Judge Not: Turning from Judgmentalism to Embrace
This series in the gospel of Luke focuses on some of Jesus' key teachings regarding judgmentalism and love. For too many of us, judgmentalism has become a way of life and we haven't even realized it. The mental sentencing of others is the mindset most readily available to those who are neither willing nor prepared to bring their own actions, thoughts and motivations into God's light. However, when I focus on how much I stand in need of God's grace, I will be more prepared to extend the same kind of accepting love to others that God extends to me in Jesus. We're called to leave the job of judging to the only One who is qualfied to judge rightly – God. Our job is to agree with God that all others have unsurpassable worth because Jesus died for them, and then to think, speak, and act accordingly.
September 5 Logjams and Dust Particles (Luke 6:37-42)
September 12 The Harshest Rebuke (Luke 11:37-54)
September 19 Setting Captives Free (Luke 13:10-17; 14:1-6)
September 26 Looking Up to a "Loser" (Luke 18: 9-14)
October 3 Joining Jesus' Mission (Luke 19:1-10)
