1. (TRUTH MATTERS) “The Truth Concerning Being Misunderstood!” 1 Peter 1:3-9

2. John thought he understood the terms he was making with a store keep for some merchandize. Come to find out he had agreed to trade, Connie, his wife for some camels…

3. Centenary College (Shreveport, Louisiana) had worked for years on a special hybrid rose. They were calling it The Valentine Rose. A part-time gardener…

4. When GM first introduced the Nova (1962) is sold well in every market except Mexico. GM worked and worked trying to figure out why the Nova would not sell in Mexico…

5. Purpose: to better understand the truth behind being misunderstood

6. IAn Examination of Being Misunderstood

7. Remember “New Coke”? It was so misunderstood… Have you ever been misunderstood?

8. IAn Examination of Being Misunderstood A.Begins with INNOCENT Act (Word, Action etc.) B.Offense CREATED as a Result

9. Poor punctuation even results in being misunderstood…

10. IIAn Illustration of Being Misunderstood A.David Anointed to be KING

11. David had just finished slaying Goliath… Samuel comes to anoint David as King…

12. IIAn Illustration of Being Misunderstood A.David Anointed to be KING B.David Misunderstood by SAUL

13. 1 Samuel 18:6-7 “…Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.”

14. 1 Samuel 18:8 “…what more can he get but the kingdom.”

15. 1 Samuel 18:9 “…and from that time on, Saul kept a jealous eye on David.”

16. IIIThe Process of Being Misunderstood A.A Sense of VULNERABLE- NESS B.Facts Are EXAGGERATED

17. When people misunderstand, their imaginations run wild…

18. IIIThe Process of Being Misunderstood A.A Sense of VULNERABLE- NESS B.Facts Are EXAGGERATED C.RUMOR MILL Takes Over

19. People not only entertain misunderstandings, they begin to spread them…

20. James 3:8 “But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison.”

21. IVThe Victory Over Being Misunderstood A.Look at What DAVID Did

22. David simply turned his fights over to the Lord…

23. IVThe Victory Over Being Misunderstood A.Look at What DAVID Did B.David Made the Lord His DEFENSE

24. All misunderstandings can be laid at His feet!

25. Main point of the movie was… When people began to give the new coach a chance and began to try to understand him, things began to happen…

26. Summary and Conclusion Such is our situation. Take our misunderstandings to the Lord. Let Him handle them… live in such a way that time will tell/prove. C.S. Lewis: “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our consciences, but shouts to us in our pains. These are his megaphone to a waken a deaf world!”