This sermon Laying The Axe To The Root, speaks to us on repentance. The axe must be laid to the root! The root is where things spring from. Our root is our heart. Repentance is not pruning, it is laying an axe to the rot of the root. Until our love for him over powers our love for sin, nothing will change. The axe must get laid to the root. The bible gives us instructions on what we must do.