Yahweh is God’s Name

Theme: God gave His Name to bless you – so Bless Him for His Name!

· God blessed you with His name – so you bless His name

· God’s name helps you.

· God’s Name is Yahweh

Summary:

1- God is God - all by Himself

2- Jesus is God to you

3- we receive and praise God’s name

Part 1 – God’s Name is EXCLUSIVE – Only God

No other God - Isaiah 45:5

Isaiah 45:5 (NLT)

5 I am the Lord; there is no other God. I have equipped you for battle, though you don’t even know me,

No other savior - Hosea 13:4

Hosea 13:4 (NLT)

4 “I have been the Lord your God ever since I brought you out of Egypt. You must acknowledge no God but me, for there is no other savior.

One God - 1 Corinthians 8:6

1 Corinthians 8:6 (NLT)

6 But for us, There is one God, the Father, by whom all things were created, and for whom we live. And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things were created, and through whom we live.

True and living God - Jeremiah 10:10

Jeremiah 10:10 (NLT)

10 But the Lord is the only true God. He is the living God and the everlasting King! The whole earth trembles at his anger. The nations cannot stand up to his wrath.

God’s Name is ETERNAL

First and Last - Isaiah 41:4

Isaiah 41:4 (NLT)

4 Who has done such mighty deeds, summoning each new generation from the beginning of time? It is I, the Lord, the First and the Last. I alone am he.”

Alpha and Omega - Revelation 1:8

Revelation 1:8 (NLT)

8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end,” says the Lord God. “I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One.”

God’s Name endures forever - Psalm 135:13

Psalm 135:13 (NLT)

13 Your name, O Lord, endures forever; your fame, O Lord, is known to every generation.

Help – God has become your salvation. The Lord, who saves has become your salvation.

God’s Name is POWERFUL

God ALL - Mighty - Exodus 6:3

Exodus 6:3 (NLT)

3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty’—but I did not reveal my name, Yahweh, to them.

Mighty and Powerful God - Jeremiah 16:21

Jeremiah 16:21 (NLT)

21 The Lord says, “Now I will show them my power; now I will show them my might. At last they will know and understand that I am the Lord.

God’s Name is HOLY - Isaiah 42:8

God of Glory

Isaiah 42:8 (NLT)

8 “I am the Lord; that is my name! I will not give my glory to anyone else, nor share my praise with carved idols.

God of War - fights for you - Exodus 15:3

Exodus 15:3 (NLT)

3 The Lord is a warrior; Yahweh is his name!

Nothing is too hard for God - Jeremiah 32:27

Jeremiah 32:27 (NLT)

27 “I am the Lord, the God of all the peoples of the world. Is anything too hard for me?

God’s Name is GLOBAL

God of the whole earth - Isaiah 54:5

Isaiah 54:5 (NLT)

5 For your Creator will be your husband; the Lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name! He is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, the God of all the earth.

Whole earth is filled with His glory

God’s Name is LOVE

Saves – heals - delivers

Loving and faithful God - Deuteronomy 7:9

Deuteronomy 7:9 (NLT)

Deuteronomy 7:9 NLT

9 Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands.

9 Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands.

God of salvation — Isaiah 43:11

Isaiah 43:11 (NLT)

11 I, yes I, am the Lord, and there is no other Savior.

God’s Name brings freedom and deliverance - Exodus 20:2

Exodus 20:2 (NLT)

2 “I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery.

Part 2 - Jesus is all of God’s Names Combined

Prelude to Jesus:

God of your fathers - Father to you - Exodus 3:14–15

Exodus 3:14–15 (NLT)

14 God replied to Moses, “I Am Who I Am. Say this to the people of Israel: I Am has sent me to you.”

15 God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: Yahweh, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you. This is my eternal name, my name to remember for all generations.

God’s Name made known - Exodus 6:2–3

Exodus 6:2–3 (NLT)

2 And God said to Moses, “I am Yahweh—‘the Lord.’

3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty’—but I did not reveal my name, Yahweh, to them.

God wants you to know his name - Isaiah 52:6

Isaiah 52:6 (NLT)

6 But I will reveal my name to my people, and they will come to know its power. Then at last they will recognize that I am the one who speaks to them.”

God’s Name Became Human – Jesus

John 1:1 Word was God – Jesus was with God

John 1:14 (NLT)

John 1:14 NLT

14 So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.

14 So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.

· Seen Me – seen the Father

· I and the Father are One

· Jesus factor- name became flesh

· Jesus is God

Before Abraham was, I am - John 8:58

John 8:58 (NLT)

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

Part 3 - God’s Name is to be WORSHIPPED

Be still know he is God, he will be exalted

Psalm 46:10 (NLT)

10 “Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.”

Jesus Name is SUPREME

King of Kings and Lord of lords

Revelation 19:16 (NLT)

Revelation 19:16 NLT

16 On his robe at his thigh was written this title: King of all kings and Lord of all lords.

16 On his robe at his thigh was written this title: King of all kings and Lord of all lords.

His name written on our foreheads

Revelation 3:12 NLT

12 All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of my God, and they will never have to leave it. And I will write on them the name of my God, and they will be citizens in the city of my God—the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God. And I will also write on them my new name.

Revelation 14:1 NLT

1 Then I saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him were 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.

Revelation 22:4 NLT

4 And they will see his face, and his name will be written on their foreheads.

Result? Glorify His Name!