May 28 / 29
The Compassionate Employer: by Pastor Nathan Schultz

Is life a comedy or a tragedy? Are we the hero or the victim? Or maybe the villain? Is the world descending into chaos and dystopia or are we on a path of ever-increasing prosperity and progress? The stories we tell orient us to our place in the world and our role in the story.

The Bible tells the story of a loving God and a messy people. There is a beginning and an end. Major themes of creation, redemption, and sanctification trace the arc of this grand narrative. And Jesus Christ is the center of it all – the great hero of the story who comes incognito to rescue and redeem his broken creation.

Today is the story of a compassionate employer. In the compassionate employer’s actions it becomes clear their actions towards the workers are definitively bad for business. Yet in their graciousness to the workers, we see a picture of the Kingdom of God and Jesus’ grace towards us.

Matthew 20:1-16