This is a sermon I preached on September 22 for my preaching class Encountering the Living Word at LSTC.  The Scripture I was assigned was Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23, a sermon for Ordinary Time in the Liturgical Calendar.  I was allotted 5 minutes to preach.  Here is the final result. A few years ago, I was home from school on break helping my mom with her Day Care children. We were outside planting seeds for… Read More