Matthew 7:1-5

What do you do when you receive sharp criticims? Criticism hurts and we often respond unappropriately and hurtfully only making things worse so why don't we take time, weed our own garden, and learn from it.

What are we overlooking in ourselves to criticize others? Patrick Odum writes about firefighters burning down their own station, hypocrites, criticism, and our desire to run others down.

Who really is responsible? We need to quit blaming others and take responsibility for ourselves.

Can you believe it's true? Hypocrisy does exist in the church and we should weed it out, but it doesn't exempt us from church.

Why do we keep hanging on to what destroys us? Selfishness destroys families while self-examination helps us improve ourselves and bless our families.

What are you seeing as you go to church this morning? Tom Norvell reminds us that we must take a closer look and not judge on mere appearances as Jesus said.

Are we guilty of being critical of others who do what we do? Are we criticizing others for the very things we are doing?

Who are you judging before looking at your own life? Before we criticize others for being too busy, maybe we ought to look at our own schedules!

What can we do to restore sanity and balance in our sexually charged world? Our world is out of balance in our sexually charged atmosphere and Christians aren't doing much to help, but we must!

What really makes our days bad, hard, and difficult to swallow? Steve Higginbotham reminds us that many of our most difficult days come from our negative and judgmental assumptions about why things happen.

So is there really something good about being judgmental Rubel Shelly takes on the risky topic of being judgmental and risks saying that there are times when we must be discerning and use proper judgment.

So how much gear do you have that lies lifeless? Rubel Shelly reminds us that a big study Bible is about as worthless to us if we don't read and apply it as workout equipment and clothes that are never use

Are you so sure you don't judge people? Rubel Shelly reminds us that we have to make correct judgments about many things and many people, the secret is not being judgmental.