Psalm 1

Can you get too much of a good thing? Mike Barres reminds us that often what culture is giving us as water is not God's truth and will rot our roots.

What Alan Smith reminds us of some important lessons that we can learn from trees.

"Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of..."

"Blessed is the one... whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night."

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 1:1-2 --Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.

What will you do about a New Year? We can continue to grow and mature and flourish if we choose to do so, even until we are quite old.

What kind of legacy are we leaving for those around us? Teresa Bell Kindred reminds us of the importance of growing deep roots of faith by the waters of God's grace.

"For the Lord watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction."

"Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers."

"Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers."

"He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers."

"Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away."

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 1:2 -- But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 1:4 -- Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 1:3 -- He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.

When's the last time you tried meditating? Meditation is a lost art and discipline that we as Christians need to engage in again!

Do you truly love God's Word? If we truly love God's Word, then we are going to let it be the crucial part of our lives each day by scheduling time to listen to and read from the Bible.

We all have stories that are yet to be told, I call them our 'NUT Collection' — stories about where we've been and what we've done back in the day. Ron Rose talks about God's work in growing us into something special who all began as nuts who held their ground and God grew into his witnesses with stories to tell.