The Tree Ain’t Dead, It’s Just Busy 🌱 | Rev. Dr. Kevin R. Johnson

Main message: The sermon uses the pecan tree as a metaphor to teach that growth often happens underground first: before visible fruit or success comes, roots must go deep. What looks like inactivity or even deadness may actually be hidden preparation.

Key points:

• People often want quick results, but real growth takes time.
• The pecan tree “grows down before it grows up.”
• Deep roots are necessary before something can flourish publicly.
• In hard conditions like drought, deep roots can sustain growth.
• What seems dead may simply be developing unseen strength.

Scriptures mentioned: none