Twisted – Week 2 | Do Not Judge

Many people stay away from church because Christians come across as quick to criticize and slow to love. This sermon homes in on that sting: hypocrisy, shallow judgments, gossip, and the way religious talk can feel like a courtroom rather than a hand offered. The tension is sharp — people wounded by harsh words or by churches that seem more about rules than compassion — and the message names those real experiences without papering over them. The talk walks through Jesus’ words about judgment with plain language and concrete direction: don’t judge hypocritically or by appearances, defend others’ reputations, and restore the wandering in gentleness. Rather than silencing truth, it calls for truth shaped by mercy — a practice of seeing whole people, starting with our own logs. You’ll come away with practical turns of heart and a new way to hold others that makes the gospel feel less like accusation and more like rescue.