Luke 13:1-9

In this sermon, Sam Beh examines the account of the Galileans slaughtered by Pilate and the eighteen killed by the falling tower of Siloam, using these tragedies to confront the assumption that suffering signals personal guilt. He draws out Jesus' sharp call to repentance, emphasizing that all people stand equally under divine judgment regardless of how their deaths occur or how righteous they appear. The parable of the barren fig tree then frames God's patience as purposeful and limited, a window of grace that demands a response before the time for bearing fruit runs out.