Five Trees

1. The Tree of Concealment – Genesis 3:8.
(We see Adam, the man behind a tree)

2. The Tree of Convenience – Luke 19:4.
(We see Zacchaeus, the man up a tree)

3. The Tree of Complacency – John 1:48.
(We see Nathanael, the man beneath a tree)

4. The Tree of Commitment – Psalm 2:1-3.
(We see the Saints, planted like a tree, see further down)

5. The Tree of Crucifixion – Matthew 27:38-44.
(We see the Lord Jesus, nailed to a tree)

Deuteronomy 21:23/Galatians 3:13.

Planted like a Tree.

Key verses: Jeremiah 17:7-8. Psalm 1:1-3.

Psalm 1 shows us a:

1. A Safeguarded Life – verse 2.
   (From the ungodly, sinners, the scornful)
2. A Spiritual Life – verse 2.
   (Blessed with joy through obedience)
3. A Successful Life – verse 3. We see:-
   1. Prominence (like a tree)
   2. Permanence (planted by the Lord)
   3. Position (by the rivers of water)
   4. Productivity (bearing fruit in season)
   5. Perpetuity (leaf does not wither)
   6. Prosperity (everything we do)