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Introduction
Definition of “More than meets the eye”: more (to something) than there appears to be at first
A. Joseph
1. Joseph was thrown in a pit to die.
2. Joseph was sold into slavery and lied about to his father.
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Joseph knew there was more than met the eye in this situation.
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Joseph had something that was unseen to others!
3. Joseph was set up by Potiphar’s wife and lied about.
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Joseph was put into Prison based on the lies of Potiphar’s wife.
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Joseph continued in his faithfulness to God because he understood there was more than met the eye in this situation!
4. Joseph was used to help Pharaoh's butler when he was thrown in prison.
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The Butler had a dream and God used Joseph to interpret the dream and it was a promise that the Butler would be restored to his position.
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The Butler forgot about Joseph until Pharoah had a dream.
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Pharaoh called for Joseph out of the prison and Joseph interpreted Pharaoh’s dream.
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Pharoah took Joseph out of the prison and placed him second only to himself!
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Joseph was able to save his family that had betrayed him and sold him!
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After Joseph’s father died we see that Joseph understood all of the things he had gone through was because there was more than met the eye in every situation that he found himself in!
a. God orchestrates all things and His Spirit is ALWAYS there to lead and to guide!
B. Elijah’s servant visual and the actuality of what was happening.
1. Syria was trying to overthrow Israel, but God, through Elisha, kept revealing the plans of the enemy to the King of Israel.
2. The Syrian king came to an understanding of this and found out where Elisha was staying and surrounded that city.
3. When Elisha’s servant walked outside and looked around all he could see was the vast enemy surrounding them!
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He went in to Elisha and was worried how they would survive!
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Elisha had the understanding that there was more there than met the eye!
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After he prayed for his servant’s eyes to see what he saw then the servant realized that there was nothing to worry about!
4. God brought that entire army into captivity using 1 man and his servant that day!
C. New Wine or New Birth?!
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If it had been new wine there would be no change in these people.
2. The experience would be fleeting.
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Just like everything else the world has to offer substances only last a short time.
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Many times things end up worse than they were before.
3. What these people experienced was not a fleeting experience there was far more than met the eye!
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This experience brought the miraculous!
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This experience turned their world around!
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It caused the religious to worry!
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It caused those around to stop and ask questions!
4. The Spirit of God brings liberty into our lives!
a. Be born of His Spirit is what brings that comfort into our lives!
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Being born again is how we can begin to see beyond what meets the eye!
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My life is upside down right now, but that’s only what meets the eye!
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What is God doing that you aren’t seeing?
c. Paul told us what God revealed to him on the road to Damascus!
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