“God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you ay share abundantly in every good work. 
– 2 Corinthians 9:8

As we approach Thanksgiving, we come to the final Sunday in our fall worship series, Living Our Verbs. Over these past weeks, we have explored what it means to be  people who love, serve, pray, and worship.

It feels fitting that “Sharing” is our final verb, because it is the thread that weaves all the others together. When we share our lives, our gratitude, our time, our compassion, and our resources, we embody the heart of Christ. We become living witnesses to God’s love at work among us.

This Sunday, our scripture from 2 Corinthians 9:6–12 invites us into a grace-filled vision of generosity. Paul writes to the church in Corinth as they prepare an offering to support their struggling siblings in Jerusalem. His message is not about guilt, pressure, or meeting a quota. Instead, he reminds the reader that sharing is an act of worship, a response to God’s abundant blessings.

Paul uses simple, earthy imagery: seeds, harvests, sowing, and reaping. When we share with others, the harvest is not merely financial; it is a harvest of gratitude, justice, compassion, and thanksgiving to God.

In a world where scarcity and fear so often dominate the headlines, Paul’s words offer us a different perspective. We live thankfully because everything we have is a gift from God.
We share generously because God first shared generously with us.

This Sunday, we will reflect together on the joy of sharing. We will focus upon how God continues to “multiply our seeds for sowing.” We will also give thanks for the countless ways our lives, stories, faith, and generosity continue to shape our ministry in Sun City.

I look forward to sharing with you on YouTube or in person on Thanksgiving Sunday.

Brett