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The Fig Tree

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

If you could have a second chance at something, what would it be?

LUKE 13:1-9

GROUP 1 READ 1-5. GROUP 2 READ 6-9.
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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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READ LUKE 13:1-9

ALL TOGETHER NOW!

"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."

"This demonstrates THE EXTRAVAGANT NATURE OF GOD'S MERCY."
- Leslie J. Hope

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?

"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?