On Palm Sunday, Bishop Terry L. Hill, Jr. reads Mark 11:12–14 and 20–22 and announces the message “Fruitless.” The fig tree becomes an image of appearance without substance, challenging listeners to move beyond displaying potential toward actual growth and faithful action.
The message asks what God wants from us today, recognizes that growth happens through a process, and calls for honesty about where we are. Bishop Hill urges listeners to put the effort spent on pretense into becoming fruitful and to let God develop what is real.
The recording’s exact service clock is unconfirmed; 9 a.m. is the church’s archival default. The official video label differs from the title announced in the sermon.
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