Strategic Plan

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You shall not misuse the name of the Lord
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You shall not misuse the nameof the Lord

• So whats in a name?
• The name of God
• The honour of Gods name
• The abuse of Gods name
• The use of Gods name

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So whats in a name?
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So whats in a name?
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So whats in a name?
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The name of God

• Man gave name to all the animals - but God gave a
  name to Himself.
• Exodus 314 God said I am who I am
• Exodus 316 God uses the name YHWH, which is a
  form of I AM translated as The Lord
• God is independent of everything else that
  exists, He cannot be contained.. I am the one
  who will be who I will be.

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The name of God
The rest of the bible discloses what this
mysterious name of the Lord means ...
I AM your Creator, Saviour, Sustainer, Leader,
Protector, Healer, Helper, Judge and Comforter
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Gods name held in honour

• The Old Testament way An acute reverence for
  Gods name. To the Old Testament Jew Gods
  name was like an unexploded bomb treated with
  immense honour, respect and fear
• The way of Jesus A new era, a new understanding
  and a new disclosure of God and His name
  ...Abba Father Hallowed be your name!.

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The abuse of Gods name
The Concise Oxford Dictionary published in 1995,
the entry under the word Jesus ...
Jesus colloquial interjection. An exclamation of
surprise or dismay (also name of founder of
Christian religion).
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The abuse of Gods name!
According to the British Board of Film
certification, a film that has sexual swear words
in is given a 15 certificate, but if it has
blasphemies in it, it has a PG rating!
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The abuse of Gods name
Dont swear!

• Watch our own language
• Find ways to highlight blasphemy

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The abuse of Gods name
Dont Cheat God of His Honour!

• We can misuse Gods name by not mentioning it at
  all!
• We need to give God the credit and honour He
  deserves and walk the talk

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The use of Gods name

• Gods name has power for salvation Everyone who
  calls on the name of the Lord will be saved
  (Acts 221)
• We are ambassadors of Gods name In Gods name
  evil is rebuked, healing is given, acts of
  service are done, and we live a life of faith and
  action! Believe in me when I say that I am in
  the Father and the Father is in me. I tell you
  the truth, anyone who has faith will do even
  greater things than me. I will do whatever you
  ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory
  to the Father
  John 1412-14

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The use of Gods name
We can walk in confidence knowing that one day
Gods name will be hallowed on earth as it is in
heaven..
Therefore God exalted Jesus to the highest
place and gave him the name that is above every
name. And at that name of Jesus every knee shall
bow in heaven and on earth and every tongue
confess that Jesus Christ is LordPhilippians29
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