The Parables of Jesus: The Barren Fig Tree

Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Gospel Series- The Parables of Jesus:   www.wordinspire.orgParable: “The Barren Fig Tree”Reference: Luke 13:6-9Theme: True Repentance will show forth Visible Fruit, without it comes JudgmentContext: Jesus Expounding on Luke 13:5, “But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”Luke 13:6-9Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree, planted in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any. So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ “‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’” Support the show