Rooted and Built Up in Him

About this episode

This episode explores the importance of being spiritually rooted in Christ for resilience and growth.

A tree can survive damage to its branches, even to its trunk, and still recover — as long as its root system remains healthy and deep. Strip away the roots, and nothing above the surface can survive for long, no matter how strong it may appear. It is a picture from the natural world that Scripture returns to again and again, and tonight's episode invites us to hold it up as a mirror to our own spiritual lives. Paul's instruction to the church at Colossae was not simply to believe the right things or behave in the right ways. It was to be rooted — deeply, anchored in Christ Himself as the source of all nourishment, all strength, all growth. Not rooted in a set of practices or a list of principles, but in a Person. When our lives draw from that source, everything built above the surface takes on a different quality — a resilience, a depth, an endurance that does not depend on circumstances to hold it upright. Tonight is an invitation to go deeper, not just wider, in the faith. Interested in creating something new with us!? Take Our Newsletter Survey! Tonight's Scripture "Rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught." — Colossians…

Topics covered

• spiritual growth
• faith
• rooted in Christ
• endurance
• nourishment

Keywords

• spirituality
• Christianity
• Colossians 2:7
• faith
• nourishment
• growth
• endurance

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Colossians

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