Why does Jesus curse a fig tree and overturn tables in the temple? What’s really going on beneath the surface in this passage? And what does this teach us about the kind of fruit our lives are producing? In today’s episode, Patrick unpacks Mark 11:12–25, showing how Jesus’ actions confront empty religion and call his people to lives of real fruitfulness for the sake of the nations.

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Passage: Mark 11:12-25