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Planting the Seed

Aug 30, 2026    Pastor Tom Smith

What if the greatest barrier to sharing our faith is not a lack of knowledge, but a lack of availability? This message cuts to the heart of what it means to be a follower of Christ in everyday life. We are reminded that the pressure of saving souls was never ours to carry. God saves, the Holy Spirit convicts, and we are simply called to be faithful planters of the seed. Drawing on the powerful imagery of 1 Corinthians 3, where Paul planted and Apollos watered but God gave the increase, we are freed from the impossible standard of perfect results and invited into the liberating simplicity of faithful obedience. The message walks us through a practical framework for genuine gospel conversations, built around the acronym LEAP: Listen, Emphasize, Ask, and Pray. Each step draws us away from anxious performance and toward authentic human connection. We learn that listening is itself an act of love, that empathy opens doors that arguments never will, and that a single well-placed question can change the entire direction of a conversation. Perhaps most powerfully, we are reminded that every one of us already carries the most compelling tool available: our own testimony of how Christ has changed us. We do not need to have every theological answer. We simply need to show up, open our eyes to the people God places in front of us, and trust Him with the rest.