Well, welcome to Faith Life Church this morning. As you can see, Brother Moore is still not here. So he started out a series on judging. We're excited about it too. Yes, yes, yes. And then I taught last week on judging. And so this week, I want to continue on that, but maybe in a little different

vein. I want to help you to see how not to judge. Because I don't even want to see a show

of hands of how many failed on their homework this week and actually wound up judging somebody

and how hard it actually was

that when you walked out the door that the devil didn't just throw something at you to criticize

or condemn or to judge somebody the minute you walked out the door because I know the devil.

So this morning I want to talk about how we cannot judge people, how we have the ability to not have to do that. So are you ready?

Well, I don't know if you can tell it or not, but I am so excited this morning about what I get to

share. And I can hardly wait to get to the last page of my notes. So just hang on with me

and be believing with me so maybe we can get

there really quick. Okay? And again, don't think you know this stuff because I think I'll

share some things with you that you'll realize, well, maybe I, you know, anyway. All right. So,

let's turn, if you would, to John 3.1 in the King James.

It says, there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

The same came to Jesus by night.

Let me stop there and just interject this.

Do you know if you're living for the Lord properly?

You won't have to hunt people down.

People will hunt you down.

That's happened in my life.

I mean people that work for me, people you see on the street, people you do business with.

If you're living right for the Lord and being the example you're supposed to be,

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