Sermon
The Wicked Tenants
Cornerstone Church of Ames
Speaker: Mark Vance
March 29, 2026 · 30 min
Summary
Jesus presents the parable of the wicked tenant farmers to the Pharisees, warning that God's kingdom will be taken from those who reject His Son. Though directed at religious leaders, the parable applies universally—all humans apart from Christ face God's judgment, yet Christ's cross offers grace to all who repent and believe.
Highlights
All men who die apart from Christ will face God's eternal judgment in hell. That's what the Bible says over and over.
If God's judgment is coming, the most loving thing I can possibly do for you today is to tell you you're a tenant farmer, and God's judgment will fall on you.
On the cross of Jesus Christ, the judgment of God fell on him so that the grace of God could be given to you.