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  • Darron Edwards avatar

    Spared Another Year

    Contributed by Darron Edwards on Jan 6, 2001
    based on 450 ratings
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    Bearing fruit in the present tense of your life.

    SPARED ANOTHER YEAR "He spoke also this parable: A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit on it, and found none. Then he said unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and found none. Cut it down; why ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Last Chance Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Mar 13, 2005
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    The parable of the fruitless fig tree conveys both a warning and great good news.

    The Last Chance Luke 13:6-9 INTRO.: Think about the recent Tsunami that killed over 100,000 people. We always wonder why God allows such things and I don’t have the answer. Were those people worse sinners than all the rest of the world’s population? Hardly. In Luke 13, the Jews bring up a similar ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    What Might Have Been?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 15, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
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    Little effort, little satisfication? there are no sadder words of pen or tongue, than the words, what might have been.

    WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN, IF I TRIED A LITTLE HARDER? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com INTRODUCTION: Have we really been trying? Oct. 1978: Mrs. Fannie Turner of Little Rock, Arkansas passed her written drivers test on the 104th attempt, and thus made the Guinness Book of World Records. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    One More Year!

    Contributed by Raphiel Manenge on Sep 10, 2005
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    This is a powerful message on being serious with your life and God.Bearing fruits for God.Living purposefully for otherwise only one more year left!

    “Then 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. 7So 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! ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Spiritual Fruit

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Sep 22, 2005
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    Christians must be Fruitful. They need do wht God designed them to do.

    Spiritual Fruit Luke 13:1-9 Last week being the anniversary of 911, we continued using scripture to point out what Jesus taught about disasters and tragedies natural or accidental and the death that leaves unfinished business. We compared two situations in Jesus Day with some of the terrible ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Fruitlessness At It's Best, Or Try Again!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 2, 2006
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    We often want to look at what we think is a fruitless, burned over field, and throw up our hands and quit. May be this is a great opportunity to try again! Let God arise!

    IS THIS FRUITLESSNESS AT IT’S BEST? OR SHOULD WE TRY AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Here I use a Galileo thermometer. A Galileo thermometer uses the lowest floating ball to determine what the temperature is. This is a fairly accurate system to measure ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Curse Of The Barren Fig Tree

    Contributed by Joseph Wallis on Jan 24, 2002
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    Sermon on the parable of our Lord on the barren fig tree.

    THE CURSE OF THE BARREN FIG TREE TEXT - Luke 13: 1-9 INTRO. - There is a message to everyone in this great parable of Jesus. God extends mercy and grace to all. He provides and meets needs. He loves and cares. But God has his limits. He looks to see what we will do with what he has given us. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Barren Fig Tree Series

    Contributed by Eric Carey-Holt on Feb 16, 2003
    based on 77 ratings
     | 23,097 views

    Jesus was responding to news about a calamity Luke 13:1-5. He was told of how Pilate (the Roman governor) had killed some Galileans (Jews from Galilee, the same region Jesus was from), and had anticipated the thinking of those who brought Him this news.

    THE BARREN FIG TREE—Luke 13:6-9 INTROUDUTION As we were making our way through the parables of Jesus as recorded in Matthew’s gospel, we noticed several that were directed toward the nation of Israel in particular. "The Two Sons", this speaks of the rejection of John the Baptist- Mt 21:28-32. "The ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Another Year Series

    Contributed by Eric Carey-Holt on Feb 16, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
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    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 last year! Out with the old and in with the new. But, isn’t it strange that the same problems and perplexities that we went

    SERMON---ANOTHER YEAR---Luke 13:6-9 Then 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. 7 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 ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Parable Of The Gracious And Merciful Gardener

    Contributed by Evelyn Weston on Mar 14, 2004
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    Lent 3C: Looking past the Law and the barren fig tree, we find the Good News that Jesus let himself be cut down rather than let the fig tree (us) be cut down.

    With One Voice # 713 - Lord, Let My Heart Be Good Soil Let us pray: Lord, let our hearts be good soil. Plant the seed of your Word in our minds and hearts, and help it to bring forth fruit in our lives. Amen Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do bad things happen at all? Questions ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Fig Tree In A Vineyard

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Mar 17, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
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    For the fig tree to be in a vineyard, it was planned and nurchured. Int he parable the owner give a grace period before judgment.

    In the scripture before today’s reading Jesus is talking to crowds of people. He warned his disciples about the Pharisees, but they are not the real problem. There is someone else that can mislead you. It is God that you want to be happy with you, not man. He teaches that just because things are ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    What Did They Do To Deserve That?

    Contributed by Paul Cull on Apr 5, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
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    When disaster strikes, the question is not ’what did they do to deserve that?’. The question is - ’What am I going to do about it?’

    Luke 13: 1-9 What did they do to deserve that? We have had another week of disaster. Once again we’ve seen large numbers of people killed and maimed, most particularly in the awful disaster at Madrid. At once again we might ask the question ’what on earth have they done to deserve that?’. And it ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Jesus On Current Events Series

    Contributed by Jim Luthy on Apr 28, 2003
    based on 61 ratings
     | 11,000 views

    Jesus pleads to give you a second chance. He wants permission to dig up your roots and fertilize the soil of your heart. Are you willing?

    Jesus on Current Events, Tragedies, and Evil Dictators Luke 13:1-9 Pastor Jim Luthy Did you hear about the Marine who declared he is a conscientious objector to the war in Iraq and went AWOL? He went to a press conference and said he did not believe in “peace through violence” and went on to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Mulligan

    Contributed by Scott Lefebvre on Oct 12, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
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    Thank God for second chances.

    MULLIGAN It’s said that when Aeschines the Greek spoke, the people nudged each other and said, “How well he speaks.” But that when Demosthenes spoke, they brandished their swords and cried out, “Let us march against Philip of Macedonia!” This evening my prayer is that I would not come with ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    To Be Or Not To Be? Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Oct 14, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,161 views

    Parables of Christian Living, Pt. 4

    TO BE OR NOT TO BE? (LUKE 13:6-9) The fig is highly valued not only by the Jews but also her neighbors (Ps 105:33). The Israelites were promised fig trees in the Promised Land (Deut 8:8). In Palestine and other warm climates the fig yields two crops annually- one about June and one about August. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible