I’m Only Trying to Help

So often, what we call “help” is actually hidden judgment. Carlos Ortiz invites us to examine the posture of our hearts: Do we approach others to love and serve—or to correct and control? Drawing from Matthew 7, Colossians 3, and Romans 13, this message challenges the knee-jerk impulse to “fix” others, and instead calls believers to Spirit-led discernment and humility. Jesus calls us not to condemnation but to connection. The measure of our maturity is not how boldly we speak, but how graciously we love. On this Pentecost Sunday, we are reminded that the Spirit empowers us not for domination, but for transformation—starting with ourselves.