THE NAME OF JESUS


A. "AND SHE SHALL BRING FORTH A SON, AND THOU SHALT CALL HIS NAME JESUS: FOR HE SHALL SAVE HIS PEOPLE FROM THEIR SINS." - Matt. 1:21
  1. A Name in Israel:
    1. Indicated the expectation of the person so named - Ruth 4:17
    2. It indicated standing - 2 Sam. 7:9
    3. Influence - Gen. 12:3; 17:5, 6
  2. The Name JESUS:
    1. Joshua or Jeshua - deliverer or redeemer.
    2. A common family name among ancient Israel. Many parents gave this name to their sons, expressing their expectation of their sons.
    3. Was chosen by the angel of the Lord for the Redeemer of the world - Luke 2:21; Matt. 1:21
B. A CAREFUL STUDY OF THE NAME JESUS SHOWS
  1. That in this name is summed up our Lord's Mission to this world:
    1. To save His people from their sins - Matt. 1:21
    2. For there is no other name given among men whereby we must be saved - Acts 4:12
  2. That gives the Name JESUS a manifold signification of universal importance:
    1. It places universal authority in this name -
      1. Authority over the devil and his angels - Mark 16:17
      2. Authority to come to God with our requests - John 14:13; 15:16
    2. There is unlimited power in this wonderful name -
      1. Power to heal the sick - Acts 3:1-11; 9:34
      2. Power to do miracles - Mark 9:39; 16:18-20
      3. Power to live a victorious life - Phil. 2:12, 13; 4:13
      4. Power to witness for the Word of God - Matt. 10:1
C. LET US, IN CLOSING, CONSIDER SOME OTHER IMPLICATIONS OF THE NAME JESUS
  1. Satan and evil-minded persons fear and hate the name of JESUS:
    1. Because they know that in that name is indicated their final doom - Matt. 8:29; Mark 1:24
    2. The devils know also that in that name is the only hope for deliverance of their victims from their power - Acts 8:7; 13:8-11; 19:14-28
  2. That blessed Name JESUS symbolizes:
    1. The hope of a poor, lost, and dying sinner - Luke 23:42-44; John 8:1-12; Luke 19:1-14
    2. The hope of God's people, encompassed with many infirmities - Matt. 1:21; Mi. 7:18-20
  3. Let us make the application of our text more personal! What does this wonderful name mean to me?
    1. How does it affect my life? - Gal. 2:20
    2. Have I, by carelessness brought reproach upon that blessed name? - 1 Tim. 6:1; Jas. 2:7
    3. Have I, at any time, in thought, word or action, denied that wonderful Name? - Matt. 26:70; Luke 12:9; Acts 3:14
    4. What does my use of the name of JESUS mean to others? Are they drawn to Him? Do they feel that there is hope for their own lives because we live by that name?
    5. How many people with whom we associate recognize a change in our own lives because we do believe in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ?
    6. Sincerely, how often have we sought God in earnest, prevailing prayer in the blessed name of Jesus?
    7. Will that name JESUS make the difference in our relationship to one another? Will it take us into the kingdom of God?


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