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Which Tree Are You Eating From?
Elder Tim Coen on December 28, 2025

In this deeply reflective message, Elder Tim Coen invites listeners to examine a foundational question of faith: Which tree are you eating from—the tree of life, or the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? Drawing from Genesis 1–3, he unpacks God’s original design for humanity, the purpose of real choice, and how distrust and self-reliance fractured our relationship with the only true source of life.

Through vivid storytelling, honest theology, and a memorable illustration involving a microwave, a seven button, and a fire, this sermon explores why sin is far more than surface-level behavior—it is a deep corruption that cannot be fixed with minor adjustments. What sounds like a curse (“you will surely die”) is revealed as a promise rooted in God’s relentless love and determination to save us from destruction, even at great cost to Himself.

Elder Tim walks listeners through the reality of living in a world where good and evil are intertwined, why death became necessary, and how Jesus entered fully into our brokenness to break the power of sin and death once and for all. The tree of life, once lost, is now revealed through the cross—an invitation to trust God fully, die to self, and find true, resurrected life in Christ.

This message calls believers to move beyond survival-faith and flesh-driven prayers, fixing their eyes on Jesus and choosing daily to eat from the tree of life. Filled with hope, honesty, and gospel clarity, Which Tree Are You Eating From?challenges listeners to trust God more than themselves and to follow Jesus on the path that leads to eternal life.