Sermon Notes
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Judge Not
Matthew 7:1-6; Luke 6:37-42
I. The Beam-Carrying Individual (v. 5)
A. The speck and the beam
B. Jesus’ condemnation
1. Hypocrite is a very strong word that means:
a. Someone that puts on an act of righteous
___________________
b. Someone that is not being _________________ of the
situation
c. Someone that is making it __________________
d. Someone that _____________ himself (James 1:23-24)
2. One is a hypocrite if he…
a. Lives in _________________
b. Lives in ___________
c. Lives in _____________________
1) ________________________
2) Life is to be ________ way
3) Demonstrates ______________________________
d. “Brain dead to the ______________”
3. A hypocrite fails to _______________ himself (I Cor. 11:31)
4. A criticizer is not _________ to judge
a. Not _______________________
b. Does not know all the ____________
c. Does not show ________________ or _____________
d. Demonstrates _________________________________
_____________________________________________
II. Undeserving of the Gospel (v. 6)
A. Jesus is saying that people do not want to be _____________
them
B. When all they do is __________________ people, it destroys
their _______________
C. Before long, they can become ________________
D. The criticizer will come at you to ___________ you up
III. There is a Cure
A. _______________________- stop it, don’t do it
B. Realize you will be _______________ by others
C. __________________ it!
D. __________________
1. ___________ forgiveness
2. __________ for forgiveness
E. ____________ (v. 38)
F. __________ for them to be blessed
G. Live a _________________________ life
1. ___________ 6. ______________________
2. ________ 7. ______________________
3. ____________ 8. ______________________
4. __________________ 9. _______________________
5. __________________
H. Results:
1. Not _________________
2. Not _________________
3. Not _____________________