The Fig Tree
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
THE FIG TREE
If you could have a second chance at something, what would it be?
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EXPERT ANALYSIS
- How would you describe Jesus' tone?
- How does Jesus present God?
- What is the point?
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REFLECTION
- Are you surprised by what the other group had to say?
- Can the ultimate lessons of the two readings be reconciled?
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"The logical course of action is to uproot the unproductive tree. But Jesus has the person responsible for the vineyard doing something that simply does not make sense."
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"This demonstrates THE EXTRAVAGANT NATURE OF GOD'S MERCY."
- Leslie J. Hope
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REFLECT
- How do you reconcile the two parts of Jesus' teaching in the passage?
- Is God like a human parent or a teacher who is angry at first and then cools down? Or is it more complicated than that?
- What is Jesus' ultimate point?
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IN THE LIGHT OF THE SECOND CHANCES YOU'VE RECIEVED
HOW SHOULD YOU LIVE IN RELATION TO OTHERS?
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"Frankly, if God was in the business of meting out judgement and curses in relation to our sins, there would probably not be anyone left on the planet."
-Michael B. Curry
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RESPONDING
- What is Jesus saying about those victims who do not receive a second chance?
- Where is God when innocent people suffer?
- What responsibility do those who receive second chances bear toward those who do not?
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN
TO BEAR FRUIT?
