Sermon Title: Does Everything Happen for a Reason? Preacher: Deacon Stephanie Anderson. Preaching Text: Matthew 13:1-9. In today's passage, Jesus is gathered with a large crowd by the sea and tells the Parable of the Sower. In the parable, a farmer sows seeds, which fall on different types of ground: the path, rocky places, among thorns, and good soil. This story helps us wonder together, "Does Everything Happen for a Reason?"