A Good Name

King and I just think this season should all be about him a man The King The King and I'm going to preach today under this title a good name and one Old Testament prophecy after another predicted the coming of Jesus Christ and it predicted it centuries before he ever came to Earth and over these next few weeks. I'm going to be preaching all about him and I just want to dive into maybe and focus on him as the king of kings and Lord of lords number talk about some different aspects of of him and I think everyday should be about him a man. Everyday should be about him and every Sunday, he should be our Focus but particularly over the next few weeks. I really really just want to dig down on who was Jesus. Why did he come? What is his significance? What should he mean to us? And I want to start today by talking about his name because he has been given a good name and we're going to go to Isaiah chapter 7 to scriptures. I'm going to pull out if you want to put your finger into Isaiah chapter 7 verse 14 Isaiah 9 and 6 and a lot of people are probably saying of course, of course those are well known scriptures around this time of year, Isaiah 7 and 14. If you've never taken the time to read Isaiah, it is a very good book read it with a commentary but it's interesting because Isaiah there will be so many.

Woah pronouncements, they'll be times where he's saying you no judgement and and all of these negative things and then immediately it follows up with the promise right in the middle that there will be a promise and and it just kind of shows you that in life. There are going to be seasons of Woe, but there's also coming I promise and so if you've never read it, I heard you own a challenge you to read Isaiah Isaiah 7:14. Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign behold the Virgin shall conceive and bear a son and shall call his name Immanuel. Everyone say Emmanuel Emmanuel now notice with the scripture is saying it is not just saying that we're going to be having a son but it says the Lord himself is going to give you a sign God is going to do a work and this work that is going to be done is going to be born of a virgin and he shall call his name Immanuel any manual means god with us. So understand today that Jesus was not a demigod. He was not a comic book character of half-man half-god. Jesus was the turtle. Almighty God. West in The Flash he was God who wrote himself in Flash put on flash to come to us. He was fully God while he was fully man, Isaiah wrote that his name Shall be Called Emmanuel God With Us and he goes on later in chapter 9 verse 6 and says For unto us a child is born unto us a son is given the government will be upon his shoulder and his name will be called wonderful counselor, Mighty God the Everlasting father Prince of Peace understand. Jesus was not second-in-command within God. He was the wholeness the fullness of God. He was the son and the Everlasting father. He was not just the second in a trinity. He was gone with us. He was Emmanuel. He was God among people. That's what he was. He was the Mighty God in Christ reconciling himself to the world or the world to himself as Paul put it was God doing a work through flash Colossians to a nine says for in him dwells all the fullness of the godhead bodily talk about Jesus Christ. We're talking about the fullness of the godhead. We're talkin about the father. We're talkin about the son. We're talkin about the Holy Spirit were talking about the seven spirits of god mentioned in Revelation where talkin about the Creator and the creation were talking about the fullness. He's the alpha And the Omega he's the beginning and the ending. He's everything in between. He is both. He's The Lion and the lamb. He's the judge and he is also the advocate. He's all of it. He's a king and he's the servant.

We need to understand. Jesus Christ is the fullness. It is all in him was an old song years ago whenever they opened up books to sing out of this. It's all in him. It's all the fullness of the godhead is all in him when you get a revelation and understanding of who Jesus Christ is powerful. Because many have claimed to be gone. meaning of claimed to be God's prophet but none of them stand up to testing. The birth life death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It's Unique among all the religions of the world Confucius died and was buried

that was it. Lawsuit water off with his water buffalo to die and never be seen again. That was it. Buddha died of food poisoning. That was it Muhammad died in 8632 and his body was cut up and spread across the Middle East that was it but Jesus died lay 3 days in her grave and he was resurrected on the third day. He rose from the dead because none other can stand up to the same testimony of Jesus Christ half he alone is God and the Lord Isaiah and his prophecy was declaring exactly who Jesus was he was God With Us. Why is this so important? It's because when you know the person and you know their name you can call on them. You can call on them. If I did happen to go over to Buford and go to the mall. And I'm hanging out and there's all these people in there. Trying to buy my wife Something Beautiful. Christmas and I happen to see Antonio in there. He's shopping. He's buying some gifts.

If I just sit there and yell, hey, hey, hey.

