Sermon Tone Analysis

Jesus, A Sign!

Unto Us

He Will Save Us From Our Sins!

Jesus literally means “Jehovah-Savior,” “Jehovah our Savior,” or “Jehovah is Salvation.”

Christ fulfilled its meaning as no other man could, for He was God manifested in flesh in order to redeem us.

The prophetic message of Isaiah 7:14 said that the name of the Messiah would be called Immanuel, which means “God with us,” and the name of Jesus literally fulfills that meaning (Matthew 1:21-23).

When we look at the two components of the name Jesus, we find that “Jehovah” corresponds to “God,” and “Savior” corresponds to “with us” (for the purpose of salvation).

Yawheh was the unique, personal name by which the one true God identified Himself to His people in the Old Testament and distinguished Himself from false gods.

“I am the LORD [Jehovah]: that is my name” (Isaiah 42:8).

In Hebrew, that name is derived from the verb “to be,” meaning “He is,” 2 or “He will be.”

As such, it is the third-person equivalent of the first-person name that God used to reveal Himself to Moses—“I AM” (Exodus 3:14).

The connotation of this name—Jehovah or I Am—is the Self-Existing One, the Eternal One, the One who is and who always will be.

For this reason, the apostles understood Christ’s command to baptize in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost (that is, in the name of God) to be a reference to the supreme, singular name that reveals God in redemption—the name of Jesus.

The Book of Acts records that water baptism was always performed in the name of Jesus Christ.

Consequently, the saints have the name of Jesus invoked over them and are called by His name (Acts 15:17; James 2:7).

Not only is this name invoked upon them during the initial act of water baptism, but it remains with them to give power and authority that comes from the presence of Jesus Christ, who abides and actively works in their daily lives.

Praying in the name of Jesus expresses faith in His divine character (love, compassion, and desire to help), power (ability to help), authority (right to help), and presence (immediate attention and availability to help).

But the name of Jesus is not a magical formula; prayer is effective only if we have faith in, and truly know, the One whom the name represents (Acts 3:16; 10:43).

As the sons of Sceva learned, the devil flees from Jesus and from those who belong to Jesus, but not from those who merely profess Jesus verbally (Acts 19:13-17).

At That Name!

Salvation is in His Name!

We Have Seen Him!

Requirements For Communion

Examine Yourselves!

Repent!

Taking Communion