The Picture Speaks A Thousand Words!
100 Years Later
From 60 to 16 — WOW!
Fast-growth Wood: 16 Rings
- fast-growth wood is not as dense
- fast-growth wood is weaker
- fast-growth is more susceptible to decay
- fast-growth wood is more subject to wind-weather damage
- fast-growth has a greater inherent instability
- fast-growth wood is less resistant to insect destruction
Old-growth Wood: 60 Rings
- old-growth wood has nearly ten times the number of growth rings per inch
- old-growth wood is more resistant to decay
- old-growth wood is more resistant to wind-weather damage
- old-growth wood is resistant to termites
- old-growth wood is stronger and harder
- old-growth wood is more stable. [1]
. . . .
Which wood would you prefer for your . . .
- House
- Boat
- Wooden Flooring
- Dock
- Porch-Deck
- counters
- cabinets
. . . .
Key Biblical Thoughts:
- growth
- discipleship
- missions
- sanctification
- “give people room to grow”
- legalism
- “He who has begun a good work will finish it”
- evangelism
- patience
- time
- a generation later
- change
- differences
. . . . .
Sermonic Example: There are several distinct ways to use illustrative material.
(use whatever you find useful in the above details — the picture is almost sufficient)
. . . . You can see the difference without much else stated — and growth in most all areas of life follow the same principle!
Other Information & Links:
1. https://miarbordayalliance.wordpress.com/2018/05/11/old-growth-forests/
— https://thecraftsmanblog.com/why-old-growth-wood-is-better/
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