Never Ending Story - Who Knows Your Name

What’s In A Name

A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet - Shakespeare

Names meant something - what we were known for

Power flowed through Paul - 11-12

Others wanted to get in on the goods - 13-14

I know Jesus / Paul - who are you - 15-16

From Unknown to Known

Good person

Romans 3:10 CSB

as it is written: There is no one righteous, not even one.

From Unknown to Known

do it in His name - but He doesn’t know you

Matthew 7:22–23 CSB

On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, drive out demons in your name, and do many miracles in your name?’ Then I will announce to them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you lawbreakers!’

From Unknown to Known

Not what but who

Romans 10:9–10 CSB

If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation.

From Knowing to Being

direction change - forgiveness and repentance

Grace abounds doesn’t mean more sin

John 8:10–11 CSB

When Jesus stood up, he said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” “No one, Lord,” she answered. “Neither do I condemn you,” said Jesus. “Go, and from now on do not sin anymore.”]

From Knowing to Being

Faith is something we do not just talk about

James 1:22 CSB

But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

flip side to doing - sin of not doing

James 4:17 CSB

So it is sin to know the good and yet not do it.

From Knowing to Being

priorities - what comes first

Luke 9:23–24 CSB

Then he said to them all, “If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it.

From Knowing to Being

Cross was offensive - take up your electric chair

Die to self - Live for Christ - should be evident

Daily sacrifice

Romans 12:1 CSB

Therefore, brothers and sisters, in view of the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your true worship.

Who is going to know your name?

How will you be known

Don’t cheapen grace

"Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession, absolution without personal confession. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer