马可福音第11章: 让生命结果子的信仰
 
GK611晨祷生命读经
30.12.2025
主讲：陈炎明牧师


引言：果树存在的目的

一、对准谦卑的君王（可11:1-11）

耶稣是君王，却不是人期待的那一种君王：骑驴—应验《撒迦利亚书9:9》“ 锡安的民哪，应当大大喜乐！耶路撒冷的民哪，应当欢呼！看哪，你的王来到你这里，他是公义的，并且施行拯救，谦谦和和地骑着驴，就是骑着驴的驹子。”

众人高喊“和散那” ！他们期待耶稣来作王，这是政治性的拯救，以为要推翻罗马政府。不料，耶稣是以谦卑的君王，来为世人的罪而死，为要拯救世人！

人欢迎耶稣，是因期待祂解决问题；耶稣来，却是要掌权人心。
我欢迎耶稣，是要祂成就我的计划，还是让祂成就祂的国度？

二、免于无果的信仰（可11:12-14、20-21）

只有叶子、没有果子，是主所不喜悦的属灵假象。这一棵无花果树外表茂盛，实际却无果。等于是白占土地。

没有果子的无花果，意义上就像是只有宗教外表、表面热闹的敬拜、事实上却没有悔改、爱与顺服的生命果子。神要的是生命的结果子，不是宗教的包装。正如《约翰福音 15:2》“ 凡属我不结果子的枝子，他就剪去；凡结果子的，他就修理干净，使枝子结果子更多。” 还有《加拉太书 5:22 -23》“圣灵所结的果子，就是仁爱、喜乐、和平、忍耐、恩慈、良善、信实、温柔、节制。这样的事，没有律法禁止。”

三、提防玷污的敬拜（可11:15-19）

神最严厉的审判，常临到被滥用的“属灵空间”。耶稣发怒的原因不是做买卖，而是“你们将祷告的殿，变成贼窝了。”圣殿或教会的核心不是商业，不是：敬拜变交易、圣殿变工具、神的同在被边缘化。

属灵反思：我的事奉，是为神，还是借用神？教会是否仍是“万国祷告的殿”？

四、单纯信心的祷告（可11:22-24）

真实的信心不是情绪，而是对神权柄的信靠：“你们当信服神……对这座山说：你挪开此地投在海里。”
这不是：操纵神的公式、心想事成的技巧。而是：当神的旨意在我们里面，对神完全的信靠与顺服。信心的对象不是“信心本身”，而是那位全能的神。

五、紧握饶恕的大能（可11:25-26）

不饶恕，会切断属灵权柄的流动。耶稣把：祷告、信心、饶恕放在同一段教导中。真理是若心中紧抓怨恨，口中再多信心宣告也无力。对应：马太福音 6:14 “-15你们饶恕人的过犯，你们的天父也必饶恕你们的过犯；你们不饶恕人的过犯，你们的天父也必不饶恕你们的过犯。”

《哥林多后书 2:10 -11》“你们赦免谁，我也赦免谁。我若有所赦免的，是在基督面前为你们赦免的，免得撒但趁着机会胜过我们，因我们并非不晓得它的诡计。”选择饶恕，是生命树的核心价值之一。

六、认定权柄的来源（可11:27-33）

宗教权威 vs 属天权柄—宗教领袖祭司长问：“你仗着什么权柄做这些事？”他们关心的是：职分、系统、授权的问题！但是至高权柄者耶稣却指出关键问题：“你是否承认从神而来的权柄？”

对真理而言：没有顺服，就没有权柄；没有从神来的呼召，再高的位置也是空的。

总结：活出生命树的人生

耶稣不是来配合宗教，而是来审判虚假的信仰，建立有果子、有权柄、有真实敬拜的生命。

神不寻找热闹的信仰，而是结果子的生命。
没有饶恕的祷告，是被堵住的祷告。
真实的权柄，来自完全的信靠顺服。



  

Mark Chapter11:  A Faith That Bears Fruit in Life
GK611 Morning Devotion
30.12.2025
Speaker: Rev David Tan 


 Introduction: The Purpose of Fruit Tree

I. Aligning with the Humble King (Mark 11:1-11) 

Jesus is a King, yet not the kind people expected: riding a donkey—fulfilling Zechariah 9:9 "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.”

The crowds cried out, ‘Hosanna!’ They anticipated Jesus as a political Saviour who would overthrow Roman rule. Yet He came as a humble King, dying for the sins of the world to redeem humanity!

People welcomed Jesus expecting Him to solve their problems; He came to reign in their hearts.
Do I welcome Jesus so that He will fulfill my plans, or to allow Him to establish His kingdom?

 II. Deliverance from Fruitless Faith (Mark 11:12-14, 20-21) 

Leaves without fruit represent a spiritual illusion displeasing to the Lord. This fig tree appeared lush yet bore no fruit, effectively occupying land without purpose.

A fruitless fig tree represents a faith with only religious appearance: lively worship on the surface, yet lacking repentance, love, obedience, and the fruit of life. God desires fruit-bearing lives, not religious packaging. As John 15:2 declares: ‘Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.’  Furthermore, Galatians 5:22-23: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.”

 III. Guarding Against Defiled Worship (Mark 11:15-19) 

God’s most severe judgement often falls upon the misuse of “spiritual spaces.” Jesus’ anger was not directed at commerce itself, but at the fact that “But you have made it a den of thieves.” The core purpose of the temple or church is not commerce, it is not: worship becomes a transaction, the sanctuary becomes an instrument, and God’s presence is marginalised.

Spiritual Reflection: Is my service truly for God, or am I merely using Him? Does the church remain a ‘house of prayer for all nations’?

 IV. Prayer of Simple Faith (Mark 11:22-24) 

True faith is not emotion, but trust in God’s authority: “Have faith in God…whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea…’”
This is not a formula to manipulate God, nor a technique for wish fulfillment. Rather, it is complete trust and obedience when God’s will dwells within us. The object of faith is not ‘faith itself,’ but the almighty God.

 V. Holding Firm to the Power of Forgiveness (Mark 11:25-26) 

Unforgiveness severs the flow of spiritual authority. Jesus placed prayer, faith, and forgiveness within the same teaching. The truth is that if bitterness grips the heart, no amount of confident declaration from the mouth will have power. Corresponding to: As Matthew 6:14–15 says “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”

2 Corinthians 2:10-11: "Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ, lest satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.” Choosing forgiveness is one of the core values of the Tree of Life.

 VI. Recognising the Source of Authority (Mark 11:27-33) 

Religious Authority vs. Heavenly Authority—The religious leaders, the chief priests, asked, ‘By what authority are you doing these things?’ Their concern centred on position, systems and delegated authority. Yet Jesus, the Supreme Authority, pointed to the crucial question: ‘Do you acknowledge authority that comes from God?’

For truth to stand: Without obedience, there is no authority; without a calling from God, even the highest position is empty.

 Conclusion: Living A Life of the Tree of Life

Jesus did not come to accommodate religion, but to judge false faith and establish lives that bear fruit, possessing authority, and worship in truth.

God seeks not a noisy faith, but a life that bears fruit.
Prayer without forgiveness is blocked prayer.
True authority comes from complete trust and obedience.