The Lord s Name Last Week s Big Idea

The Lord’s Name

Last Week’s Big Idea: God wants to be everything to us.

1. You shall have no other gods. 2. You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. Honor your father and your mother. You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 9. You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. 10. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

God deserves respect.

What’s in a Name?

When Moses asked God for God’s name (Exodus 3), God gave the following answer: a) Just call me Bubba. b) Are you talking to me? c) I speak, therefore I am. d) I am who I am. e) I am the great and mighty Oz!

Which of the following are biblically approved ways to use or call upon the name of the Lord? a) In prayer b) For comfort c) For justice d) In praise e) All of the above

We begin our worship services by invoking the name of God. a) True b) False

Which of the following are names that God is known by? a) Adonai b) Yahweh c) Elohim d) Abba e) All of the above

Who said, “We are to fear and love God so that we do not use his name superstitiously, or use it to curse, swear, lie, or deceive, but call on him in prayer, praise, and thanksgiving. ” a) Jesus b) Pastor _____ (fill in your pastor’s name) c) Martin Luther d) Moses e) Paul

Who said, “We are to fear and love God so that we do not use his name superstitiously, or use it to curse, swear, lie, or deceive, but call on him in prayer, praise, and thanksgiving. ” a) Jesus b) Pastor _____ (fill in your pastor’s name) c) Martin Luther d) Moses e) Paul Quote from: Luther, Martin. The Small Catechism in Contemporary English. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1979, page 3.

“How to Encounter the Holy Trinity as One God in Three Persons” (The Lutheran Handbook, pages 134 -135) • Get to know the three Trinitarian creeds: the Nicene Creed, the Athanasian Creed, and the Apostles’ Creed. Consider memorizing each one (two of them are pretty long). • Include the sign of the cross and the baptismal words as a regular part of your prayer life and worship life. • Understand that you were made in God’s image. • Spend time in the community of faith.

• Second Commandment in the Small Catechism (The Lutheran Handbook, page 197) • Leviticus 24: 10 -16; Exodus 20: 7

Hi, my name is _____, and I’ll be your God today. • Exodus 3: 13 -15 But Moses said to God, “If I come to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you, ’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name? ’ what shall I say to them? ” God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. ” He said further, “Thus you shall say to the Israelites, ‘I AM has sent me to you. ’” • Matthew 6: 9