Gospel of Matthew - Week 15

Scripture Reading: Matthew 20

Understand the Passage

1. What strikes you personally about the parable in Chapter 20 (Workers in the Vineyard)? Why did that aspect of the story catch your attention?



2. What was James/John's mother really asking for when she made her request of Jesus?
   


3. How is Jesus' 3rd prediction of his death consistent/different from his earlier disclosures we have read previously in Matthew?

Application

1. On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your level of generosity? What factors in your life have contributed to how generous/or not so generous a person you are?



2. In our studies of Matthew, we have seen that those who pursue Jesus the hardest (e.g. leper), the loudest (e.g. two blind men here) are most blessed. In what area of your life are you "pursuing" Jesus in this way? In what way does fear prevent you from pursuing him more?
   


3. I am struck how Jesus consistently asks the question "What do you want me to do for you?" - when the answer is both obvious (such as with the blind man) and not so obvious (as with James/John's mother). How would you answer that question if Jesus ask you that question today?