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    How To Judge Ken Gilmore Text: Matthew 7:1-6

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    This story is about a teacher named Miss Thompson who initially judged one of her students, Teddy Stallard, very harshly based on his poor academic performance and home life. Through getting to know Teddy better by reviewing his school records, and by accepting a gift from him, Miss Thompson realized she had misjudged him. She asked God for forgiveness and changed her attitude towards Teddy. As a result, Teddy dramatically improved in school that year. He went on to graduate with honors from high school and medical school, and invited Miss Thompson to his wedding, having formed a bond with the teacher who had taken the time to understand him rather than judge.

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    This story is about a teacher named Miss Thompson who initially judged one of her students, Teddy Stallard, very harshly based on his poor academic performance and home life. Through getting to know Teddy better by reviewing his school records, and by accepting a gift from him, Miss Thompson realized she had misjudged him. She asked God for forgiveness and changed her attitude towards Teddy. As a result, Teddy dramatically improved in school that year. He went on to graduate with honors from high school and medical school, and invited Miss Thompson to his wedding, having formed a bond with the teacher who had taken the time to understand him rather than judge.

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    This story is about a teacher named Miss Thompson who initially judged one of her students, Teddy Stallard, very harshly based on his poor academic performance and home life. Through getting to know Teddy better by reviewing his school records, and by accepting a gift from him, Miss Thompson realized she had misjudged him. She asked God for forgiveness and changed her attitude towards Teddy. As a result, Teddy dramatically improved in school that year. He went on to graduate with honors from high school and medical school, and invited Miss Thompson to his wedding, having formed a bond with the teacher who had taken the time to understand him rather than judge.

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    How To Judge Ken Gilmore Text: Matthew 7:1-6

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    HOW TO JUDGE
    Ken Gilmore
    Text: Matthew 7:1-6

    Illustration: 
    It’s about Teddy Stallard, who by his own admission was an
    unattractive, unmotivated little boy; one of those that teachers
    find difficult to like and easy to judge as "the problem child."
    Teddy was a source of great frustration for his fifth-grade
    teacher, Miss Thompson, who all day long faced his deadpan,
    unfocused stare. 

    Although she said she loved all her students, Miss Thompson
    had to admit that deep down, she didn’t like Teddy as much as
    the others. She even received a certain pleasure in marking his
    papers with red ink and writing F’s on them. She judged Teddy. 

    However, as his teacher, she had his records, and she knew
    more about him than she wanted to admit: 
    First Grade: "Teddy shows promise with his work and attitude,
    but he has a poor home situation." 
    Second Grade: "Teddy could do better. Mother is seriously ill.
    He receives little help at home." 
    Third Grade: "Teddy is a good boy but is too serious. He is a
    slow learner. His mother died this year." 
    Fourth Grade: "Teddy is very slow but well behaved. His father
    shows no interest." 

    At Christmas, Miss Thompson’s class all brought her pretty


    gifts, and gathered round to watch her open them. She was
    surprised when she received a gift from Teddy -- crudely
    wrapped in brown paper and tape. When she opened it, out fell
    a gaudy rhinestone bracelet with half the stones missing and a
    bottle of cheap perfume. 
    The other children began to giggle, but she had enough sense
    to put on the bracelet and apply some of the perfume to her
    wrist. She asked the class, "Doesn’t it smell lovely?" 
    When school was over and the other children had left, Teddy
    lingered behind. He slowly came over to her desk and said
    softly, "Miss Thompson, you smell just like my mother. And her
    bracelet looks real pretty on you, too. I’m glad you liked my
    presents." 
    When Teddy left, Miss Thompson got down on her knees and
    asked God to forgive her. 

    The next day when the children came to school, they were
    welcomed by a changed teacher. Miss Thompson’s eye plank
    was gone, and she had been given a new vision to see how to
    help, by the grace of God. By the end of that school year, Teddy
    showed dramatic improvement and had caught up with most of
    the students. 

    After that she did not hear from Teddy for a long time. Then one
    day she received a note that said: "Dear Miss Thompson: I
    wanted you to be the first to know. I will be graduating second in
    my class. Love, Teddy Stallard." 
    Four years later, she received another note: "Dear Miss
    Thompson: They just told me I will be graduating first in my
    class. I wanted you to be the first to know. The university has
    not been easy, but I liked it. Love, Teddy Stallard." 
    Finally, she received another note: "Dear Miss Thompson: As of
    today, I am Theodore Stallard, M.D. How about that? I wanted
    you to be the first to know. I am getting married next month, the
    27th to be exact. I want you to come and sit where my mother
    would sit if she were alive. You are the only family I have now;
    Dad died last year. Love, Teddy Stallard." 

    Miss Thompson went to that wedding. God had removed the log
    in her eye, given her clear vision, and by his Spirit in her had
    done something for Teddy that changed his life forever. 
    And all of this happened because one Christian stopped leaping
    to judge and looked to heal.

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