What do you do when everything in you wants to fix what’s wrong?
In this message, we look at one of Jesus’ most surprising parables – the Wheat and the Tares. It’s a story that speaks right into our need to take control, especially when life feels messy or unfair. But instead of giving us a task list for rooting out evil, Jesus shifts the focus to something far more important: trust. Hope. Patience. And the kind of steady obedience that keeps planting seeds, even when the weeds are still in the field.
Part of the message will challenge your natural instincts. Part of it will comfort you when you’re tired of all the noise around you. And all of it will remind you that God sees what you don’t—and He knows how to bring about a harvest worth waiting for.
Discussion Questions
- What does it practically look like to “plant seeds” in a world where weeds are growing all around you?
- Why do you think Jesus tells the servants not to pull the weeds right away, even though they’re harmful?
- What are some modern ways we might try to “weed” people or situations that God hasn’t asked us to fix?
- How does the idea that wheat and weeds can look alike challenge the way we evaluate others or ourselves?
- In what ways does the enemy use distraction or fear to pull our focus away from what God is doing?
- Why is it so tempting to respond to brokenness with control or judgment instead of trust and patience?
- How does trusting God’s timing reshape the way we deal with people who frustrate or disappoint us?
- What role does humility play in how we live out this parable?
- Can you think of a time when something you thought was a “weed” turned out to be something God used for good?
- What’s one area where you need to stop weeding and start planting this week?
