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## [A Day in the Life of Jesus:](/sermons?series=607) The Day Jesus Cursed a Tree

Mark 11:1 - 11:23

March 29, 2026   
 Rev. Dr. Jay Harvey

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In a world overflowing with options — status, power, and community — it’s easy to build your life around things that promise everything but ultimately leave you empty. Jesus’ surprising act of cursing a fig tree becomes a warning: Even good things can become destructive when they take his place. What looks full and flourishing on the outside can, in reality, be spiritually barren at the root. Watch this sermon as Jay Harvey reveals why only Jesus can truly satisfy — and what happens when we make anything else our “fig.”