He may or may not turn around.

but now if I said hey Antonio

He and every other Antonio within earshot it's going to turn around. Why because I used his name? Because knowing his name gives me a certain amount of access to him knowing his name gives me a a certain amount of control over him. I may not be able to force you to do anything, but I could get him a message. Hey Antonio.

Jesus Christ is the same way. By revealing his name by knowing him and who he is it gives you access to him. And from the beginning of time people have been calling on the name of the Lord you go all the way back to Genesis and you'll begin to see a phrase that's mentioned in some form or another. They called on the name of the Lord. They were trying to get access to God. They were trying to know him and have him know them. They called on the name of the Lord Abraham called his name and he was given a promise. Jacob called on his name and he was given an inheritance Joshua called on his name and he was given Victory Hannah called on his name. She was given a son Samuel David called his name and he was given a kingdom and a phone something good always happens when people speak in the car on the name of the Lord something great. It's always going to come when we begin the call on his name.

second reason is because there is salvation. in that night the Old Testament writers understood the significance of the name and that salvation was found in the name consider some of these scriptures with me Psalm 124 + 8 our help is in the name of the Lord who made Heaven and Earth. Psalm 20 and 7 some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we will remember the name of the Lord are gone. We're going to not trust the things a man. We're going to trust in God we're going to let him bring Deliverance to our life. We're going to let him do the work. We're going to let him defeat our enemies Psalm 116 13. I will take up the cup of Salvation and call upon the name of the Lord salvation is in the name and your salvation and my salvation Salvation is in the name and Romans 10:13 says it like this whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. 1st Corinthians 6 and 11th and such were some of you he names a whole list of sins and simplest and and things that people are bound by he says somewhere or some such were some of you but you were washed you were sent to five you were justified by what in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the spirit of our God. It's in the name. It's in the name. It's in the name. Our healing is in the name. Our deliverance is in the name our Salvation is in the Navy we should pray in the name that we should be baptized in the name everything that we do should be in that name and it's the only name. Acts 4:12 nor is there salvation in any other for there is no other name under Heaven what name the name of Jesus Christ given among men by which we must be saved. He was Emmanuel God With Us. Have you ever wondered why if Isaiah said he would be Emmanuel? Then why is his name Jesus?

Anybody ever wondered that?

This is a deep theological discussion.

Isaiah said his name is going to be a manual going back to Isaiah 7:14 there for the Lord himself will give you a sign behold the Virgin shall conceive and bear a son and shall call his name Emmanuel God With Us Matthew 1 and 21. We see obviously the angel says to marry. What's going to happen? She's going to bring forth the sun shall call his name Jesus for he will save his people from their sins. Emmanuel means God With Us. Jesus means Yahweh Our God Saves and he said you're going to name him Jesus because he is going to save his people from their sins. This is what I say. I was trying to get us understand wherever God dwells. God Saves where God dwells God and so wherever he is, he will bring Salvation wherever he is. He will bring Salvation. He will deliver he will restore he will do the work that is necessary. Then you're alive and in my life and in this world because God With Us is the same God that will save us. Name is Jesus Christ and it is the name of of every other name and that's why it's important to understand the power in the name of Jesus Christ. He was reviewing something about himself God revealing himself to us when he gave us the name.

Jesus had his Earthly Ministry, and he was walking going from City to City.

the story of a man a wee little man You remember the song of Zacchaeus? the wee little man and this short man Zacchaeus not tall enough to see over the crowd. He did what was natural to him and he climbed up to get a higher vantage point. The only thing present that was there was a sycamore tree and so he began to climb up into that sycamore tree. To see this man. That was from Galilee. And he stood on top of that tree peering over the crowd and washing in Jesus attention was drawn to Zacchaeus. and show Jesus invited himself to go to Zacchaeus home on that day. in Jesus was looking for because here's a man who's troubled. He's disregarded disliked in his community. He's attacks man. Nobody likes Taxman. No. Whale of a CPA those save them some taxes, right?

Nobody likes the taxman. He's the collecting guy.

Zacchaeus is not liked.

He seen as being someone who works for the Romans.

