2. Great Commission – Matthew 28:18-20 Great Commandment – Mark 12:29-31

4. 7 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the L ORD, whose trust is the L ORD. 8 He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.” - Jeremiah 17:7-8

5. Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law of the L ORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. - Psalm 1:1-3

7. Absorption of nutrients

8. Anchoring and supporting

9. Absorption of nutrients Anchoring and supporting Storage of nutrients

10. Absorption of nutrients Anchoring and supporting Storage of nutrients Vegetative reproduction

13. TWO KINDS OF GROWTH

14. TWO KINDS OF GROWTH 1. Primary growth (elongation stage)

15. TWO KINDS OF GROWTH 1. Primary growth (elongation stage) 2. Secondary growth (diameter stage)

18. PAPER BEATS ROCK

19. “Storms make the oak grow deeper roots.” – George Herbert

20. What does our root architecture look like?

21. “There is always more richness to the living water of who God is.” – Breanne Fuelling

22. “I know of no other way to triumph over sin long-term than to gain a distaste for it because of a superior satisfaction in God.” ― John Piper

23. “We also can be sure of the fact that the Son of God has come and given us a mind so that we may know Him as the embodiment of all that is true.” – 1 John 5:20 (The Voice)

24. “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” – Romans 12:2

27. Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. - Deuteronomy 6:4-5

28. “You shall love the Lord with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.” - Mark 12:30

29. “Love the Lord God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence and energy.” – Mark 12:30 (The Message)

30. “Intelligence (also called intellect) is an umbrella term used to describe a property of the mind that encompasses many related abilities, such as the capacities to reason, to plan, to solve problems, to think abstractly, to comprehend ideas, to use language, and to learn.”

31. 1) Jesus’ teaching presumes that intelligence is something we can love with.

32. "Love without truth is blind, truth without love is empty." -- Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger

33. 1) Jesus’ teaching presumes that intelligence is something we can love with. 2) Jesus uses second-person possessive pronouns that are singular.

35. Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. 2 But they delight in the law of the L ORD, meditating on it day and night. 3 They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do. - Psalm 1:1-3 (NLT)