A Good Name
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Introduction
Introduction
Famous names that evoke imagination:
Larry King Real Name: Lawrence Harvey Zeigler
Larry King Real Name: Lawrence Harvey Zeigler
Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini
Real name: Ehrich Weiss
To be a magician, you have to have a catchy stage name — like David Kotkin, also known as David Copperfield. Would anyone watch “Christopher Sarantakos: Mind Freak?”
Stevland Hardaway Morris - Stevie Wonder
Steveland Judkins?
Prince Rogers Nelson- Prince
Whoopi Goldberg- Real Name: Caryn Johnson
Whoopi Goldberg- Real Name: Caryn Johnson
Her stage name was concocted from her ability to fart a lot. (If you’ve seen her 1 in 3 commercials, you know she’s made quite the weird career out of bodily functions.) Her mother advised her to take a Jewish last name, arguing that it would help her career if people thought she was Jewish.
Hulk Hogan- Real Name: Terry Jean Bollette
Hulk Hogan- Real Name: Terry Jean Bollette
If I wanted to scare someone, I’d tell them my name was Hulk, too.
Carmen Electra
Carmen Electra
Real Name: Tara Patrick
C’mon. There’s no way you thought anyone’s last name was “Electra,” unless that person is in a Sophocles play.
Martin Sheen. Real Name: Ramon Antonio Gerard Estevez
Martin Sheen. Real Name: Ramon Antonio Gerard Estevez
That makes Charlie Sheen’s real name “Carlos Estevez,” as witnessed in the Machete Kills trailer.
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Real Name: Shelton Lee
Whenever Spike Lee acts like a royal brat, remembering that his real name is “Shelton” always puts things into perspective for me. “Sit down, Shelton. It’s time for a nap.”
Bruno Mars. Real Name: Peter Gene Hernandez
Bruno Mars. Real Name: Peter Gene Hernandez
Trivia question: What is Bruno Mars’ ethnicity? He’s like the racial spam of people — a little bit of everything. He is Filipino, Spanish, Puerto Rican, Hungarian and Ukranian, is Jewish and was born in Hawaii.
Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. A classically-trained pianist, Keys was composing songs by age 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Columbia Records.
Transition: Intro to Body
Transition: Intro to Body
Body
Body
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
The Son Shows The Sufficiency of God’s Grace
For to us a child is born:
human descent
to us a son is given:
member of the royal (which would have been a male)
born to human parents
but given by the LORD
and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.
Romans 3:23
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The Son Shoulders The Burden Of Salvation
the government shall be upon his shoulder:
government = rule, dominion, authority, position of high ruler and king
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
The Son Personifies The Perfection Of Godliness
his name shall be- name sums up character
Wonderful Counselor:
Counselor- exhort admonish, advisor, one who speaks and urges certain directions of actions or thought, implying the advice given is considered wise and valuable
Thus says the Lord: “In a time of favor I have answered you; in a day of salvation I have helped you; I will keep you and give you as a covenant to the people, to establish the land, to apportion the desolate heritages,
Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. For he says, “In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities,
Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. For he says, “In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry,
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:14
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever?
Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you,
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2 Corinthians 6:1
Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”
Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing; speak a word, but it will not stand, for God is with us.
Therefore God is with us even in correction, discipline, punishment, affliction
And when they say to you, “Inquire of the mediums and the necromancers who chirp and mutter,” should not a people inquire of their God? Should they inquire of the dead on behalf of the living? To the teaching and to the testimony! If they will not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn.
wonderful- as unusual, extraordinary, miracle, marvelous thing
as unusual, extraordinary
miracle, marvelous thing
astounding thing which causes a feeling or attitude of intense amazement
Counselor- exhort admonish, advisor, one who speaks and urges certain directions of actions or thought, implying the advice given is considered wise and valuable
There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear,
There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear, but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
“These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you.
Mighty God:
Pertaining to being strong
Pertaining to having political or military fore
throne
community leader of influence
the best of the fighting men
King David’s reflections on the eternal king
The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein,
Psalm 24:
Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle! Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory! Selah
Everlasting Father:
Fathers are identified by care, concern, & discipline
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
Psalm
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.” It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.
Hebrews 12:6-8
Everlasting- eternal, applied to God
forever, eternal, for ever and every, continual, always
an unlimited duration of time
without reference to other points or units of time
Perpetuity = advancing in time
Father- the male progenitor of an offspring, or male adoptive parent
Fathers are identified by care, concern, & discipline
Prince of Peace:
Prince- superintend, be in charge i.e. oversee a task with implied authority
representative of the king, official; commander; district leader; person of note, head, first; a higher being, guardian angel
Peace- prosperity i.e. an intact state of favorable circumstance
success; welfare, state of health; friendliness; deliverance, salvation
carry out; to deliver up; to make peace
Personal fulfillment, well-being, harmony
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Transition: Body to Conclusion
Transition: Body to Conclusion
Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
“These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
Conclusion: Jesus Christ the Son Of God- The Prince of Peace
Conclusion: Jesus Christ the Son Of God- The Prince of Peace
The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to "purify" the Church of England from its "Catholic" practices,
A puritan by the name of Thomas Watson
He obtained great fame and popularity as a preacher until the Restoration, when he was ejected for Nonconformity.
In English church history, a nonconformist was a Protestant who did not "conform" to the governance and usages of the established Church of England.
Thomas Watson once called Jesus Christ the Prince of Peace because:
Came into the world with song of peace:
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
Went out of the world with a legacy of peace
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
Jesus Christ’s earnest prayer was for peace:
that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
Jesus Christ not only prayed for peace, but He bled for peace:
and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds,
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ died not only to make peace between God and man but between man and man.
Jesus Christ suffered on that cross, that He might cement Christians together with His blood
As Jesus prayed for peace, so He paid for peace!
But only did Jesus pray for peace and pay for peace
Jesus is our peace
For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility