Summit Church
Rooted Pt 2 | Rooted in Love | Andrew Serr
Locations & Times
Summit Church
7200 S Clinton St, Centennial, CO 80112, USA
Sunday 10:00 AM
Big Idea:
God’s Kingdom flows through hearts rooted in Jesus.
God’s Kingdom flows through hearts rooted in Jesus.
1. Jesus is the source.
He’s the only well that never runs dry.
He’s the only well that never runs dry.
Broken cisterns symbolize human strategies to satisfy spiritual thirst apart from God.
The broken cisterns of Jesus’s day:
Pharisees = perfect obedience
Sadducees = power and control
Zealots = violent revolution
Essenes = isolated and waiting for the end
Pharisees = perfect obedience
Sadducees = power and control
Zealots = violent revolution
Essenes = isolated and waiting for the end
Only the Spirit can move God’s Kingdom into impossible places.
2. Love is the soil.
Hearts that stop loving stop living.
Hearts that stop loving stop living.
Love is the very atmosphere of God and his kingdom, it is the fruit of the spirit made visible.
To not love is to do harm. You’re either giving life or withholding it.
Disconnect from the Vine, and the world will harden your heart.
They kept their hands busy, but let their hearts grow cold.
Note: Over time, Ephesus — once one of the strongest and most influential churches in the early Christian world — disappeared.
Note: Over time, Ephesus — once one of the strongest and most influential churches in the early Christian world — disappeared.
3. Pruning clears the way.
God prunes not to punish, but to make you fruitful for His Kingdom.
God prunes not to punish, but to make you fruitful for His Kingdom.
God’s discipline produces lasting fruit in your life.
You’re meant to be an oasis in a dry world, not because you’re the source, but because you’re connected to the source.
Response:
1. Reconnect to the Source.
2. Realign with Love.
3. Let God prune what’s holding you back.
1. Reconnect to the Source.
2. Realign with Love.
3. Let God prune what’s holding you back.
Discussion Questions
Recap:
1. What stood out to you last week from Ezekiel’s river — the deeper it flows, the more life it brings?
Jesus is the source:
2. Why do you think we’re so tempted to look for “living water” apart from Jesus?
3. What does it really look like to “remain in the Vine” in everyday life?
4. What “sources” are most likely to drain your spiritual life instead of fill it?
Love is the soil:
5. Why is love not just a command, but the very atmosphere of God’s Kingdom?
6. What’s one relationship where your love has grown cold — and what might help it come alive again?
7. How can we tell if our faith is rooted in love or something else (like fear, pride, or performance)?
Pruning clears the way:
8. What kind of “pruning” do you think God might be doing in your life right now?
9. How can pruning — though painful — actually make room for greater fruitfulness?
Living it Out:
10. If God’s answer to a broken world is love, how can you be an “oasis” this week in a dry and divided world?
1. What stood out to you last week from Ezekiel’s river — the deeper it flows, the more life it brings?
Jesus is the source:
2. Why do you think we’re so tempted to look for “living water” apart from Jesus?
3. What does it really look like to “remain in the Vine” in everyday life?
4. What “sources” are most likely to drain your spiritual life instead of fill it?
Love is the soil:
5. Why is love not just a command, but the very atmosphere of God’s Kingdom?
6. What’s one relationship where your love has grown cold — and what might help it come alive again?
7. How can we tell if our faith is rooted in love or something else (like fear, pride, or performance)?
Pruning clears the way:
8. What kind of “pruning” do you think God might be doing in your life right now?
9. How can pruning — though painful — actually make room for greater fruitfulness?
Living it Out:
10. If God’s answer to a broken world is love, how can you be an “oasis” this week in a dry and divided world?