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*THE PRAYER OF RECOGNITON*

*The Lord’s Prayer: Path To Inner Peace*

*Part 2 of 8*

*June 29 & 30, 2002*

*Tom Holladay*

 

“This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, *hallowed be Your name*…”  Matthew 6:9 (NIV)

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How does honoring God’s name reduce the stress of everyday living?

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I RECOGNIZE THAT GOD IS ABLE TO MEET *

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*       God’s Names Tell Me:*

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God wants to ___________________________

Judges 6:24 /“God is my Peace” /(Jehovah Shalom)

 

God wants to ___________________________

Jer.

23:6 /“God is my Righteousness” /(Jehovah Tsidkenu)

 

God wants to ___________________________

Ex. 15:26 /“God is my Healer” /(Jehovah Rophe)

 

“Let Your tenderhearted mercies quickly meet our needs…”  Psalm 79:8 (NLT)

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/“God will supply all that you need from His glorious resources in Christ Jesus.”/

/ /Philippians 4:19 (Ph)

 

                          God can meet my need for:

 

 

 

II.

I RECOGNIZE THAT GOD IS GREATER THAN

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/“His name is greater than all others…”/  Psalm 148:13 (TEV)

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/“Who but our God is a solid rock?”  /Psalm 18:31 (NLT)/ /

/“You are my rock and my fortress.

For the honor of Your name, lead me out of this peril.”

/Psalm 31:3 (NLT)

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/“God is greater than our worried hearts and knows more about us than we do ourselves.”

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1 John 3:20 (Msg)

 

                       God is bigger than:

 

 

III.

I RECOGNIZE THAT GOD CALLS ME PART OF

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/“You are members of God's very own family…”  /Ephesians 2:19 (TLB)

 

/“May you be able to feel and understand, as all God's children should, how long, how wide, how deep, and how high His love really is.”  /Ephesians 3:18 (TLB)/ /

/“Follow God's example in everything you do, because you are His dear children.

Live a life filled with love for others, following the example of Christ, who loved you and gave Himself as a sacrifice to take away your sins”.

/Ephesians 5:1-2 (NLT)

 

                              I will act like God’s child by:

 

 

 

/No wonder we are happy in the Lord!

For we are trusting Him.

We trust His holy name.

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Psalm 33:21 (TLB)

\\ *THE PRAYER OF RECOGNITON*

*The Lord’s Prayer: Path To Inner Peace*

*Part 2 of 8*

*June 29 & 30, 2002*

*Tom Holladay*

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I was thinking since it’s going to be the Fourth of July this next week and all the news this last week about God’s name and the Pledge of Allegiance– whether it’s in or whether it’s out – would you indulge me?  Let’s stand together and say the Pledge of Allegiance.

Those two words “under God” created quite a stir this week when the courts were deciding whether they’d be in or they’d be out.

Just be coincidence we happen to be beginning a series looking at the way Jesus taught us to pray.

We call it The Lord’s Prayer.

And how He taught us to pray to the Father.

This week we’re going to look at that phrase /“hallowed be Thy name.”/

Just by coincidence this week we happen to be talking about what it means to honor God’s name.

I can’t think of a better week to talk about how important God’s name is.

Why is God’s name such a big deal?

Jesus made it a big deal.

Look at Matthew 6:9 at the way Jesus began The Lord’s Prayer.

/“This then is how you should pray, ‘Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Your name.’”/

There it is at the top of The Lord’s Prayer where it will never be litigated or legislated out.

It’s going to stay there in The Lord’s Prayer.

Jesus begins with this phrase “Hallowed be Your name.”

I look at that phrase and two questions hit my mind immediately.

Why is God’s name so important?

What is it about God’s name that’s important.

The second question is, What in the world does that word  “hallowed” mean?

When I hear that word I think of Halloween.

When I hear that word I think of the hallowed halls of justice or the hallowed ground of a battle.

What does it mean for God’s name to be hallowed?

It just means important, valued.

To hallow God’s name is to honor God’s name.

To see it for its true importance and value.

What’s so important?

What’s so valuable about God’s name?

When you think about God’s name one of the funny things about it is how often it’s used by those who have no idea who they’re really talking to.

God’s name is probably used more by people who don’t believe in Him than do believe in Him.

We use it as a curse word quite often.

I always wonder how God feels about that.

I know how I would feel or how you might feel if people used your name in that kind of away – Tom blankety this or Sue blankety that!

Or, O my George!

It sounds funny.

I think God probably smiles at that realizing the people don’t even know who they’re talking to.

They need to know who they’re talking to and have a greater honor in that because God’s name is valued above all others.

Names are important to us but they’re much more important to God.

When you look at God’s name it’s talking about the way they used to use names.

Names used to be used to indicate who a person was.

If somebody was named Carpenter that meant they were the carpenter in the town.

If somebody was named Smith, they were the smith in the town.

A guy named Miller was the miller.

Somebody named  Jackson was Jack’s son.

The name indicated who you were.

God’s name indicates who God is.

Names represent character.

When we talk abut valuing God’s name we’re talking about valuing who God is.

We’re saying, “God, let me value You, who You are above all others.”

That is how this prayer begins.

Right after addressing God as father Jesus says, First thing say Honored be God’s name.

Right up there at the beginning.

Do you want pace?