Upside Down Judgment (Matthew 7:1-6)
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Pastor Nate Holdridge discusses the proper understanding of judgment in the context of Matthew 7:1-6, emphasizing self-examination and humility.
Title : Upside Down Judgment Speaker : Nate Holdridge Overview: In this Sunday sermon from Matthew 7:1–6, Pastor Nate Holdridge continues the Upside Down Kingdom series at Calvary Monterey by confronting one of the most misused verses in all of Scripture: "Judge not." Pastor Nate shows how Jesus is not forbidding discernment but warning against a hyper-critical spirit that overlooks personal flaws while fixating on the flaws of others. Working through the memorable speck-and-log imagery, he calls us to humble self-examination as the necessary first step before we can become truly helpful to our brothers and sisters, offering practical categories—parallel sins, echoed desires, and overcorrections—for honest heart-level audits. Pastor Nate Holdridge then turns to Jesus' sobering counterbalance in Matthew 7:6, cautioning us against becoming "pearl pushers" who try to force truth on the decidedly hostile. The result is a pastoral, gospel-saturated vision of kingdom people: gracious, humble, discerning, and shaped by the One who humbled himself to extend his help to us. Link to Sermon Notes Link to Discussion Questions
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