Unlocking The Parables- Parable of Tenants

Text:  Mark 12:1-12
Title: Parable of the Tenants
Theme:  In response to the Religious leaders trying to trap Jesus into saying something blasphemous, He responds with a story that tells about tenants who have been put in charge of a vineyard and how they ignore the will of the owner and even kill his son to get the vineyard for themselves.  The story highlights how the religious leaders were holding Israel captive by their leadership and their rigid application of the Torah - going so far as to claim more rights to Israel than God himself... We can see ourselves in this text as we can sometimes claim to have more authority over our lives and God's plan than God does himself...  In both cases, the Father wasn't afraid to send his Son - and his Son will be the way through which restoration of the vineyard will be accomplished whether they like it / know it or not.