Sermon
Jesus & the Fig Tree | Matthew 21:18-32
Treeline Church
Speaker: Nate
February 20, 2024 · 41 min
Summary
Jesus teaches through the fig tree parable that authentic faith requires genuine response to God, not religious performance. Believers must move from outward appearance and doubt-management to a relationship with God rooted in prayer, authenticity with others, and alignment with His character.
Highlights
Jesus doesn't want your religious performance he wants your response to him.
Faith grows in response to the object of your faith, the faithful one, not by looking at how much faith you have but looking at him and what he's done.
It's entirely possible for you to begin excelling at all this religious stuff and miss out on God himself and that is incredibly deadly and dangerous.