Not Every Season Bears Fruit | Mark 11

Main message: The sermon uses Jesus’ cursing of the fig tree in Mark 11 to warn against having the appearance of faith without real spiritual fruit. It also emphasizes that Jesus is fully human and fully divine, and that believers may experience different seasons of growth, fruitfulness, and waiting.

Key points:

• Jesus was hungry and reacted to a fig tree that had leaves but no fruit.
• The fig tree becomes a picture of outward religious appearance without inward fruit.
• The lack of fruit matters because the tree’s leaves suggested figs should be present.
• Jesus’ authority over creation is shown in the withering of the tree.
• Believers go through seasons; not every season looks the same or produces visible fruit.
• The challenge is to honestly ask whether God is producing real fruit in us, not just outward signs.

Scriptures mentioned: Mark 11:12-14, Mark 11:20, Mark 11 chapter 11