The LORD's Name (Part 2)

The LORD’s Name (Part 2)

1. In this three-part series on the LORD’s Name we are studying:

a. What the LORD’s Name is.

b. How the LORD wants to use His Name in the lives of His people.

c. How we receive and put on the LORD’s Name.

2. Last week we learned that the LORD has several names that describe certain of His characteristics and what He does:

a. Elohim (Great); El-Shaddai (Almighty); Adonai (Lord); Tsidkenu (Righteousness); Jireh (Provider); Rophe (Healer); M’kaddesh (Sanctifier); Rohi (Shepherd); Nissi (Banner);Shalom (Peace)

3. The LORD has one proper name, YHWH, which is His covenant name with the Israelites.

a. Later the LORD revealed Himself to Moses as “I AM” and then specified, “I Am ... YHWH”

4. The LORD’s Name as revealed in the Old Testament was fully revealed in the Lord Jesus Christ!

a. (John 17:11, NIV) ... Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, ...

b. That is why we are told to, “put on the Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 13:14, ESV), by putting on Jesus we are putting on God!

5. Today we are going to study how the LORD wants to use His Name in the lives of His people.

I. The LORD’s Name Gives Us Identity

A. Just As A Family Name Identifies A Person ... The LORD’s Name Identifies Those Who Are Part Of The Family Of God

1. (John 1:12, NIV) ... to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—

2. (2 Chronicles 7:14, NIV) my people, who are called by my name, ...

3. (Jeremiah 15:16, NIV) ... I bear your name, Lord God Almighty.

B. Those Who Are Called By The LORD’s Name Are In A Covenant Relationship With Him (Like Marriage)

1. The LORD doesn’t put His Name on anyone but His own people; never upon those who are not His own.

2. The LORD’s Name is like a team uniform; “LORD-Nissi” (Banner)

3. Thus, the LORD’s Name tells me, the world, heaven, and hell my identity; I am a child of God; a follower of Jesus!

C. Even The World Recognized The Followers Of Jesus By The Name That They Bore

1. (Acts 11:26, NIV) ... The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.

a. “Christians” was a title given to the followers of Christ by the non-believing community.

2. Why? Because the world saw evidence of the LORD’s Name upon them!

D. The Baptismal Formula Reveals A Powerful Truth About The LORD’s Name

1. The differences in the baptismal formula in the NT shows that the LORD’s Name is fully revealed in the name of JESUS!

a. (Matthew 28:19, NIV) ... baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

b. (Acts 2:38, NIV) Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ ...

c. (Acts 19:5, NIV) ... they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

2. Our identity is found in Jesus!

a. YHWH ... I AM ... Lord Jesus Christ à JESUS

II. The LORD’s Name Covers Us (Like Clothing)

A. The LORD’s Name Clothes Us With The Character Of Jesus

1. In the Bible the Name expresses who a person is; that is why the LORD’s Name is so important; it reveals who Hie is!

2. When the LORD puts His Name on us it is to reveal who He is (not who we are!)

a. His love, compassion, mercy, zeal, humility, kindness, servitude

B. The LORD’s Name Clothes Us With The Power Of Jesus

1. (Luke 10:17, NIV) The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.”

2. The Holy Spirit is drawn to those who are clothed with the LORD’s Name.

a. When we put on Jesus we are putting on the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit!

b. What did the Holy Spirit enable Jesus to do?

(1) Preach with power; heal with power; deliver the demonized; raise the dead!

3. Putting on the Armor of God is akin to putting on the Name of Jesus

a. Prepared & Protected

(1) (Ephesians 6:11, NIV) Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.

(2) (John 17:11, NIV) ... Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, ...

4. There is power in the Name of Jesus!

C. The LORD’s Name Clothes Us With The Glory Of Jesus

1. The garments of Aaron the High Priest point us to the glory found in the Lord Jesus Christ.

2. (Exodus 28:2, NIV) Make sacred garments for your brother Aaron to give him dignity and honor.

a. “dignity” – Kabod (heavy)

b. “honor” – beauty; grandeur; splendor

3. Hymn: “Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me, All His wonderful passion and purity, Oh, Thou Spirit divine, all my nature refine, Till the beauty of Jesus be seen in me.”

III. The LORD’s Name Grants Us Privilege (Ability doesn’t mean you have authority; His Name grants you privilege!)

A. The LORD’s Name Grants You The Privilege To Pray

1. (John 14:14, NIV) You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

B. The LORD’s Name Grants You The Privilege To Represent Jesus On Earth

1. (2 Corinthians 5:20, NIV) We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. ...

2. (2 Corinthians 5:20, NCV) So we have been sent to speak for Christ. It is as if God is calling to you through us. ...

3. An ambassador doesn’t go in their own name, but in the name of the one who them them.

C. The LORD’s Name Grants You The Privilege To Enter Into Heaven

1. (Revelation 3:12, NIV) The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name.

Conclusion: The LORD’s Name gives you your identity; it clothes you; it grants you privilege.

Be true to the Name of the LORD which He has put on you!

No matter how hard it gets, no matter what trials you face ... remain true to the Name of Jesus!

Pergamum: (Revelation 2:13, NIV) I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name.

Next Week (Part 3): Receiving And Putting On The LORD’s Name