“What A Beautiful Name”

Pastor Jason West
July 30, 2023

Exodus 20:7 “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord
will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.”

I. What’s in a Name?

Exodus 20:7 “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain”

         A. We

the Name of God When We Enter Into Covenant
               Relationship With Him
               (Exodus 19:8)

         B. Know God by Name
              (Exodus 20:7)

Exodus 3:14-15 “God said to Moses, ‘I am who I am.’ And he said, ‘Say this to the people of Israel: “I am has sent me to you.”’ God also said to Moses, ‘Say this to the people of Israel: “The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.” This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.”

                     1. YHWH – I Am who I Am

                        Note: The Tetragrammaton is YHWH + ‘Adonai’ (AOA) = Jehovah

                     2. God – Elohim


         C. Do Not Take His Name in

Reveal Answer

              (Exodus 20:7)

                      1.Through False

                        (Psalm 24:4)

                     2. Through Falsely Claiming God’s Name
                        (Ecclesiastes 5:2)

                     3. Through Using God’s Name in a

Reveal Answer

Way
                        (Acts 19:11-16)

                     4. Through Not Keeping Your

Reveal Answer

                        (Jeremiah 5:2; Leviticus 19:12; Matthew 5:33-37)

                     5. Through Irreverently

Reveal Answer

God’s Name
                        (Isaiah 52:5)

                     6. Through Constant Complaining and Grumbling
                        (Malachi 3:13-14; Numbers 14:27)


II. The

Reveal Answer

of Taking God’s Name in Vain

         A. It Affects Our

Reveal Answer

Romans 2:24 “For, as it is written, ‘The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.’”

Titus 1:16a “They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works.”

1 Peter 3:15 “but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make
a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence”

         B. God Takes His Name and Reputation Seriously

Exodus 20:7 “for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.”


III. Turning the Negative to the Positive

         A.

Reveal Answer

His Name

            (Psalm 8:1; Psalm 106:8; Psalm 111:9; Psalm 23:3)

         B.

Through His Name

            (Genesis 4:26; Romans 5:2; John 15:16; Acts 3:6)

         C.

in God’s Name

            (Isaiah 50:10)

         D.

His Name

            (Deuteronomy 28:58)

         E. Call Upon His Name and Be

            (Acts 4:12)

         F. Be

in His Name

            (Matthew 28:19)

         G. Be

in His Name

            (1 Corinthians 6:11)

         H. Do

in His Name

            (Colossians 3:17; Philippians 2:11)