About this episode

In this sermon, Justin Chapman explores Psalm 1 and the contrasting outcomes of two different life paths based on who one listens to.

Psalm 1 opens the entire Book of Psalms with a stark picture: two paths, two people, two very different outcomes — and the only thing separating them is who they listen to. In this sermon, we dig into the ancient songs of Scripture and find that they are not just expressions of devotion, but expressions of reality. One life is rooted like a tree by living water — fruitful, steady, unshaken. The other is like chaff — weightless, directionless, carried wherever the wind blows. The question isn’t which life looks better. The question is: where are your roots?

People in this episode

Guest: Justin Chapman

Topics covered

• blessing
• Psalms
• spirituality
• Christianity
• faith
• roots

Keywords

• Psalm 1
• blessing
• spirituality
• Christianity
• faith
• roots
• sermon

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Psalm 1

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