His Name Shall Be

His Name Shall Be

The importance of a name

William Joseph

William "resolute protector" or "strong-willed warrior" and comes from Wilhelm, of Old German origin.

Joseph The name Joseph is a biblical name. Its earliest origins can be traced back to the Old Testament of the Bible, where it means “he will add” in Hebrew.

So by name I am a resolute protector strong will warrior who will increase.

Since we were babies we have been hearing our name..the word your brain is most in tune with in the world is ..your name..

How great do you feel when someone remembers your name…

When you become a parent you get a new name

Mom dad grandparents.. nanny or papa.. g-ma

In stores any random kid yells mom and every moms head turns

Proverbs 22:1 (ESV)

A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.

Wonderful Counselor

Isaiah 9:6 (ESV)

6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:7 (ESV)

7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

Isaiah wrote these words 800 years before Christ ever came.. He wrote in a time when the assyrians were marching toward God’s people and taking them captive by the tens of thousands. Isaiah wanted to give the people hope

The coming of Christ is our hope..

We get to see the first coming for all its glory!

A Child is born!

Luke 2:10-11. Stand and read together..

10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

pray

Wonderful Counselor

What do we use the word wonderful today

Mr Wonderful.. 80s wrestling mr wonderful sharktank

It’s a wondeful life

Hey I got accepted into college..oh that’s wonderful

Wonderful 1, 2, 3

Wonderful

The Hebrew word pala [‘Wonderful’] indicates ‘something uncommon or out of the ordinary.’ It reflects ‘a phenomenon lying outside the realm of human explanation; that which is separated from the normal course of events; something that cannot be explained.’

The word wonderful here means incomprehensible

A counselor who is full of so much wonder it cannot be explained!

Jesus life is wonderful

Born a virgin

Matthew 1:20 (ESV)

20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

Isaiah 7:14.. proves true Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel

Sinless

Hebrews 7:26 (ESV)

26 For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

Jesus to the disciples

John 8:46 (ESV)

46 Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?

My wife and I seen each other sin..

What about Jesus friends..

1 Peter 2:22 (ESV)

22 He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.

Luke 23:13-15 (ESV)

13 Pilate then called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 14 and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. And after examining him before you, behold, I did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him. 15 Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him.

Jesus Lordship is wonderful

Matthew 20:28 (ESV)

28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

WHAT IF WE HAD THIS ATTITUDE

Marriage, work Worship in conversations with our time and money?

1 Corinthians 10:24 (ESV)

24 Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.

Matthew 20:26 (ESV)

It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,

Jesus love is wonderful

Love teaches

Revelation 3:19 (ESV)

Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.

Rich young ruler

Mark 10:21 (ESV)

And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Love sacrifices

John 15:13 (ESV)

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

Love is an action..

Len Richards saves baby kangaroo

Galatians 2:20 (ESV)

I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Jesus liberation of sin is wonderful

1 Timothy 1:15 ESV

15 The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.

2 Corinthians 5:21 (ESV)

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Romans 5:6-8 (ESV)

6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

John Piper says that darkness comes and in the middle of it the future looks bleak or blank. The temptation to quit is huge, but don’t. Believers are in good company in Christ. It may seem that there is no way forward, but with Jesus, nothing is impossible. He has more ropes and ladders and tunnels out of pits than you can conceive.

Shoots and ladders

Wait on the Lord; pray without ceasing; hope in God; Christ’s help is there. He is wonderful unexplainable out of this world..

Jesus defends us, he advocates for us and he takes our place

Job 5:8-9 (ESV)

8 “As for me, I would seek God,     and to God would I commit my cause, 9 who does great things and unsearchable,     marvelous things without number:

Counselor

Sigmund Freud ..religion as an illusion.. wishful thinking.. and neurosis.. harmful mental disorder..sophie 23.. dies.. he said, Itt was a sensless brutal act of fate, never .. he said his wife and he would never be happy again.. why? He cut himself off from Jesus..

Psalm 32:7 (ESV)

7 You are a hiding place for me;     you preserve me from trouble;     you surround me with shouts of deliverance.

Jesus as counselor

The book of John tells how Jesus counseled people, including Nicodemus, the woman at the well, and the paralyzed man by the pool. Nicodemus was a Pharisee.

Jesus our wonderful counselor today

Jesus tells us to believe

Believe

Mark 5:22-24;35-36;41-42 (ESV)

22 Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet 23 and implored him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live.”24 And he went with him.

As he goes he has a crowd around him bleeding woman

..people come to Jairus she’s dead..

35 While he was still speaking, there came from the ruler's house some who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?” 36 But overhearing[a]what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.”

He says to believe

Jesus the wonderful counselor

Grows us in Truth

.. Dad you don’t know what your talking about…

Dad I got it

Bent wrench

Psalm 16:7 (ESV)

I bless the Lord who gives me counsel;     in the night also my heart instructs me.

James 1:5 (ESV)

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.

Counsel to most of the people he came in contact with.. go and sin no more

When others wanted to convict he would say you without sin throw stones

Colossians 2:32b-3 (ESV)

being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

his counsel to peter after denying him.. if you love me show me… feed my sheep.. be like me

wonderful counsel of Jesus tells us to

Get up and go

Back to Jairus Jirus

They get to the house people are weeping.. Jesus tells them she is nott dead she is sleep vs 40… They laugh at him

41 Taking her by the hand he said to her, “taleetha

q-me which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.” 42 And immediately the girl got up and began walking

have you ever read the word of God and it tells you something hard.. something about your life you need to change.. it might require changing friends.. not partying, a change of lifestyle.. maybe even moving away..

Wise man come to visit.. Herod.. magi.. visit Jesus then… tells Joseph..

Matthew 2:13-15 (ESV)

13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.” 14 And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt 15 and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”

When we liste tto Gods word an we get up and go it is life saving!!

(Short Stories by Jesus, 2014), Amy-Jill Levine suggests that religion is meant "to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the comfortable."

When Jesus said go and do likewise he said this after the parable of the good Samaritan.. basically loving those who hate you..going the extra mile for them

If you are a follower of the Way.. Jesus Christ..

I am not sure we are called to have a comfortable life..

I mean show me a disciple who had a comfortable life.. a follower of Christ whose life who by the wrolds standards was comfortable ..

1 John 3:16 (ESV)

By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

Obedience is hard

.. jesus came to earth out of heaven.. as a child? As a poor child.. as a servant not a king.. persecuted..

All the way tto death for you and me

He shall be.. He is

The unexplainable not of this earth power of Christmas is Jesus and who he is for us and how he is there for us and how we should submit to his ways and no longer our own