Friday's thoughts on Sunday's sermon

This is where the sermon is on Friday afternoon. If you would like a copy of a very rough draft of this sermon email me and I will send it to you.

The parable of the "Sower and the Seed" provide the direction for the sermon. Jesus said, "A farmer went out to plant seed and some of it fell out."

Three points:

1. There is always a hole in your bag and stuff will drop out. Life isn't perfect and there are always problems. Things don't work out. We don't need to be pessimistic but we need to be realistic.

2. Some of the seed falls on good soil. If there is a hole in your bag; if there is a brain in your head and some common sense you can get through it. We are not without resources. God have us minds to think and ways to imagine better days and things evolving into being the best.

3. There is a hole in your bag, and if there is a brain in your head, there is a way in the world. It's never as bad as it seems and it's always possible to turn the worst thing into a better thing. The parable of the Sower and the Seed is a story about faith. That's what Jesus was saying; that there is depth of faith.

What are your thoughts about this? Do you think there is a hole in your bag and seed dropping out and things going wrong? What do you do about it?

If you have some ideas about this write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thoughts with other readers of the blog click on the 'comments' box below. If you would like a draft of the sermon I am happy to send it.


I look forward to hearing from you.


Charles Schuster