This document analyzes a parable told by Jesus about a fig tree that bears no fruit. It makes three key points: 1. The parable teaches that God expects believers ("fruit trees") to bear spiritual fruit, as that is their purpose. Those who do not can be "cut down." 2. The unfruitful tree in the parable was given many advantages like location and care, yet still failed, showing its fruitlessness was unacceptable. 3. God grants people (the tree) another chance to repent and bear fruit, but his patience will not last forever. Judgment is coming for those who remain unrepentant.

1. GOD TAKES WHAT WE DO KNOW TO
TEACH WHAT WE DON'T KNOW!

5. I. A REASONABLE REQUEST!
• There Is Indeed A Great Deal We Can Learn From Verse 6!
▸ Lk. 13:6 He Also Spoke This Parable: "A Certain
Man Had A Fig Tree Planted In His Vineyard, And He Came
Seeking Fruit On It And Found None.”
▪ When You Read This Verse, What Do You See?
• What Jumps Out At You?
▸ What Is A Vineyard? What Is It’s Purpose?
▪ The Land Owner “Had A Fig Tree Planted!”
▸ Did He Do This For A Reason?

6. WHERE IS THE FRUIT?
• Is This An Unreasonable Request?
• Should There Be An Expectation For The Tree To Produce?
• Is It Of Any Use If It Doesn’t?
▪ Now We Need To Keep In Mind That Jesus Maybe Talking About
Trees, But He Is Teaching People!
The Message Is For Us!
▪ Eph 2:10 “For We Are His Workmanship, Created In Christ Jesus
For Good Works, Which God Prepared Beforehand That We Should
Walk In Them.”
▸See Tit. 1:16, 3:1, 8 & 14

8. II. A REDUNDANT REPORT!
• A Fruit Tree Without Fruit Is Futile!
• He Has Been Coming Now For Three Years And Still “No Fruit!”
• What Is Striking Is The Tree Had Advantages!
▸ Right Location!
• In A Vineyard, Protected From The Outside World!
• We That Are Christians Enjoy The Protection Of God!
▸ Right Plantation!
• The Tree Was Hand Picked And Hand Planted!
• We Have Been Chosen By God And He Has His Hands On Us!

9. NOT A PRODUCT OF CHANCE!
• The Planter Has A Purpose In Mind For The Plant!
• I Have Work For You To Do, Produce Fruit!
• This Is The Whole Purpose Of Everything Involved!
▪ This Fruitlessness Had Been Going On For 3 Years Now,
And He Has Had Enough!
• ▸Cf. Act. 20:35

10. III. A REGRETFUL RECOMMENDATION!
• “CUT IT DOWN!”
▪ I Planted It, Protected It After Three Years Still “No Fruit!”
▪ Now We Maybe Think, “It Has Only Been 3 Years!”
But Let’s Think This Through!

11. • The Three-year Period Is Significant Because For Three
Years John The Baptist And Jesus Had Been Preaching
The Message Of Repentance Throughout Israel. But The
Fruits Of Repentance Were Not Forthcoming
• John The Baptist Warned The People About The Messiah
Coming And Told Them To Bring Forth Fruits Fit For
Repentance Because The Ax Was Already Laid At The
Root Of The Tree (Luke 3:8-9).

12. IV. A RESPONSIBLE RESPONSE!
• ▸Luke 13:8-9 "But He Answered
And Said To Him,'sir, Let It Alone
This Year Also, Until I Dig Around
It And Fertilize It. 'And If It Bears
Fruit, Well. But If Not, After That
You Can Cut It Down.“

13. WE ARE LIVING ON BORROWED TIME.
• That Is Why The Prophet Isaiah Wrote, "Seek The LORD
While He May Be Found; Call On Him While He Is Near.
Let The Wicked Forsake His Way And The Evil Man His
Thoughts. Let Him Turn To The LORD, And He Will Have
Mercy On Him, And To Our God, For He Will Freely
Pardon" (Isaiah 55:6-7).

14. CONCLUSION
• God's Patience Has A Limit. In The Parable, The Vineyard
Owner Grants Another Year Of Life To The Tree.
• In The Same Way, God In His Mercy Grants Us Another Day,
Another Hour, Another Breath.
• Christ Stands At The Door Of Each Man’s Heart Knocking
And Seeking To Gain Entrance And Requiring Repentance
From Sin. But If There Is No Fruit, No Repentance, His
Patience Will Come To An End, And The Fruitless,
Unrepentant Individual Will Be Cut Down.
• We All Live On Borrowed Time; Judgment Is Near.