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Lords Prayer Before we begin today’s sermon would you join me in praying the words our Lord taught us to pray? Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be donein earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: Amen Introduction Please stand for the reading of God’s Word. Luke 20:1-19 ESV  One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up  (2)  and said to him, “Tell us by what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority.”  (3)  He answered them, “I also will ask you a question. Now tell me,  (4)  was the baptism of John from heaven or from man?”  (5)  And they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’  (6)  But if we say, ‘From man,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”  (7)  So they answered that they did not know where it came from.  (8)  And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”  (9)  And he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and let it out to tenants and went into another country for a long while.  (10)  When the time came, he sent a servant to the tenants, so that they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed.  (11)  And he sent another servant. But they also beat and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.  (12)  And he sent yet a third. This one also they wounded and cast out.  (13)  Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’  (14)  But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.’  (15)  And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?  (16)  He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When they heard this, they said, “Surely not!”  (17)  But he looked directly at them and said, “What then is this that is written: “‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?  (18)  Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.”  (19)  The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people. You may be seated How many of y’all know your theology can be perfect, and people will still try to argue with you.You can speak plainly and clearly about scripture, read the verse out loud, in simple English, and people who claim to be Christians will still try to shout you down.You can be spot on, with many supporting verses, and supporting theologians… and people will still try to argue you into circles and catch you in traps…Anyone with Facebook or Twitter probably knows what I am talking about…Just this week Pastor Todd from Faith and victory posted a single theological sentence, straight out of scripture…And it garnered over 100 comments, mostly from one guy who claimed Faith and Victory Church was a false church because this guy slightly disagreed with Pastor Todd’s (and most of Christianity’s) interpretation of this verse…It was disgusting to read this guy talk to another Christian like Pastor Todd was a wolf in sheep’s clothing… but that is exactly what he was doing.I myself was called a false pastor and a false Christian by another pastor once, because of a slight disagreement with how one verse should be interpreted… not a verse about God or salvation mind you, some random verse that this guy was HEATED about.I said, brother, let’s agree to