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Podcast Introduction Our reading today is _Matthew 20-22_, and I’m calling the episode “Fig Tree and Invitation.”  After my comments, we will of course learn what happened On this day in church history. Comments on the Reading Thoughts on Matthew 21 Let’s take a look at Jesus and the fig tree from verses 18 and 19. Jesus was hungry and he saw that the fig tree had leaves on it. A fig tree with leaves should have fruit on it. That’s the way they’re supposed to work. So when Jesus saw the leaves, he expected fruit. But when there were none, he cursed it. The natural question  here is, “Why are we given this picture? What are we to learn from this?”  If we profess to be followers of Jesus, there are certain expectations God has for us. When we ask Jesus to come into our lives, when we ask Him to be our Savior, we are also asking Him to be our Lord, our King, our Master. In John 14:15 He said, “If you love me, you will keep  my commandments.” In John 15:10 He said, “If you keep my commands, y