In this sermon The Palm Tree, the palm tree does not simply grow in the desert; it flourishes. We can make it in this desert world. The roots of the palm tree go deep below the burning sands and find moisture down deep below the surface. The Christian must go deep with God if he is going to flourish. Many Christians are not flourishing because they are seeking nourishment on the surface. They are running their roots of life out laterally. Shallow Christians look to the world for refreshment and come away thirst. The world will never satisfy. As a palm tree grows older, its fruit grows sweeter. As Christians grow older, they should grow sweeter. They say the older trees with scarred trunks produce the sweetest fruit. The scars of life produce the fruit of holiness. The trials of life conform us to the image of Christ (Romans 8:28-29).