is speaking to. He tells the religious leaders that the kingdom of God will be taken away from them and “given to a people who will produce its fruit”. This is a warning to us as well today. God has done everything to make it possible for us to produce spiritual fruit (being honest, loving, humble etc.) and He expects us to, though the help of the Holy Spirit, to live lives that produce such fruit. Jesus also makes several references to the Old Testament including 2 Samuel 12, Psalm 118 and Isaiah chapter 5. Thank you for listening to this podcast. I hope it is beneficial to you. This is a weekly podcast following the weekly Sunday reading calendar of many Protestant and Catholic Churches. If this podcast is helping you please take a few moments to “like” it or give a review on your podcast app or on YouTube. You can also send me a quick email at [email protected] Thanks again for listening and God bless you this week! David Gray

Is God’s grace unfair? In this week’s reading, Jesus tells the “Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard”. The workers complain that the owner of the vineyard pays the workers unfairly. What about in our lives? Is God too generous to some people? Are we envious? We talk about this topic in this episode of the Easy English Bible Study Podcast where we study the bible and learn English at the same time.