"Mind Your Business" (July 19, 2026 Sermon)

Send us Fan MailPreaching: Rev. Edyth PotterText: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43The fastest way to lose your peace is to take on a job that was never yours: sorting people into “good” and “bad.” We open with Romans 8 and its raw honesty about suffering, creation’s groaning, and the kind of hope you can’t see yet but still choose to trust. Paul’s words don’t pretend the world is fine. They point to adoption, belonging, and a patient endurance that holds steady until redemption is complete.Then we turn to Jesus’ parable of the wheat and the weeds in Matthew. When the servants want to yank the weeds out right now, the master says no, because tearing up what looks wrong can damage what is truly growing. That tension becomes our lens for living in a polarized culture: we’re called to discern, yes, but not to appoint ourselves as the final harvester. Our work is to tend the garden faithfully, refuse the reflex to demonize, and leave ultimate judgment where it belongs.From there, “mind your business” becomes a three-part practice. First, we stop playing judge over our neighbors. Second, we actually mind our own business by caring for our inner life, using Psalm 139 to name how God knows us, searches us, and invites honest self-examination. We talk about burnout, boundaries, and why spiritual maturity includes rest. Finally, we step into the third level: making hope our business, where charity, mercy, and the common welfare become the real work of the children of God, echoed through Dickens, John Wesley, and a closing charge to do good anyway.If this message challenges you or comforts you, subscribe, share it with a friend who’s tired of the noise, and leave a review so more people can find it. What does “mind your business” need to mean in your life right now?Follow us on Instagram @guilfordparkpresbyterianchurchFollow us on Facebook @guilfordparkpcFollow us on TikTok @guilfordparkpreschurchWebsite:  www.guilfordpark.org