Word Alive International Outreach Sermon Of The Week

As we continue The Big Picture series, we take a look at the concept of a tree, an image taht describes the Church perfectly. You see, a tree takes in CO2 and other toxins from the world- and it expels something life-giving! Often, "the Church" takes the position that we won't want to be stained by the world in which we live. Yet in the Bible we see that unclean things NEVER tainted Jesus; rather, He imparted life to everythign that was broken and dead! We're the Body of Christ. His hands. His feet. Even His voice of affirmation and hope, calling forth destiny amidst chaos. Back to the tree... Scripture tells us that those who are PLANTED will flourish (Psalm 92:13). Everyone wants to flourish, right? Then it's time to be rooted, and grounded.