Minas, Vineyards And A Wedding

With every step toward Jerusalem, hopes were rising.... The crowd was expecting something. The Twelve were preoccupied with the pecking-order in the new, messianic kingdom that was just about to be established - as they thought. Jesus knew that that would be in the far future. He told a parable about a master who was going away. The Parable of the Minas (MIH-nuhz) - and if you say "MY-nuhz," that's OK, too - reminds us of the Parable of the Talents, but it has a much sharper edge. Pastor Jim will take us to Luke 19:11, after he opens this new message with prayer.