Concept: Sometimes we have a difficult time seeing what we do wrong because we are too busy judging others' wrongdoings.
Preparation: A pen or marker. Prepare the following list, printed at the top of a sheet of paper: Took two cookies, did not brush teeth, laughed at my doll, made fun of my dress, did not clean room. Be familiar with Matthew 7:1-5.
I would like to tell you a story this morning about a brother and a sister, Mary and Jack. Mary ran to Mother one Saturday morning, shouting, "Mother, Mother, come look at my list! Here are all the reasons you should punish Jack today. He has been bad. I watched him and I wrote down everything he did wrong. Mother, you should make him stay in his room and take away his bike and not let him talk on the phone!"
"My goodness," said Mother. "Let…