Name: set of words by which an individual, place or things is addressed.
For every name, there is a reason(s) behind it.
Ecclesiastes 7:1
When God gives you a new name, it's an indication of new relationship and status.
This new season, the word of God shall be fulfilled and established because He has sent it forth. Isaiah 55:11, Numbers 23:19.
Don't think of how God will do it, just believe.
1Chronicles 4:9-10
There's no one that God can not possible change. He is able to rewrite your story.
Isaiah 55:8-9
If God has promised it, He will do it. Leave everything for God.
1. When you are sick, you need a new name. Exodus 15:24-25, Matthew 9:20-22
2. When you're rejected, you need a new name. Psalm 118:22
3. When you're barren, you need a new name. Isaiah 54:1, Exodus 23:26
Examples of those who enjoyed new name. 1. Abraham. Genesis 17:5-7 2. Sarah. Genesis 17:15-16 3. Jacob. 4. Solomon. 2Samuel 12:24-25 5. Peter. Mark 3:16
Conditions for new name. 1. Quit unrighteousness. 2Timothy 2:19, Deuteronomy 25:16, Hebrews 8:12
2. Abstain from iniquity. Psalm 51:5, 32:1
3. Forsake Sin. Romans 3:23
If you want to be called a new name, be dead to sin and alive to God in Christ.
You are a chosen one and He knows you by name. Know that in Him, you're not a failure.
God is giving you a new name, song and status in Jesus name
If the cross has no meaning to you then you don't have the faith yet.
The gospel of Christ is not outside the cross.
The cross of Christ is a place of encounter with Christ.
The cross is a place of an exchange where new life is obtained.
The cross is a place where our sin is exchanged for righteousness.
The cross is a place where we enter God.
Essence: the property, the most significant element, quality or aspect of a thing or person.
Element of Mercy.
Mercy is a reality in God given to us by the sovereignty of God. It shields us from what we truly deserve. Exodus 34:6, Lamentations 3:22
Empowerment: The process of becoming stronger and more confident, taking responsibility for your life.
Also means equipping with adequate information.
The life of a Christian is an empowered life.
The intention of God for every of His child is to know His ways and secrets.
Outcomes of an empowered life
1Peter 1:3-5, 2Peter 1:2-4
This empowered life has been given to us through Jesus.
1. The empowered life should be seen in a believer.
A life that is empowered is a life with victory and result.
The desire of an empowered life I to leave the common level to uncommon level