We're in a series here, a series of teachings here called Name Dropping, and I'm excited about us

continue to explore the names of God.

I want us to go to the book of Genesis chapter number 16, beginning at verse number

11.

We're spending the majority of our time in this series

in the book of Genesis and Exodus. There's going to be one lesson I teach from the book of judges,

but the names of God revealed the nature of God. And part of our theme this year is all in,

and we're going all in on God. And hopefully this series is reintroducing us to a God that we already know,

but we're exploring him and hopefully experiencing him in a deeper and greater way.

Genesis 1611 says, the angel of the Lord also said to her, you are now pregnant and you

will give birth to a son. You shall name him Ishmael, for the Lord has heard

your misery. Now he'll be a wild donkey of a man. His hand will be against everyone and everyone's

hand will be against him and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers. And she gave this name

to the Lord who spoke to her.

You are the God who sees me.

For she said, I have now seen the one who sees me.

I want to stop the reading of scripture there and the title of today's teaching, I believe

in some sense, is a sentiment God wants to express to you and I. Here's the topic of the teaching.

I see you. Clap your hands if you're glad. He's looking in your direction.

1230, I want to start this sermon with a statement that many of you may find startling.

Some of you will find surprising.

Others of you may even find saddening.

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