The "Name" of God (Proverbs 22:1, Genesis 1:26-28, Genesis 2:19-23, Genesis 12:1-3, Genesis 17:3-5, Genesis 17:15-16, Genesis 32:22-30, Exodus 3:11-15, Proverbs 18:10, Joel 32:2, Acts 2:21, John 14:13-16, 2 Thessalonians 1:12, Isaiah 26:13, Psalm 97:12, 2 Timothy 2:19, Exodus 20:7, Revelation 19:7-9, Revelation 21:2, Isaiah 54:5, Ephesians 5:25, Galatians 3:26, 2 Corinthians 6:18, Romans 8:14, Galatians 4:7, 1 Kings 5:5, 1 Corinthians 3:16-17)
Jason Buchanan, 15 August, 2021Part of the Sunday Morning Message series, preached at a Sunday Morning service
Proverbs 22:1 (Listen)
22:1 A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
and favor is better than silver or gold.
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Genesis 1:26–28 (Listen)
26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
27 So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.
28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
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Genesis 2:19–23 (Listen)
19 Now out of the ground the LORD God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. 20 The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him. 21 So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. 22 And the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. 23 Then the man said,
“This at last is bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;
she shall be called Woman,
because she was taken out of Man.”
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Genesis 12:1–3 (Listen)
12:1 Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
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Genesis 17:3–5 (Listen)
3 Then Abram fell on his face. And God said to him, 4 “Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations. 5 No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
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Genesis 17:15–16 (Listen)
15 And God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. 16 I will bless her, and moreover, I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.”
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Genesis 32:22–30 (Listen)
22 The same night he arose and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 He took them and sent them across the stream, and everything else that he had. 24 And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. 25 When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched his hip socket, and Jacob’s hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. 26 Then he said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” 27 And he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” 28 Then he said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.” 29 Then Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” But he said, “Why is it that you ask my name?” And there he blessed him. 30 So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, “For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered.”
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Exodus 3:11–15 (Listen)
11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” 12 He said, “But I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”
13 Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” 14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” 15 God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.
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Proverbs 18:10 (Listen)
10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower;
the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
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Joel 3:2 (Listen)
2 I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. And I will enter into judgment with them there, on behalf of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have scattered them among the nations and have divided up my land,
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Acts 2:21 (Listen)
21 And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’
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John 14:13–16 (Listen)
13 Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.
15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever,
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2 Thessalonians 1:12 (Listen)
12 so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Isaiah 26:13 (Listen)
13 O LORD our God,
other lords besides you have ruled over us,
but your name alone we bring to remembrance.
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Psalm 97:12 (Listen)
12 Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous,
and give thanks to his holy name!
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2 Timothy 2:19 (Listen)
19 But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”
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Exodus 20:7 (Listen)
7 “You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
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Revelation 19:7–9 (Listen)
7 Let us rejoice and exult
and give him the glory,
for the marriage of the Lamb has come,
and his Bride has made herself ready;
8 it was granted her to clothe herself
with fine linen, bright and pure”—
for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.
9 And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
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Revelation 21:2 (Listen)
2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
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Isaiah 54:5 (Listen)
5 For your Maker is your husband,
the LORD of hosts is his name;
and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer,
the God of the whole earth he is called.
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Ephesians 5:25 (Listen)
25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
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Galatians 3:26 (Listen)
26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.
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2 Corinthians 6:18 (Listen)
18 and I will be a father to you,
and you shall be sons and daughters to me,
says the Lord Almighty.”
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Romans 8:14 (Listen)
14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
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Galatians 4:7 (Listen)
7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.
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1 Kings 5:5 (Listen)
5 And so I intend to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD said to David my father, ‘Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, shall build the house for my name.’
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1 Corinthians 3:16–17 (Listen)
16 Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? 17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
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