Matthew 7:5

"How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the..."

"[Jesus continued:] "And why worry about a speck in your friend's eye when you have a log in your own? How can you think of saying to your friend, 'Let..."

""Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take...."

Inspirational illustration of Matthew 7:3-5 -- "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time th

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.

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.

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 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.

"Dear Beloved, We often make understanding what God wants much harder than it really is. One of the important aspects of My teaching is that I tried....."

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!

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