Mark 12:1-12

Mark 12:1-12Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)The Parable of the Vineyard Owner12 Then He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard,put a fence around it, dug out a pit for a winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away. ² At harvest time he sent a slave to the farmers to collect some of the fruit of the vineyard from the farmers. ³ But they took him, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.⁴ Again he sent another slave to them, and they^[a] hit him on the head and treated him shamefully.^[b] 5 Then he sent another, and they killed that one. He also sent many others; they beat some and they killed some.
⁶ “He still had one to send, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
⁷ “But those tenant farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!’ ⁸ So they seized him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
⁹ “Therefore, what will the owner^[c] of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers and give the vineyard to others. ¹⁰ Haven’t you read this Scripture:
The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.^[d]11 This came from the Lord
and is wonderful in our eyes?”^[ and is wonderful in our eyes?”^[ and is wonderful in our eyes?”^[e]12 Because they knew He had said this parable against them, they were looking for a way to arrest Him, but they were afraid of the crowd. So they left Him and went away.
Write on the white boardLand Owner------------Vineyard-------------------WorkersQuestions:1.       Who is the land owner?  A. God
2.      Who are the workers?  A. The church leaders, Elders
3.      Who are the people the workers beat at first?  A. The Prophets, John the Baptist
4.     Who is the son that was sent to the workers? A. Jesus
5.      What does the vineyard represent? A. The people whom God chose, the Jewish people
6.     God is going to give the vineyard to the others, who’s the others? A. Us, Gentiles.

7.      Who is the cornerstone that the Scribes, Pharosees, and Elders rejected?  A. Jesus
8.     Jesus is going to give us His vineyard, how does that make you feel?  A. ?????