The Man With Five Lives

1 Samuel 16:7 KJV (WS)

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 Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

The Man With Five Lives

INTRODUCTION:

We want to think of men as he lives and what life means to others so that is why we want to talk about five phases of man’s life.

I. THE LIFE THE WORLD KNOWS YOU BY

A. I Samuel 16:12

B. They only know us by the way we live.

C. You might ask: “Why do men stare at me?”

If your fruits are evil and you dress and act like the world, you invite their criticism.

II. THE LIFE YOUR FRIENDS KNOW YOU BY

A. Mark 2:1–3

B. Daniel 5:11; 6:10.

III. THE LIFE YOUR FAMILY KNOWS YOU BY

A. John 6:42

B. Illustration—President McKinley said of his mother, “My Angel” and of his wife, “God came into my soul when I looked into your eyes.”

IV. THE LIFE YOUR CHURCH KNOWS YOU BY

A. Ephesians 5:26; II Timothy 4:1–2

B. Why does man want to measure by some skinflint, weasly runt, nickelplated, run-down-at-the-heel church member?

C. Mark the Perfect man

1. Psalm 37:37

2. Behold the upright.

V. THE LIFE THAT GOD KNOWS YOU BY

A. Matthew 3:17; Romans 8:1

B. Reputation is what people think you are. Character is what God knows you are.