9 sermons preach from Matthew 20 — 8 from real church libraries, transcribed and indexed to the verse, and 1 from the classic library.
“Parable of the workers in the vineyard: laborers hired at different hours (7am, 9am, 1pm, 4pm) all receive the same pay.”
“that's just the story in the book of matthew... matthew 20 ... the same reward you will get in heaven that man that came late too”
A midweek service focused on fatherhood using the parable of the Prodigal Son to teach about a father's heart: unconditional love and welcome, balanced discipline, provision, role-modelling, communication, and the church's call to celebrate and restore those who return.
“Parable of the workers in the vineyard: laborers hired at different hours (7am, 9am, 1pm, 4pm) all receive the same pay.”
A full-service message centered on the gospel: worship and ministry announcements lead into teaching that the good news is God’s provision for guilty sinners. Using John 9 and Ezekiel 33, speakers contrast human righteousness with saving grace, call for repentance and faith in Christ’s substitutionary death, encourage bold testimony, and include an altar call for both the self-righteous and the deeply sinful.
Charles Spurgeon
THE householder says, "Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own?" and even so does the God of heaven and earth ask this question of you this morning. "Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with…
Read the full text“In Matthew chapter 20 Jesus gives more detail saying he will be handed over to the religious leaders, delivered to the Romans, mocked, scourged and crucified.”
Pastor Steve Wilburn's Palm Sunday message "His Plan" (John 11–12) explains how Jesus intentionally delays, demonstrates costly devotion, and receives public praise as part of God's redemptive purpose. Using Lazarus' resurrection, Mary's costly anointing, and the triumphal entry, he shows that God's timing displays glory, true worship costs, and public acclaim can be fleeting. The sermon issues a call to repentance, invites attenders to Good Friday and Easter services, and offers new-believer resources.
“Jesus would be given over by the religious leaders to the Romans, mocked, scourged, and crucified.”
Pastor Steve Wilburn's Palm Sunday message "His Plan" (John 11–12) explains how Jesus intentionally delays, demonstrates costly devotion, and receives public praise as part of God's redemptive purpose. Using Lazarus' resurrection, Mary's costly anointing, and the triumphal entry, he shows that God's timing displays glory, true worship costs, and public acclaim can be fleeting. The sermon issues a call to repentance, invites attenders to Good Friday and Easter services, and offers new-believer resources.
“'Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant... just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.'”
Using the plough as a central metaphor (Luke 9:62), Robert Fergusson urges the church to prioritize humble, committed service: it’s not glamorous, optional, or convenient. Effective kingdom work requires God’s grace, stewardship across generations, perseverance, patience and excellence. He commends volunteers as the unseen foundation of the church, links faithful service to future harvest, and closes with a gospel invitation.
“It shall not be so among you: whosoever would be great among you, let him be your minister... let him be your slave. Even as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.”
A teaching on servanthood as the foundational calling for all Christians and church leaders: each believer has a divinely appointed function, gifts differ by grace, and the church flourishes when members serve humbly, support leaders, give cheerfully, and build one another up.
“Matthew 20:29-34 (two blind men crying 'Son of David, have mercy on us') is mentioned as the parallel account.”
A call to cry out for God's mercy: the sermon teaches that mercy is essential for breakthrough, that persistent prayer and repentance position us to receive mercy, and that mercy brings light, change, and favor into every area of life.
“Two blind men cried out for Jesus' help and, though rebuked, they shouted all the louder.”
David Thomas exhorts the congregation to pursue a tenacious, heart-broken form of prayer—what he calls travailing prayer or a “love that cannot be silenced”—arguing that sustained, repentant, tearful intercession is the groundwork for revival. Drawing on a recent outpouring at Asbury, historical awakenings, and a Gospel story of a desperate father, he invites Hillsong to reclaim persistent prayer, expect God’s presence in worship, and commit to praying until breakthrough comes.
“So Jesus had compassion and touched their eyes.”
A Bible study on Blind Bartimaeus that examines causes and effects of physical blindness, narrates Bartimaeus's persistent plea for mercy and healing, and applies the story to spiritual blindness and the gospel response of faith, repentance, baptism, and receiving the Holy Spirit.
Every reference on this page was extracted from the transcript of a real sermon in a public Sermon Mind church library. Quotes reflect each preacher’s own reading of the text.