In Luke 13:6-9 Jesus gave a parable of the barren fig tree. This parable applies to the “called out ones” - members in God’s church. Those who have been planted on the “sacred ground” of God’s church are expected to produce fruit, otherwise there’s danger of being cut down.

Jay Ledbetter

Pastor, United Church of God

Jay Ledbetter is a pastor serving the United Church of God congregations in Knoxville and Kingsport (Tennessee), London (Kentucky) and Roanoke (Virginia).