Seeing the Unseen (CC)

PASTOR STEVEN WAGENKNECHT WITH THE YOUTH MESSAGE AND SO WE'LL HAVE THE YOUTH MESSAGE AT THIS TIME. ABIDING SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH 599 S. WESTGATE DRIVE WESLACO, TX 78596 WWW.ABIDINGSAVIORWELS.COM WANNA SIT DOWN THERE ON THE BENCH? THAT'D BE GREAT! GOOD TO HAVE SO MANY OF YOU UP HERE WITH ME TODAY. I GET TO SAVE YOU A SPOT. GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE. ALL RIGHT! I HAVE SOMETHING BEHIND MY BACK THAT YOU CAN'T SEE. DO YOU BELIEVE ME THAT I HAVE SOMETHING BEHIND MY BACK THAT YOU CAN'T SEE? IT'S SOMETHING THAT REMINDS US ABOUT GOD'S LOVE. OKAY? DO YOU BELIEVE ME? UM-HUM. BUT STILL, I HAVE SOMETHING IN MY HANDS THAT REMINDS ME ABOUT GOD'S LOVE! DO YOU STILL BELIEVE ME? WHY DON'T YOU BELIEVE ME, DANIEL? YOU ... OH! GOOD! I'M GLAD YOU DO! WHY MIGHT SOMEBODY NOT BELIEVE THAT I HAVE SOMETHING IN MY HANDS TO REMIND US OF GOD'S LOVE? COULD I, WHY MIGHT, BECAUSE MY HANDS ARE EMPTY. WELL, TO REMIND US OF GOD'S LOVE, I DID THIS ... OR ELSE IF YOU LOOK AT IT THIS WAY ... YOU CAN ALL DO THAT AND LOOK AT IT YOURSELF. IT'S A HEART, ISN'T IT? AND IF YOU MAKE YOUR HANDS LOOK LIKE THAT, IT'S A HEART AND YOU CAN DO THAT AND REMIND YOURSELF THAT GOD LOVES YOU. AND SO EVEN THOUGH YOU DIDN'T SEE THAT HEART AT THE BEGINNING, YOU KNOW NOW THAT I WAS TELLING THE TRUTH. SOMETIMES IN OUR LIVES, THERE'S WAYS THAT GOD SHOWS HIMSELF TO US BUT WE CAN'T SEE GOD WITH OUR OWN EYES, CAN WE? WE CAN'T SEE HIM IN THE BENCH THERE IN THAT SPOT BECAUSE HE'S NOT THERE FOR US TO SEE WITH YOUR OWN EYES. BUT WE KNOW THAT HE IS HERE WITH US BECAUSE HE PROMISES US THAT, DOESN'T HE? HE PROMISES US THAT HE'S FORGIVEN OUR SINS WHEN HE DIED ON THE CROSS. EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T SEE HIM AS HE DIED ON THE CROSS, BUT WE CAN SEE SOMETHING THAT IS UNSEEN. WE CAN KNOW IT BECAUSE GOD HAS GIVEN US THAT PROMISE. SO EVEN THOUGH YOU CAN'T SEE GOD, YOU CAN KNOW ABOUT HIM BECAUSE OF WHAT HE PROMISES YOU IN THE BIBLE. ALRIGHT? SO LET'S MAKE THAT HEART ONE MORE TIME, TO REMIND US ABOUT GOD'S LOVE FOR US. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT AND NOW YOU ALL CAN GO BACK AND SIT WITH YOUR FAMILY.