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Our Unseen Head
(Sermon #4 in "Unseen Things" Series

(1 Pet. 1:8, 9)

Intro: I said to our middle daughter (about 4 yrs. old) one night, "Why can't you go to sleep?" She responded, "I want somebody in the room with me!" I preached to her, "Honey, the Lord's with you." Her plea was, "But I want somebody I can see!"

*text - Christ hasn't been seen in past/in present

*been seen in OT/Gal.4:4/to be seen - 1:7;13/ right now unseen!

1. Unseen, But Not Unreal

*believing is seeing/faith, not sight; Him, Who is invisible!

A. The reality of His person - titles(1:2,3,7, 13) traits(birth, etc.)

B. The reality of His power - Ex. electricity/wind/tug on string

2. Unseen, But Not Unknown

*to believe on Him is to know Him/Jn.8:32;l0:14;lJn.5:13

A. Can be known individually - "ye; your"/1:14/1:18/2:25

B. Can be known intimately - "believing"=continual tense

3. Unseen, But Not Unloved

*love for, of, and to God *to know Him is to love Him

A. The cause of loving Him - Rom. 5:5; 1Jn.4: 19

B. The course of loving Him - 1:6/Ex. Napoleon's soldiers

4. Unseen, But Not Unconcerned

A. He's concerned about our situations - suffering; cf. 5:7

B. He's concerned about our supplies - joy; glory/Jireh!

*"unspeakable"=unexpressable/ "full of glory"=glorified /flowers

5. Unseen, But Not Unfaithful

A. Faithful to His character - His nature/His promises

B. Faithful to His children - "your faith"; "your souls"; Phil. 1:6

Conclusion: Rebekkah had never seen Isaac, but she loved him, and longed to see him. We've never seen Jesus, but we love Him, and long to see Him. If she "lighted" off her camel (very unlady-like) when she saw Isaac, I refuse to predict how we will respond when we see Christ! What a day that will be!

Sermon By Evangelist Tom Hayes-
Saluda, NC-USA

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