Pastor Blaine continues in the Matthew sermon series as Jesus teaches the disciples how to correct one another in love. Matthew 7:1-12 “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye. “Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you. “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him! “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets." Sermon Notes: Main Idea: Love Must Govern Our Gospel Corrections I. Loving Others Is Our Overarching Christian Ethic II. Loving Others Includes Humble Correction III. Loving Others Includes Wise Protection IV. Loving Others Necessitates God’s Grace Discussion Questions: 1. Read Matthew 7:12. Loving others is our overarching Christian ethic. How do we display the ethic of Christian love in our lives? 2. Read Matthew 7:1-5. Loving others includes humble correction. How are we to humbly correct others in spiritual matters? How are we not to approach others? Why should we correct others? How should we receive corrections from others? 3. Read Matthew 7:7-11. What does it look like to pray for the things Jesus tells us to? What does it look like to trust God in prayer? Share about some answered prayers that you’ve experienced. What are some things you need to bring to God in prayer?