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Calvary Church
Part 34: Fig Trees and Phonies
Main Idea: In tonight’s teaching we’ll look at the parable of the cursed fig tress and how it relates to the corruption that took place within the temple.
Locations & Times
Calvary Church
4700 53rd St, Moline, IL 61265, USA
Wednesday 6:30 PM
3 Dimensions of COMMITMENT and the fruit it bears:
1. The CURSED tree is warning to the FRUITLESS.
1. The CURSED tree is warning to the FRUITLESS.
References to Israel being a Fig Tree: Jer. 29:17, Hos. 9:10, 16, Joel 1:7, Micah 7:1-6
A. Jesus is warning that work without fruit is a sign of DECAY.
B. Jesus curses the fig tree for having an appearance of LIFE but bearing none of the FRUIT.
2. The busy temple is a JUDGMENT to those who have a FALSE devotion.
A. Worship is not about a PLACE we go to, it’s about the ACCESS God has to our heart.
B. If our heart has abandoned the HONORING of God, our actions will forsake His PLAN.
3. The IMAGE of busyness often takes the place of true FAITH in God.
A. I can spot a true believer by not by their intellectual AGREEMENT but by the SUBSTANCE of their actions.
Weekly Review Read through Mark 11:11-25 while reflecting on the difference between just being busy or in motion and actually bearing fruit? How can you personally spot the difference?
What's Next: Our next Re-Charge lesson will be from Mark 11:27-33; 12:1-12 entitled: The Claims of Christ. Feel free to read and study the text and consider this question before attending: “What are ways that we can accept or reject God’s authority in our lives?”