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“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take…

22 But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. 23 For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. 24 You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. 27 So God created human beings in…

“Do not judge, so that you will not be judged.” What does v.1 mean? I cannot judge? No, you are required to at times 12 For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? 13 God judges those outside. “Purge the evil person from among you.” Matthew 18…

Introduction: The first verse in our Scripture for today is likely the most misunderstood and erroneously quoted verse of Scripture in the world today. The late pastor and theologian R.C. Sproul attested that this is probably the most popular verse known by pagans. Any time that the church or a believer…

Introduction: One of the major reasons that a lot of people don’t go to church and the gym is one and the same reason. They don’t want to be judged! I would argue that one of the most well known Bible verses today is no longer just John 3:16 (if that one is even remembered by people anymore) but also…

Our Scripture text this morning is Luke 6:39-49 : He also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s…

Show video “Labels We Carry” How many of us have ever felt labeled? How did it make you feel? Now, How many of us have ever labeled someone? Tonight I want to think about, “ How often have you got in the way of the gospel message because you judged people to not be worthy of the gospel message. ” Because…

Intro; Few portions of Scripture are as misinterpreted, misunderstood, and misapplied, as this section we will look at this morning. Arthur Pink said, “There are few verses quoted more frequently than the opening ones of Matthew 7 , and few [verses] less understood by those who are so ready to cite it…

Introduction Transition Illumination Empathy Defined The definition of empathy The ability to understand another person’s state of being. Empathy is inherently selfless as we seek to truly understand other people along with their how’s and why’s. The danger of empathy The ability to ascribe your state…

What happens when we — when Christians — begin talking about “sin” in our world? — People get angry, right? — They begin to yell about how judgmental the church is… about how even Jesus — the one we say is God — told us not to… What verse do they always quote? 1 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.…

Love is the root of all we do. 1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.…

Jesus calls His followers to be different. Jesus' desire for each of us is to experience an abundant life, but in order to live that life, we need to change our thinking. How far would you be willing to go to discover the life you were made to live?

1 Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. 2 But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things. 3 And do you think this, O man, you…

We are returning to our series on the footsteps of Jesus today. Since we took a little bit of a break through the holidays, let’s spend a moment reminding ourselves where we have been as we examined the sermon on the mount. The sermon is built from two main ideas. The first is who the people of God are.…

The choice is before you today, which road will you choose?

If you had to name what the single most detrimental activity to the testimony of the Church is, what would you say? (hypocrisy…) But… What is hypocrisy rooted in? (Judgment) Is there anyone in this world who is not guilty of judgment? — and by “judgment” I mean passing judgment - being critical of others?…

Incorrect Judgments Judging by the Flesh Often in my life, I have wrongly looked upon people from a fleshly perspective. Meaning, I have thought in my own mind and heart that I understand what should be right and wrong. When I do this, I have placed myself as the ultimate judge over the life of another.…

Introduction “We exist to make Disciples growing together in Christlikeness.” Three aspects to it: Making Disciples Growing Disciples Together Disciples All with the goal of becoming more and more like Jesus Christ in our attitudes and our actions. All of this is to occur as a church - a local body of…

Big Idea: If our teacher is Christ, we will be like Him. We will receive like we give (vs 37-38) We must see if we would lead We must have health if we would heal. In our passage of study this morning, we find, in particular, two phrases that many people use and quote. Some people know they are the words…

Introduction Winchester mansion in San Jose, CA. Sarah, the widow of William Winchester, manufacturer of the Winchester repeating rifle. When he passed away in 1881, she inherited $20.5M = $550M. With $1K per day = $27K/day. She moved to California and bought a farmhouse and immediately hired carpenters,…

Welcome to Literature of the Bible 1. Pastors, parents, police officers, Justice of the peace, teachers, etc will not be able to judge anyone’s actions because they have faults or are not perfect. 2. How will Christians share the good news of God if they cannot expose the sin and sinfulness of those…

Introduction 39 And He spoke a parable to them: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch? 40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher. 41 And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive…

We’re continuing our journey through that beautiful list of Fruits of the Spirit from Paul’s letter to the Galatians. My goal in spending so much time on these verses this summer is not to get ourselves caught in the weeds by digging down. Instead, my hope is that as we look at these words we might recognize…

Who knows what this that I’m holding up? It’s a photo album. For the young people in the room, this is what iCloud, Google Photos, and Instagram has replaced. This particular photo album is one that is all about me. It has all my cute baby and toddler pictures in it. I have told most of you before that…