Sermons on Barren Fig Tree:

The Palm Tree Series

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Feb 15, 2024

A Sermon for Ash Wednesday

February 14, 2024 Ash Wednesday Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Joel 2:1-2, 12-17; Psalm 51:1-17; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 The Palm Tree Good evening, friendly humans. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Palm Tree. My siblings and I don’t grow this far north. And even though your weather has ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-6

Denomination: Lutheran

The Harvest Is Past, The Summer Is Ended"

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 9, 2015

The harvest is past, the summer is ended"

Jeremiah 8 v. 4 - 22 v. 20 The harvest is past, the summer is ended" 1. The Cause of Judgement (a) Their sin v. 5 hold fast deceit, refuse to return i.e. unlike the prodigal who came to himself, then to his father (b) Their speech v. 6 "spake not aright - none said what have I done? publican - ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 8:4-22

Denomination: Holiness

Fruit That Matters

Contributed by David Dewitt on Dec 29, 2011

We are to be fruitful in our walk with Christ

Fruit that Matters Mark 11:12-14 November 6, 2011 Morning Service A few years ago, the Associated Press released a study done by an agricultural school in Iowa. It reported that production of 100 bushels of corn from one acre of land, in addition to the many hours of the farmer’s labor, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:12-14

Denomination: Church Of God

Beware The Barrenness Of A Busy Life

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 8, 2007

There are three things that we have to learn to do 1. We need to listen to the voice of God 2. We need to believe what God says and 3. We need to be do exactly what God tells us to do

BM 10th June 2007 Beware of the barrenness of a busy life Elijah - that great Old Testament prophet simply breaks into Biblical history for the first time in our Old Testament reading today. He simply comes from nowhere – or to be more precise from Tishbe in Gilead – and he vanishes in a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-16

Denomination: Anglican

Coming Out Of A Barren Life

Contributed by Graeme Saunders on Oct 31, 2013

God want us to live a abundant and fruitful life but sometimes we find our selves living a barren life that is not producing what God say we can have, God gives us simple instructions to live the fulfilled life.

Isaiah 54 “Sing, O barren, You who have not borne! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, You who have not labored with child! For more are the children of the desolate Than the children of the married woman,” says the LORD. 2 “Enlarge the place of your tent, (people, paralised ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 54:1-3

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Barren Shall Bear Fruit

Contributed by Tarran Dookie on Jan 20, 2023

You may be a believer for a number of years and you may long for a blessing in your life. God may give us barrenness so that we will come to the end of ourselves and recognize that it is God who gives the increase.

THE BARREN SHALL BEAR FRUIT (by brother Tarran Dookie) SARAH Gen 18:9-15 And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:9-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Was Barren Will Be Restored Wonderfully

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 30, 2022

We look forward to the kingdom of justice and love Jesus would establish after His Resurrection and the Descent of the Holy Spirit.

Saturday of 13th week in course For the last few days we have been hearing the prophecies of the minor prophet Amos, who came from the kingdom of Judah–David’s kingdom–to the large but heretical kingdom of Israel. This prophetic vision, like the others we have heard, tells Israel that their sins ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:14-17, Amos 9:11-15, Psalm 85:9-13

Denomination: Catholic

Genuine Or Counterfeit? Series

Contributed by Shine Thomas on Apr 2, 2013

Are we genuine Christians or fake Christians?

Follow us on: Website: https://cityharvestag.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CityHarvestA... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cityharvestag/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CityHarvestAGChurch/featured Genuine or Counterfeit? Introduction: For every good product that comes out in ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:12-25

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Squandering Grace Series

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Mar 13, 2025

We must make the most of every opportunity God provides for us each day. May we never brush off or squander our time, talents, and resources to be spiritually fruitful.

THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH, WE HAVE SEEN MANY GREAT REVIVALS AND GREAT AWAKENINGS. HOWEVER, OF LATE, WE NOT ONLY WONDER WHEN THE LAST TIME REVIVAL HAPPENED, BUT WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR CHURCHES TODAY? I AM WONDERING IF THE CHURCH BECAME INVOLVED IN A THREE-WAY RACE AGAINST A SLOTH AND A ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-9, Luke 3:9, Ephesians 5:14-17

Denomination: Free Methodist

Talking Trees

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 5, 2021

There are over 500 reference to trees, and they play a major role in God's revelation. The text we are looking at in Judges 9 is not the most important, but it is the most conspicuous.

One of the questions most often debated among amateur philosophers is whether or not a tree falling in the woods makes any noise is no one is around to hear it? From a biblical perspective there is never a time when the trees are not being heard, for if we take seriously the Lordship of Christ ...read more

Scripture: Judges 9:7-15

The Two Trees

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Mar 15, 2022

Dealing with the tree of knowledge and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. What is the difference?

The Two Trees Theme: To show that there are two trees we chose from: 1) tree of life or 2) tree of the knowledge of good and evil. What is the difference? Text: Genesis 1 - 3 Genesis 2:4-9 This is the history [3] of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:4-9

Denomination: Church Of God

Tree By Stream

Contributed by Bramwell Hayes on Feb 3, 2005

A comparison of the effects of trusting in man and trusting in God based on Jeremiah 17:5-8.

Introduction In academic circles a favourite type of question to ask in an exam or an essay starts with the words ‘compare and contrast’. The task is to discuss the differences and similarities between two different ideas or situations, to show where they are the same and where they are different. ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 17:5-8

Denomination: Salvation Army

Four Trees

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 30, 2010

This is my attempt to provide an original gospel presentation. I posted it on my blog and then added it to a discipleship web page attached to our church's web site.

Four Trees Gospel Account The Tree of Life: God’s Original Intent: Genesis 1-2 The only way for a human being to know anything about God is for Him to reveal himself in some way. Fortunately for us, God has chosen to do that very thing. The Bible is God’s revelation of Himself and his ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Four Trees Of Easter

Contributed by Charles Goza on Jan 19, 2010

The four significant events in the last week of Jesus' life involved trees and can be likened to spiritual development in our life.

Four Trees of Easter John 12:12-19 . TREES PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN THE SCRIPTURE. MANY SIGNIFICANT EVENTS TOOK PLACE UNDER TREES. 1. Sin originated from eating fruit from the Forbidden Tree. 2. The first clothes were leaves from a fig tree. 3. Gen. 18. Under a grove of oak trees God told ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-19

Denomination: Baptist

Nonbearing Fruit Trees?

Contributed by Ron Hicks on Dec 29, 2006

Is it strange to you, that we plant nonbearing fruit trees, and God cuts down nonbearing fruit trees?

A NONBEARING FRUIT TREE? Traditionally, the New Year is a time of new beginnings. It is a time when we make a commitment to do better this year than we did on last year! Out with the old and in with the new. But, it won’t be strange to us, that the same problems and perplexities ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:6-9

Denomination: Assembly Of God