A strange wage policy, grumpy employees, and a business man with an agenda. No this is not a story about your workplace. It’s one of the stories Jesus told about the Kingdom of God. The first will be last and the last will be first.

Happy Father’s Day! Jesus told a lot of stories about Dad’s. Some had to do with the loving nature of our heavenly father. These two deal with two different approaches to people that act one way at first, but then actually live out their lives in another way. Jesus is not a fan of that.

Jesus liked to tell stories. So sit back, settle in, and… uh, actually His stories were intended to spur us on to action. So let’s get to it.

When we put our faith in Christ, the Holy Spirit transforms our hearts and gives each of us gifts. He also produces fruit within us that comes from the Spirit. What we do with that fruit and those gifts is up to us.