Darwin Community Church

Jesus tells a story in which he exposes the intentions of the chief priest and scribes to kill him. In the story God is the owner of the vineyard, Israel the vine, The chief priests the tenant farmers, the owners son, is Jesus Christ. The scribes and priest do not being exposed and want to kill Jesus but fear the crowd if they do.

There are many people who will not recognise any authority but their own. Such was the case when the religious leaders confronted Jesus over the issue. He proved His source of authority and they didn't like it. Many Christians do not accept Jesus authority over their lives and resent being to how to live and what to do.

Sometimes very difficult to know and understand what real faith is. Jesus instructs His disciples regarding faith and prayer and there is much we can learn from it

How do you spot a genuine Christian from a wanna be pretend one? Jesus pronounced a curse on the Fig tree that extended to the Temple which was a place of corruption and hypocrisy. Many of the Jewish people were not worshipping God but simply going through the motions. I wonder if the Church is any better today?

What is it like to be a failure and live like one? To misuse the potential and waste it? In this account of the curse upon the fig tree, it was an illustration to expose the truth that externally the people of Israel for all intents and purposes were serving God but the reality is they were going through the motions and were empty inside and were not producing any fruit.