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Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
Sunday Worship, July 12, 2026

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

It's easy to wonder if sharing God's love is making any difference. We live in a world filled with distractions, anxiety, division, and endless demands on our attention. Sometimes it feels like every seed we plant gets snatched away, scorched by hardship, or choked by the worries of this life. But in Jesus' parable of the sower, the sower never stops scattering seeds. This week, we'll conclude our Faith in a Fractured Nation series by exploring what it means to faithfully share God's love, even when the soil seems anything but fertile. We are not called to control the soil—we are called to keep sowing, trusting that God is at work in ways we cannot always see. Who might need a seed of hope from you this week?
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