Named by God

Theme: choose what God calls you versus man

For every need, there is a Name!

Every Name describes a part of His character

What is a name?

Names are Meaningful - Make you Unique

Noun

Distinctive - unique identifier - it’s what makes you - you. - Your name sets you apart

catches your attention more than any other word

Family name - reputation

Verb - Name = to Call, appoint, choose

Name the suspect, name the date, name the price

What is in a Name?

Names are Powerful - Make or Break You

Power to label someone - special needs, handicapped, challenged, disadvantaged, minority

Every diagnosis has a name

Every name has a Knee!

The church does not know who God - that he's their healer, provider, etc.

The church has an identity crisis

They don’t know who God is - what He has - or what He can do

They don’t know God’s Word or God’s will- ignorance of who God is casts doubt on what He has already done - for you

What and who you don’t know will hurt you

Destroyed by lack of knowledge

When in doubt, you Do without

Fred - what’s my name?

Name in vain - God doesn’t heal- when His Name is healing

God’s name is higher! Stronger richer faster better

I have exalted my Name above My Word

The stripes exalted the name of Jesus above every sickness

God’s name settles your game -

His Name is healing- so your game is healed !

Until you can call God out you do without

7 Redemptive Names of God

Christ is all of God’s Names - for You

If you have Seen Jesus, you have Seen the Father

John 14:9 NLT

9 Jesus replied, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and yet you still don’t know who I am? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father! So why are you asking me to show him to you?

Elohim Made Me in His Image

El Shaddai Blesses Me

El Shaddai = “More than Enough”

Demonstrates God’s ABUNDANCE

God introduced Himself to Abraham on Mt. Moriah

God provided a SACRIFICE - a RAM for Abraham and a SON for man

Jehovah-jireh = “Jehovah sees”.

God also “saw” Hagar when Ishmael was about to die from starvation and exposure to the elements.

Like Abraham, when you give YOUR all, God gives HIS all

Jesus is El Shaddai in action

Wedding at Cana - John 2:9-10

Peter’s Great catch of fish

Feeding 5,000

Us - if we have a need, God has the Name!

Yahweh Sustains Me

Yahweh = “I AM WHO I AM”

God introduced Himself to Moses on Mt. Sinai (?) as a burning bush

Demonstrates God’s OMNISCIENCE

Jehovah = “the existing One[1]or - remain

“I WILL BE WHAT I WILL BE” – Exodus 3:13 – 15

Jesus - before Abraham was - I AM -

John 8:58 NLT

58 Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, I Am!”

Us - Because God remains, and I am His child, I will remain also!

Vs end time falling away

1 Thess 4 - The rapture is only for those who are alive and REMAIN in God.

Jehovah Rapha Heals Me

The Lord Who Heals Me

Ex 15:26 – the LORD, who heals you

Covenant – Listen and Do

Hearing and healing

James 1:17 – God doesn’t change!

Rapha = to restore, heal, make healthful

Acts 10:38 – Jesus healed ALL

Jehovah Rohi Guides Me

“The Lord My Shepherd”

Ps 23:1 – The LORD is my shepherd

Isaiah 40:11 – gently leads

“The God Who reveals Himself unceasingly as the One Who feeds and leads His children as Sheep as the Great Shepherd”

Jehovah M’kaddesh Set me Apart

“The Lord Who Set Me Apart”

Jehovah M’kaddesh is my Sanctification

“The Lord Who makes Holy”

Exodus 31:13; Lev 20:8

Sanctification – set apart for the Master’s use

Be holy as I Am – 1 Peter 1:16

1 Cor 6:11 – I was sanctified

2 Cor 6:17 – Come out from world

"Born again” = separated from the world

Romans 12:2 – Unlike the world

Keep Your Body Pure

2 Cor 6 – body = temple of the Holy Ghost

Jehovah Nissi is My Victory

The Lord My Victory Banner

The Lord my Miracle, Victory!

The Lord My Banner, Refuge

Ex 17:15 – The LORD is my Banner

Song 2:4 – banner is love

2 Cor 2:14 – I always triumph

Jehovah Shalom is My Peace

The Lord is Peace

Judges 6:24

“The Lord Who reveals Himself unceasingly as the originator and perpetuator of complete peace”

John 14:27 – supernatural peace

Phil 4:6 – “Do not be anxious”

Jehovah Sabaoth is my Defender

“The Lord of Hosts”

Isaiah 1:24

Host = Army

“The Lord Who reveals Himself unceasingly as the One Who defends and protects His covenant children”

Jehovah Shammah is my Presence

The Lord is There

Ezekiel 48:35

“The Lord Who reveals Himself unceasingly as being continually present”

Jesus

Immanuel - God WITH is

Matt 28:20 – I am with you always

Matthew 28:20 NLT

20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

Us

John 15:15 – Jesus calls us “friend”

Jehovah Tsidkenu is my Righteousness

The Lord Our Righteousness

Jeremiah 23:6

“The Lord Who reveals Himself unceasingly as our substitute righteousness”

Rom 3:22 – Righteousness through Jesus

2 Cor 5:21 – Jesus took our righteousness and gave us His

2 Corinthians 5:21 NLT

21 For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.

I Am Right with God

Jehovah Jireh is my Provider

The Lord will Provide

Our Father has a giving nature

Matt 7:11

God provided a ram for Isaac

Genesis 22:14

What does God provide? SEED!

Jesus feeds 5,000 – Matt 14, Mark 6, Luke 9, John 6

I Have Provision

Jehovah Rohi is my Protector

John 10:14 – Jesus is Good Shepherd

Jehovah Sabaoth

I Thess 4:14 – Jesus returns with army

Apply for a name change!

Unhappy with your current name?

Let the weak say I am strong- poor rich

Abram the Abraham - too few - from barren to many nations

Sarai to Sarah

Jacob to Israel -

Simon to Peter - too small- from small stone to large rock

Saul to Paul

Closing - Claim the Names of God

If you don’t know His name, you can’t claim what He has done for you!

Call yourself by God’s Name

Claim your healing in Jesus name

God is the answer for every situation in every generation!

I am blessed, saved, healed, delivered, important, a child of God

Jesus said that - upon this rock I will build MY church

The church is built upon the NAME - of Jesus!

Say the Name - praise, shout claim

SHARE the Name- in My name THEY will lay hands on the sick

Every need has a name

Every name has a knee

Every knee will bow before the Name

Because Jesus went to your hell, God gave Him a Name Higher than all other names

Say the Name

In the name of Jesus, I’m protected from every assignment of the Devil.

In the name of Jesus, I’m redeemed from the curse of sickness, poverty, premature death, and eternal destruction

In the name of Jesus, my body is healed from all sickness and disease.

In the name of Jesus, every bill is paid and I am debt-free

In the name of Jesus, I will sleep in heavenly peace

In the name of Jesus, my kids will not miss the rapture.

In the name of Jesus, I will fulfill my destiny

Faith Confessions

Jehovah Jireh always gives me everything I need according to God’s bank account!

Jehovah M’kaddesh has set me apart to do His will!

Jehovah Nissi is my victory banner! I will always succeed!

Jehovah Rapha has given me divine health, free from the curse of sickness!

Jehovah Rohi keeps me on the right path! I lack in no good thing!

Jehovah Sabaoth guards and defends me 24/7!

Jehovah Shalom has given me a covenant right to a peaceful life!

Jehovah Shammah will never leave nor forsake me!

Jehovah Tsidkenu put me, and keeps me, in right standing with God!

[1]Strong, J. (1995). In Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon. Woodside Bible Fellowship.