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What Does the Lord See?. Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover. 1 Samuel 16:7
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Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover • 1 Samuel 16:7 • But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lordseeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lordlooketh on the heart.
What Do You See? • Zaccheus • What did men see? • Luke 19:2 • Luke 19:7 • What did Jesus see? • Luke 19:3,4 • Luke 19:9, 10
What Do You See? • The Woman at the Well • What did men see? • John 4:7, 9, 17, 27 • What did Jesus see? • John 4:15, 39-42
What Do You See? • Saul—Paul • What did men see? • Acts 7:58 • Acts 8:1-4 • Acts 9:1-2, 13, 26 • What did Jesus see? • Acts 9:15 • 2 Corinthians 11:23-27
Lessons Learned • 1. Our thoughts are not his thoughts. • 2. What we think about someone based on appearance isn’t always correct. • 3. Just because someone has wasted their life doesn’t mean we consider them a waste of our time. • 4. It is our tendency to look outwardly, but the Lord looks inwardly on the heart of man.
Looking Inwardly TRUE
Looking Inwardly PURE
Looking Inwardly UNDERSTANDING
Looking Inwardly Of SERVICE
What Do You See? Do you have a heart that is TRUE, PURE, UNDERSTANDING, and one that is ready to be of SERVICE to the LORD?