  19 Pentecost Proper A20                       Rev. D. K.
Schroeder Matthew
20:1-16 Sermon                                   September 21,
2008  Hymns (from the Service Book and Hymnal): 417 "Alleluia,
Sing To Jesus" 368 "Lord It Belongs Not To My Care" 544 "We Give
Thee But Thine Own" 550 "Lead On, O King Eternal"   TEXT (vs, 1,
9-11, 15-16): "For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who
went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his
vineyard. The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour
came and each received a denarius. So when those came who were
hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them
also received a denarius. When they received it, they began to
grumble against the landowner. Don't I have the right to do what
I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am
generous? So the last will be first, and the first will be
last."              I remember a mother who had two young boys. 
There were many times when these two boys had to share
something, espe