Message: Of Figs and Frauds (06/21/2026)

Name: Message: Of Figs and Frauds (06/21/2026)
Uploaded: 2026-06-22T12:26:38.000Z
Duration: 46 min 58 s
Description: Jesus's cursing of the leafy but fruitless fig tree and his cleansing of the temple are one enacted judgment on Israel's dead religion, and his teaching on prayer that follows is Christ preparing his disciples to live and commune with God in a coming world without a temple, where the church itself becomes God's dwelling place.

Jesus's cursing of the leafy but fruitless fig tree and his cleansing of the temple are one enacted judgment on Israel's dead religion, and his teaching on prayer that follows is Christ preparing his disciples to live and commune with God in a coming world without a temple, where the church itself becomes God's dwelling place.

Stories told

the cursing of the fig tree the cleansing of the temple the parable of the barren fig tree and the gardener esther and mordecai

Scripture referenced

Isaiah 36 Ephesians 2:19 Jeremiah 8 1 Kings 8 Ephesians 2 1 Peter 2:5 Matthew 3 1 Corinthians 3:16 James 4:3 1 John 5:14 Matthew 7 Matthew 8

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