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No Other Name How significant is a name? Can the right name make a difference? A young man named James grew up in a small, remote town, but always dreamt of studying at a prestigious university in the city. Despite his excellent grades and numerous applications, he was continuously turned down due to…

Illus: Went by George for a year My guess is for your kids you thought a lot about the names you would give them, that there's some significance, weight, meaning, hope, prayer behind those names. You probably didn’t put your hand in a hat and just draw out, but even if you didn’t put a lot of thought…

1 And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, 2 greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they arrested them and put them in custody until the next day,…

Reading Mal 1.6-11 Overview Malachi - Author and Messenger He was the author Name means My Messenger Key terms: Lord of hosts 24x “I will...” 12x My Name 8x “In what way” or “How” 7x Key beliefs: God as Father 1.6; 2.10 God is Master 1.6 God as Creator 2.10 Yet the people believed God had lost interest…

Introduction Fun Girl Names Clotilde = famous in battle Etiennette = woman with a crown Avriel = to open the flowers of spring Eugenie = noble Names have meaning, and in the Bible, the meaning of a person’s name was significant. Prophet Hosea’s name means “salvation” One of Hosea’s sons was named Jezreel,…

Philip was open to the divine direction of the Lord. Like the righteous patriarchs, kings, and prophets. Like Jesus was open to the direction of the Father by the Spirit. This was a literal direction of where to travel. He came along a Eunuch in charge of the Ethiopian Royal Treasury. This Eunuch was…

What’s in a name? Have you ever looked up what your name means? Names have meaning and in the days of the bible names given were names lived up to. Today we are looking at some of the names of God. Here are a few that I looked up Thomas = twin, leader James = supplanter, replacer Nicholas = victory of…

Man rebels against God to define himself and identify how he wishes.

In Acts 3:11-26 we find the second sermon Peter preaches. It is a powerful sermon that will actually have two parts. Next Sunday we will look at the second part. Listen to the direct and powerful words which Peter shares with his audience… While he was clinging to Peter and John, all the people ran together…

Calling upon God as an act of worship By those who depend upon him and proclaim his name To Seth also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh. At that time people began to call upon the name of the LORD. See also Ge 12:8 ; Ge 26:25 ; 1 Ch 16:8 ; Ps 86:5 ; Ps 116:2 ; Ps 116:17 ; Job 27:10 ; 2 Ti…

When We Honor God’s Name, We Honor God Himself, Who Died to Save Us from Our Sin. Luther’s explanation to the Second Commandment states: “We should fear and love God so that we do not curse, swear, use satanic arts, lie, or deceive by His name, but call upon it in every trouble, pray, praise, and give…

Having arrested Him, they led Him away and brought Him to the house of the high priest; but Peter was following at a distance. On the Anvil 3: Now, Don’t Get Carried Away! Max Lucado Peter was sharp. He kept his distance from Jesus. “I’ll stay close enough to see him,” Peter reasoned. “But not too close,…

Who are you? is the question. And until we understand both answers to that question our life will be stunted, frustrated, and dull. Both answers you say? Yes, both answers. One of them applies to ourselves, and one of them applies to the one we are addressing. If we do not understand who we are and if…

In a few short hours I’ll be leaving and making my way, 12 hours up north, to Ontario, CA. I’m headed up there for our annual FFM trip, we have been going now for the last several years. You might wonder why I do it. Why, Pastor, do you drive all that way, spend the money, the time, and the energy, to…

a new name and a new address - God gives you a new name and a new place to live.

What does it mean to pray "in Jesus' Name"?

Prayer for the Disciples I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. Prayer for the Disciples A prayer of consecration Jesus first consecrated himself to God and the Mission - John 17:1-5 Now Jesus prays that His disciples be consecrated…