Tim continues on the "Rooted" theme looking at the most famous tree ever: the tree of life. This tree appears at both the very beginning and the very end of Scripture and becomes a powerful symbol for the way the world should be. Living in between the appearances of this tree, we have an important role: to live with focus, to be hopeful, and to have faith as we wait.

Roots serve as a great allegory for how we choose to grow: where you choose to get your joy determines how you grow. As Gabe develops our Rooted series, he outlines the powerful choice we have in what we choose to plant ourselves in.

We talk about how God loves us quite a bit and for good reasons, but what do we actually mean when we're talking about God's love? Rabbi Gene talks about how much we need to be rooted in God's love and what the love of God actually looks like.

When we're rooted in the love of God, we start to share His heart, we care about the things that He cares about. Gene explores just what this looks like and how our love for Him keeps us on the straight path.

Brian concludes our Rooted series by looking at an important theme: the Oaks of Righteousness. These trees were also known as the "strong ones" and are a symbol to us of what strength looks like and what we should aim to be. Yet, as Brian illustrates in his sermon, our path to becoming those "strong ones" is not one of working hard and becoming powerful, but of coming to God in our weakness. In fact, it is only when we embrace our need and acknowledge our weakness that we find that true strength in God.