Tree Huggers
Lesson 2: Family Tree
August 28 & 29, 2021
Ruth 1:20 “Don’t call me Naomi,” she responded. “Instead, call me Mara, for the Almighty has made life very bitter for me. 21 I went away full, but the Lord has brought me home empty. Why call me Naomi when the Lord has caused me to suffer and the Almighty has sent such tragedy upon me?” New Living Translation
1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs. English Standard Version
Hebrews 12:15 “See to it that no one falls short of God’s grace; that no root of resentment springs up and causes trouble, and by it many be defiled…” Amplified Bible
#1 MAKE A RADICAL MOVE
RADICALIS = Latin for Root
Radical Surgery: to take something out by the root, in math, a radical is the root of a number. (Merriam-Webster)
#2 THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU’RE THINKING ABOUT
#3 CHANGE YOUR NAME
Romans 5:18 Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men (Adam) so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men (Jesus). 19 For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous. English Standard Version
Romans 8:29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. New International Version
Ephesians 1:5 He predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will… English Standard Version
Galatians 5:17 For there is a root of sinful self-interest in us that is at odds with a free spirit, just as the free spirit is incompatible with selfishness. These two ways of life are antithetical, so that you cannot live at times one way and at times another way according to how you feel on any given day. 18 Why don't you choose to be led by the Spirit and so escape the erratic compulsions of a law-dominated existence? The Message
Exodus 15:22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness and found no water. 23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah,because they were bitter; for that reason it was named Marah. 24 So the people grumbled at Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?” New American Standard Bible
Exodus 15:25 Then he cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a tree; and he threw it into the waters, and the waters became sweet… New American Standard Bible