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Matthew 20:16 · BSB
20:16 So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
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…chapter 10 that Jesus says. Whosoever finds his life shall lose it. And whoever loses his life for Christ's sake will find it. Or the one inMatthew 20 verse 16. The last shall be first and the first. shall be last. Paul has just defended his apostolic right to material support in verses 1 to 14. And then…
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…verse 39. So you see it's a two way process. It's not a one way where God only choose. It is very clear when Jesus said it. That is why he says inMatthew chapter 20 verse 16and 22 verse 14 and he says many are called, few are chosen right, some are frozen. So now we understand you can, you can answer the call, but if…
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…he wouldn't recant. And so it's these kind of men, these kind of people that the Lord is interested in. Jesus tells us this interesting phrase inMatthew 20, verse 16, it says, for many are called, but few chosen. What does that mean? So all those disciples that were following him, just the 12 were chosen? And…
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…been out there the longest, who showed up with their work boots and their pruners, just $200. And that's what he did. So now I want to read for youMatthew 20 verse 16, their words. These who were hired last worked only one hour, they said, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the work…
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…And so they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed into Seleucia and from there they sailed to Cyprus. All right, and then we'll look atMatthew, chapter 20, verse 16. Jesus made this statement twice in the book of Matthew, where he says many are called and few are chosen. So the first time he said it, matthew…
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…submit and walk into it, in faith. Because I'm the good father and I have the right to give it to him. In fact, look at how Jesus closes the story.Matthew Chapter 20 verse 16. He says so the last will be first and the first will be last. He says, Hey, stop talking about what you deserved. It's way better to just trust…
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…to serve, and he tells us that that's the way you live. He says, look, flip it upside down. I mean, Jesus said things like this all the time inMatthew chapter 20, verse 16. Jesus says, the last will be first and the first will be last. That is so confusing. If you're a good Christian, you can kind of game that system.…
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…to serve, and he tells us that that's the way you live. He says, look, flip it upside down. I mean, Jesus said things like this all the time inMatthew chapter 20, verse 16. Jesus says, the last will be first and the first will be last. That is so confusing. If you're a good Christian, you can kind of game that system.…
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…and all those things, so they were just the lowest of the low. But Jesus wanted them there. And that is so like Jesus. That's just who he is inMatthew chapter 20, verse 16. Jesus says, Those who are last now will be first then, and those who are the first will be the last. I love the fact that Jesus just backs up what…
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…and all those things, so they were just the lowest of the low. But Jesus wanted them there. And that is so like Jesus. That's just who he is inMatthew chapter 20, verse 16. Jesus says, Those who are last now will be first then, and those who are the first will be the last. I love the fact that Jesus just backs up what…
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