Much Foliage But No Fruit | Mark 11:12-20 | Gospel of Mark (Msg 51) | 9/24/2023

In today's sermon, we continue our study in the book of Mark and look at Mark 11: 12-20. In this passage, we see two scenarios—one, of Jesus cursing the fig tree, and two, of Jesus throwing the money changers from the temple. These two are connected in an important way. We notice Jesus’s judgment of the fig tree as a prefigured judgment of the temple. Then, we see Jesus’s judgment of fraudulent religion in the temple as He expresses His holy wrath and rage against this great ungodliness of thievery and hypocrisy. In these accounts, we see that having the foliage of religion is not necessarily indicative of the fruit of a true relationship with God. We must ask ourselves—does Jesus need to clear some things out of the temple of your heart?

Are there fraudulent attitudes or actions that hinder the purity of your worship?

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In this video:

1:43 Review

3:06 Mark 11: 12-20

6:07 The Fruitless Fig Tree and the Fraudulent Temple

44:02 Application Questions

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