SERMON | Roots

B-sides

Psalm 1 NRSV

Happy are those
who do not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path that sinners tread
or sit in the seat of scoffers,
2 but their delight is in the law/Torah of the Lord,
and on his law they meditate day and night.
3 They are like trees
planted by streams of water,
which yield their fruit in its season,
and their leaves do not wither.
In all that they do, they prosper.

The wicked are not so
but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous,
6 for the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.

Questions

  1. What’s your favorite type of tree and why?

  2. Are there any parts of the Bible that you don’t feel help root you? Are there parts of the Bible that you wish didn’t exist?

  3. What parts do you root yourself to? Are there any particular verses you have leaned on in a time of tumult?

  4. What beyond the bible are you rooted in? Your family? Your church? Your community? What else?

  5. When in your life have you found yourself held up by the roots of others?

  6. Have you ever grown too fast without good roots? What was that like?

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