The Cursing Of The Fig Tree

Reference:            Matthew 21:18-22

Golden Verse:

"Whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."  Matthew 21:22
Lesson Goals:
  1. The story about moving Mukkatam Mountain (click to view)
  2. The fruits of faith; the fruits of the Holy Spirit (see Galatians 5: 22,23)
Lesson Notes:
  1. Jesus was hungry because He was human.
  2. The miracle shows God's power and justice.  It is the only miracle that shows his wrath and curse.
  3. The barren fig tree represents hypocrites who practice religion for the sake of appearance; they bear no fruits.
  4. The fig tree represents the Jews; they practice the letter of the law of Moses, but they have no fruits.  They rejected Christ.
  5. It was necessary to kill the barren tree to give a chance for the new fruitful trees to grow, to give a chance for the word of God to grow.
  6. Don't forget the power of faith; nothing is impossible with God.
  7. The way by which we can exercise our faith is through prayer.
Student Exercise:        Click on heading to view