“Make Them Treat You Right!” Matthew 7:12

…Like that cranky neighbor who never is pleased with your neighboring… …or like that demanding boss who expects the impossible…

This principle, this instruction is just as fresh today as it was when the Lord first uttered these words!

Purpose: to review the principle of treating others like you yourself want to be treated

I What do You Desire from Those Around You?

Fact of the matter is, if you are normal, you will care to one extent or another what others think about you…

I What do You Desire from Those Around You? A. A Desire to be Liked

Ever been used as a friend… person… employee… etc.?

I What do You Desire from Those Around You? A. A Desire to be Liked B. A Desire to be Noted for Your Best

Therefore, we yearn for our peers to judge us kindly and look for the best in us…

I What do You Desire from Those Around You? A. A Desire to be Liked B. A Desire to be Noted for Your Best C. A Desire to be Appreciated

…Nevertheless, there is no denying it – easier to work and hearts are much lighter when told we are appreciated…

II How Can You Expect Such Responses? A. Methods That Will Fail

New York church, a man sat with his hat on all through worship time…

Can’t expect good responses by compulsion or force…

II How Can You Expect Such Responses? A. Methods That Will Fail B. Methods That Will Work

“…I never met a man I dident like…” Will Rogers

Matthew 7:1-2 “Do not judge lest you be judged, for in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.”

III Is God Involved This Way in Your Life? A. Our Response to God Conditions His Response to Us

2 Samuel 22:26-27 “With the kind You show Yourself kind, with the blameless You show Yourself blameless, with the pure You show Yourself pure…”

III Is God Involved This Way in Your Life? A. Our Response to God Conditions His Response to Us B. Biblical Illustration of This Principle

Luke 15:29 “But he answered and said to his father, ‘Look! For so many years I have been serving you, and I have never neglected a command of yours; and yet you have never

The Father appeals to his elder son on the basis of mercy and grace…

It came time for the annual hearing tests at school It came time for the annual hearing tests at school. Mary Ann could barely hear out of one ear and wasn’t about to reveal this added “weird” thing about herself…

Conclusion/Summary: …You see, we can make a difference… Do unto others as if other were you! Make them treat you right!