Seed Is Meant to Be Sown
By Pastor Jerry A. Burns
In 2005, April and I came to Kitchener fresh out of Bible college. Over the years the Lord let me serve here as children’s director, bus director, deacon, and assistant pastor under Pastor Philip Clayton. Then in 2011, I became the senior pastor.
When I look back on those years, I see that none of it started with me. Everything I have had to give, God gave me first: my Bible training, this church family, and a pastor who went before me. It was all seed, and God did not put it in my hands so I could keep it.
That is what Paul is teaching the Corinthians. They were asked to give to poor saints in Jerusalem they had never met. Just before our verse, Paul calls God the one “that ministereth seed to the sower.” God enriches His people “to all bountifulness,” a word that means simple, open-handed giving with no hidden motive. It is the same word translated “simplicity” in Romans 12:8.
A farmer does not lock his seed in the barn. He scatters it. Now look where this harvest comes up. The gift leaves Corinth, and thanksgiving rises to God in Jerusalem. It happens “through us,” Paul says.
Our flesh would rather count what we lack. But if you belong to Jesus, you have salvation, the Word of God, His presence, a church family, and daily bread from His hand. Even in a lean season, He still gives you seed to sow.
Thanksgiving is not only something you say to God. It is something you sow, so others will say it too.
Before supper tonight, think of one person in our church family who is having a hard time. Sow something into their life today, such as a meal, a card, or a phone call with a verse, so that they will have a reason to thank God.
"I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving." — Psalm 69:30
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This Week's Radio Program
Week Forty-Four • November 1, 2026
What are you Seeking?
In this week’s message titled "What are you Seeking?" from Kitchener Baptist Church, Pastor Jerry A. Burns explores John 20 to show how the world searches for meaning in the wrong places. Listeners will hear how Solomon looked for purpose in worldly success and pleasures only to find vanity, and how Mary Magdalene sought her Savior at the tomb, weeping for the dead before discovering He had risen.
Pastor Burns reminds us that true life is found only in Jesus Christ. The reality of Christ gives us life, and His resurrection is the key to our salvation and eternal life. We must choose life, for Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. Join us on "Timeless Truths" as we turn to God's Word for these vital answers.
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