Sermons About Name
God's Love for Himself
If we desire to love like God we need to know what God loves. And what God loves above all else is His glory, glory that is shared with and most radiant in His love for his Son, Jesus Christ.
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The Name of Jesus
Discovering the power of the name of Jesus and our commitment to proclaim His name and confess His lordship over our lives.
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The Drive to Make a Name for Ourselves
JOURNEY OF BEGINNINGS “The Drive to Make a Name for Ourselves†Genesis 9-11 Hall of shame 1. Noah gets drunk after making a covenant with God. (Gen. 9:20, 21) 2. Noah, found drunk and naked in his tent by his son Ham. (Gen. 9: 22, 24) 3. Noah places a patriarchal curse on the Canaanite descendants of his youngest son, Ham. (Gen.9:25-27) 4. Noah was treated with respect by his two sons Shem and Japheth in spite of his shameful behavior. (Gen.9:23) 5. Noah’s last 350 years are off the radar. (Gen. 9:28,29) “Let’s make a name for ourselves†1. Nimrod, (rebel) the mighty one, world ruler. mighty - ghib-bore’ tyrant (Gen. 10:8-12) 2. The first ambition to have a one world religion and a unified world empire. (Gen. 11:1-4) The Lord comes down to take a look (Gen. 11:5-9) 1. The Lord is set against any move of His people to become self-sufficient and independant of Him. 2. That’s simple, said God, “Let’s confuse their language. WHAT IS THE LORD’S NUMBER ONE CONCERN FROM THE “JOURNEY OF BEGINNINGSâ€UP TO THIS VERY DAY? That we would get busy and forget the LORD our God! WELCOME TO COMMUNION: THIS DO IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME!
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God’s Passion: To Be Worshipped Among All Nations
God’s Passion: To Be Worshipped Among All Nations His heartbeat: 1. “I myself will provide for my sheep and look after them.†2. You will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord, for the display of His splendor. 3. To Pharaoh: (Ex.9:13-16) “I have raised you up: a. that I might show you My power and; b. that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth. 4. To the house of Israel: (Ez.36:16-23) a. “I had concern for My holy name.†b. You profaned My name by your disobedience. c. “I will show Myself holy through you before their eyes.†d. “Then the nations will know that I am LORD.†Conclusion: Missions is the vehicle to bring all nations to the feet of our great God! Worship is the fuel and goal of missions. Quote from John Piper: “Missions isn’t the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn’t. Worship, therefore, is the fuel and goal of missions. It’s the goal of missions because in missions we simply aim to bring the nations into the white-hot enjoyment of God’s glory.†(Let the Nations be Glad, the Supremacy of God in Missions)
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Re: All People
To pray in the name of Jesus is to pray with his heart for all people, to pray without prejudice for whoever who would come to be freed by his ransom.
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Big Prayers for One Another
Paul's prayer for the Colossians is a beautiful example of the kind of 'big' prayer that we should be praying consistently for one another, a prayer we can only pray in Jesus' name.
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Our Advocate, Our Access
To pray in Jesus'name is to approach God in the confidence that the justifying work of the Cross makes possible.
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Christmas and the Just and Righteous King
Where is God in a world of unrighteousness and injustice? He came. Jesus came to address that core question by establishing a kingdom of justice and righteousness. In fact his is 'the Lord our righteousness'. The gospel tells us he gives his name to his people.
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Hallowed Be Your Name
Part of what is so interesting in this prayer that Jesus gives us to teach us how to pray is that he leads us in a completely different, counter-intuitive and uniquely Christian direction. He tells us that when we start to pray we should begin, not with our needs but with God's name.
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