GOD’S NAMES
WHAT IS THE NAME OF GOD IN HEBREW?
ELOHIM
WHAT IS WORSHIP?
WORSHIP IS…
THE HONORING AND GLORIFYING OF THE LORD ALMIGHTY!
EMPHASIZING YOUR GRATITUDE AND AWE TOWARDS HIM!
WHAT IS A BLESSING?
WHAT IS A CURSE?
A REWARD ON GODS BEHALF
A CONSEQUENCE ON GODS BEHALF
WHAT IS COMMUNION WITH GOD?
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
ENGAGING IN AN INTIMATE, TWO WAY SPIRITUAL CONNECTION WITH GOD.
TO GROW SPIRITUALLY AND GET CLOSER TO GOD.
Who is Samson?
What was special about him?
The strongest man to ever exist...
His hair was his strength
WHAT DO THEIR NAMES MEAN?
-ABRAHAM
-ISSAC
-SAMUEL
-MOSES
- FATHER OF MANY NATIONS
- GOD HAS BROUGHT ME LAUGHTER
- I ASKED THE LORD FOR HIM
- I DREW HIM OUT OF WATER
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO SING TO GOD WITHOUT WORSHIPPING HIM?
SINGING TO SOUND GOOD…
USING YOUR TALENT GOD GIFTED YOU FOR OTHERS TO SEE INSTEAD OF GLORIFYING HIM..
OTHER THAN BRINGING BLESSINGS TO OUR LIVES; WHAT DOES BEING OBEDIENT TO GOD BRING TO US?
-SPIRITUAL GROWTH
-WISDOM
-DISCERNMENT
WHAT SHOULD WE SAY DURING PRAYER?
BIBLE VERSE?
"OUR FATHER IN THE HEAVENS, HALLOWED BE YOUR NAME. YOUR KINDOM COME, YOUR WILL BE DONE, ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD, AND FORGIVE US OUR DEBT, AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN OUR DEBTORS. AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION, BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL."
MATTHEW 6:9
Who is Elijah?
What did he do?
A prophet of God
-Descended fire from the heavens by asking God
-Killed 450 prophets of Baal
WHAT ARE THESE NAMES OF GOD TRANSLATED TO IN ENGLISH?
YAHWEH-YIREH
YAHWEH-NISI
YAHWEH-SHALOM
THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA
THE LORD WILL PROVIDE
THE LORD IS MY BANNER
THE LORD IS MY PEACE
THE BEGINNING AND THE END
WHO DOES WORSHIP TRANSFORM? HOW?
WORSHIP TRANSFORMS US
- HUMBLES OUR HEARTS
- GIVES US PEACE
- TEACHES US TO ACT UPON THE WORDS WE SAY DURING WORSHIP
LUKE 11:28
WHO WAS JESUS TALKING TO?
HE REPLIED, "BLESSED RATHER ARE THOSE WHO HEAR THE WORD OF GOD AND OBEY."
WHERE SHOULD WE PRAY?
BIBLE VERSE?
IN OUR ROOMS; SECRET PLACE
MATTHEW 6:6
Who was given the 10 commandments?
How many can you remember?
MOSES
FILL IN THE BLANK:
THE ____ OF GOD ARE ____ JUST ____, BUT DECLARATIONS OF HIS _____.
THE NAMES OF GOD ARE NOT JUST TITLES BUT DECLARATIONS OF HIS CHARACTER.
PSALMS 68:4
”SING TO GOD, SING IN PRAISE TO HIS NAME, EXTOL HIM WHO RIDES ON THE CLOUDS; REJOICE BEFORE HIM--HIS NAME IS LORD!”
WHAT IS ANOTHER WORD FOR DISOBEDIENCE?
IF YOU'RE DISOBEDIENT TO GOD, DO YOU LOVE HIM?
REBELLION
NO!
BREAK THEM DOWN:
1- ADORATION
2- SUPPLICATION/PETITION
3- THANKSGIVING
4- INTERCESSION
- PRAISING AND HONOURING GOD
- ASKING FOR PERSONAL NEEDS, GUIDANCE, FORGIVENESS
- EXPRESSING GRATITUDE FOR BLESSINGS AND ANSWERED REQUESTS
- PRAYING ON BEHALF OF OTHERS OR FOR OTHERS
Who is Jacob and what happened to him?
What was his brothers name?
What was his grandfathers name?
- Son of Issac, fought with God and his name was changed to Israel. Father of the 12 tribes of Israel...
- Esau
- Abraham
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE PERSON WHO ASKED GOD HIS NAME?
WHAT WAS GOD’S ANSWER?
MOSES (BURNING BUSH)
I AM THAT I AM
WHAT ARE WAYS WE CAN WORSHIP?
- OUR ACTIONS
- THROUGH OBEDIENCE
- READING HIS WORD
- PRAYER
- SPEAKING WORDS OF PRAISE THROUGH SONGS AND MUSIC
BLESSING OR CURSE?
1- RAM INSTEAD OF ISSAC
2- SOLOMON AND HIS IDOLS
3- THE ISRAELITES MAKE IT TO CANAAN
4- SAUL'S REIGN
5- ANANIAS AND SAPPHIRA
6- ADAM AND EVE'S FALL
7- JONAH FLEES
8- THE ISRAELITES AND THE GOLDEN CALF
9- JESUS
- BLESSING
- CURSE
- BLESSING
- BLESSING AND THEN CURSE
- CURSE
- CURSE
- CURSE
- CURSE
- BLESSING
HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU PRAY?
CONSTANTLY
1 THESSALONIANS 5:16-18
"REJOICE ALWAYS, PRAY CONTINUALLY, GIVE THANKS IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES; THIS IS GOD'S WILL FOR YOU IN CHRIST JESUS."
What did Jesus say were the greatest commandments?
What was Jesus' name in Hebrew and what did it mean?
- Love God with all your heart, all your soul and all your mind!
- Love your neighbour as yourself!
- Immanuel; God with us