The Name

THE NAME

Let’s begin with prayer:  Father God, in the name of Jesus, please give us ears to hear and hearts and minds to learn more about you and the power of your name.  Hear our prayers and protect us too.  In the name of Jesus, Amen.

I take role at Sunday School.  Yesterday was a new session and I asked the kids their name. This time everyone wanted to be someone else, someone famous.  Here are their Sunday School names:

Sherlock Holmes

Luke Skywalker

Christopher WalkenZ (say the Z at the end), and

Spiderman

When you heard these names, you immediately recognized or had an image of who I was talking about?  You recognize who they are by what they have done.  Do you see how important a name can be?

Jesus is the name given to God’s son.  The name JESUS is in the Bible 1,478.  That’s a lot of times to have your name mentioned.

God gave Jesus his name that is far greater than even any angels’ name. Hebrews 1:4b.

Jesus’ NAME IS ABOVE ALL NAMES.  Philippians 2:9

Jesus name is so powerful that every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord.  Philippians 2:10-11.

The Bible tells us in Revelation 19 that Jesus is King of all kings and Lord of all lords.  That’s powerful.  Since Jesus is the King of all kings that’s why all knees will bend or bow to him in respect.

Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary, by the power of the Holy Spirit.  Jesus is God who came down from heaven.  God started out as a baby just like you and me.  But Jesus did not sin like you and me.

The Bible tells us:  Because God’s children are human beings – made of flesh and blood – Jesus also became flesh and blood by being born in human form.  For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the Devil, who had the power of death. Hebrews 2:14

Sometime you hear Jesus called Jesus Christ.  Christ is not Jesus’ last name.  Christ is a title and it means Messiah or Anointed One.  So Jesus Christ means Jesus the Messiah or the Anointed One.

Jesus name is powerful.  After Jesus died on the cross and rose from the grave, his disciples went around preaching and healing many people just by saying: “IN THE NAME OF JESUS be healed or stand up and walk.”

The Bible says in John 20:31:  “But these are written, that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the son of God; and that believing you might have life through his name.

God sent his son, Jesus, to earth to save us from our sins.  John 3:16 says “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

Another name for Jesus is Immanuel, which means “God with us!”

Another place in the Bible, Acts 4:12 says: “There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.”

You can be saved from your sins too.  Do you believe in Jesus?  You can ask Jesus to come into your heart and give you faith to believe in him.  Then you will live with him in heaven one day.

What is YOUR name?  Does it have a meaning? Have you ever looked it up?  Ask your parents to help you.  You can Goggle your name on the computer and find out or try this website: http://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/biblical

Let’s Pray this echo prayer (that means you say what I say).

Dear God, in the name of Jesus, I believe in you, come into my heart, forgive my sins; I want to live with you in heaven one day.  Thank you God for your wonderful son, Jesus.  Thank you for being with us.  Amen.