He's got no or very little relationships. Zacchaeus is not happy don't have to think too deeply to realize it's man's not happy. He's looking for something. And I believe Jesus knew exactly what he was looking for. Because I'm loot 19 and 9. He tells everyone who's listening. He said today salvation has come to this house, but he's because he is also a son of Abraham today salvation Salvation is he talking about he is talking about himself salvation has come to this house and wherever he is there is going to be salvation. The list is endless. Zacchaeus climbed up in a tree looking to see a savior and instead he earn Salvage gain salvation. Bartimaeus was laying on the roadside crying out have mercy on me have mercy on me. Son of David have mercy on me. And on that day you receive this healing Galleria kubera fell down at his feet began to worship. Olympic day experience Deliverance because wherever he is that's where salvation is wherever he is best for healing is wherever he is best for restoration is Jerry Rice had a daughter and whenever he brought Jesus to his house. Daughter was revived because wherever he is there can be a Revival wherever he is to be a revelation wherever he is God can do something because we never got what else there is salvation the Roman Centurion. All he had to do was in because he spoke a life was saved and so where God dwells that's where God Saves Philippians 2:9 through 11 says therefore also has highly exalted him and giving him the name which is above every name that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow of those in heaven. Those on her bows under the Earth and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.

where God dwells God Saves and God robed himself in flesh and came

you look out throughout the Old Testament, wherever you look you see the temple in the Tabernacle being built. It's called the house of the Lord. The name of the Lord is placed upon that place and it was a place of Salvation Hebrews separated themselves from every other culture in the world because you'd ask somebody where is your god and they pull out an idol on that say this is my God. I worship worship Baal worship this particular God I worship mohlakeng. big goat headed Idol

I just this is my God. He talked to a Hebrew and say where is your gone and they said he dwells in the Tabernacle? He was in the Holy place. He's over in Jerusalem in the temple. That's where he's chosen to put himself now don't misunderstand. They didn't think that he was limited to their they didn't think that he was limited to that. That Ark of the Covenant they didn't think that he was stuck there. They understood that he was much bigger than that much grander than that, but he chose I will make you my people. He chose or he was going to dwell.

And so he chose to come and he put his name on flash. And he said I'm going to my people and I'm going to deliver them from there since I'm going to pay the price that needs to be paid. because wherever God dwells God say

he said I'm not going to leave you. I'm not going to leave you helpless. I'm going to send a helper. I'm going to send the comfort of the Holy Spirit. And you can have me with you always and where God dwells God Saves.

What do you need today?

What situation? Do you need Jesus to come into?

Do you need him in your life? Do you need him in your heart? You need him in your marriage. Meet him at work. What situation do you need him to come into because where God dwells God Saves We think repentance is just about asking forgiveness. Repentance is about preparing a home for the spirit of God. It's about clearing the Tabernacle of a soul. Clearing the heart and preparing for the spirit of God, that will be put inside of us. And if you don't have it, if you don't if you do not experience the baptism of the Holy Spirit speaking in other tongues.

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And I'm not saying that to make you feel bad. I'm saying that to encourage you to seek. After what God wants to do in your life because where God dwells where he puts his Spirit. God Saves. God can do a work that no man can do. Have you been baptized in his name the name of Jesus Christ? Do you have a circumstance that you need salvation from? Why not God? This what we do. I'm fixing the end you stand with me.

This is what we do. We have some area of our life.

They were shamed of. guilty off

we feel guilty when we feel shame or we just

we take that part. And we send off we say. I want job. This is to shameful. This is to it's just too bad.

I want to take these dark places and hide them away from God. Because we think of God in the judgment.

He's going to judge us. He will be the judge but right now he's Right now he's the great physician. And we try and separate those things whatever it is, whatever circumstance you can be in our life or mine. We try and separate this thing off from God when really what we need is we need to make that where he dwells.

Because if he'll dwell there. Hill save their jewelry store there. He'll Hill there you'll fix there you'll work on there. Every head bowed every are closed with the police.

God you see every person in this place. You see the dark places we hide away. You see the things we try and cancion Hult ourselves that we know that if anyone else ever knew. They reject us.

Are there places that we need healing or places that we need restoration there places that we need salvation and deliverance. We need only a work that you can do.

Dog were inviting you.

To be exactly who you are to be Manuel God With Us to be Jesus Yahweh sayings. Make it your place swelling place where you can save us.

in Jesus name Jesus name Invite the whole church for gather around the front together and watch you all plenty of room. Why don't we come and give God the opportunity to well and whatever circumstance we're bringing to him, whatever place in our heart that we've been tucking away. Maybe it's something simple as a frustration of Something's just been on you for the last couple of weeks and you would know I've done everything I can on my own power God do something. To let go and let God. Amen. Amen. Amen.