Using God’s Using God’s NameName

How does God want us How does God want us to use his name?to use his name?

Question 1Question 1How do people use How do people use God’s name to cover God’s name to cover up sinful actions?up sinful actions?

Jeremiah 14:14

Acts 5:1-11

Deuteronomy 18:10-12

Key Point 1

Psalm 50:15

Colossians 4:2

Psalm 118:1

1 Peter 2:9

Key Point 2

Call on him in trouble

Pray to him regularlyDeceive by God’s name

thank GodUse God’s name superstitiously

Lie by God’s name

Praise

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Jeremiah 14:14Jeremiah 14:14Then the LORD said to me, "The Then the LORD said to me, "The

prophets are prophesying lies in prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them or my name. I have not sent them or appointed them or spoken to appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to them. They are prophesying to you false visions, divinations, you false visions, divinations, idolatries and the delusions of idolatries and the delusions of their own minds. their own minds.

Acts 5:1-11Acts 5:1-11Now a man named Ananias, together with his Now a man named Ananias, together with his

wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. With his wife's full knowledge he kept back With his wife's full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles' feet.the rest and put it at the apostles' feet.

Peter asked her, “Tell me, is this the price you Peter asked her, “Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?” and Ananias got for the land?”

   “   “Yes,” she said, “that is the price.”Yes,” she said, “that is the price.”

Peter said to her, “How could you agree to test Peter said to her, “How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? the Spirit of the Lord?

Deuteronomy 18:10-12Deuteronomy 18:10-12

Let no one be found among you who Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. Anyone who or who consults the dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable to the does these things is detestable to the LORD, and because of these detestable LORD, and because of these detestable practices the LORD your God will drive out practices the LORD your God will drive out those nations before you. those nations before you.

People use God’s ____ to People use God’s ____ to cover up ___ when they cover up ___ when they __ or ______ by God’s __ or ______ by God’s name or use God’s name or use God’s name ____________.name ____________.

Key Point 1Key Point 1namename

sinssinslielie deceivedeceive

superstitiouslysuperstitiously

Question 2Question 2

What are some What are some ways to use ways to use God’s name God’s name properly?properly?

Psalm 50:15Psalm 50:15

and call upon me in and call upon me in the day of trouble;the day of trouble;

Colossians 4:2Colossians 4:2

Devote yourselves Devote yourselves to prayer, being to prayer, being watchful and watchful and thankful.thankful.

1 Peter 2:91 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, But you are a chosen people,

a royal priesthood, a holy a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging nation, a people belonging to God, that you may to God, that you may declare the praises of him declare the praises of him who called you out of who called you out of darkness into his wonderful darkness into his wonderful light. light.

Give thanks to the LORD , Give thanks to the LORD , for he is good; his love for he is good; his love endures forever.endures forever.

Psalm 118:1Psalm 118:1

Key Point 2Key Point 2We use God’s name We use God’s name _______ by _____ upon _______ by _____ upon God in any ______, God in any ______, ______ to him, ______ ______ to him, ______ him to others, and him to others, and giving ______ to him.giving ______ to him.

properlyproperly callingcalling

troubletrouble prayingprayingpraisingpraising

thanksthanks

What I’ve LearnedWhat I’ve Learned

God wants me to use God wants me to use his name to honor his name to honor him, not to cover up him, not to cover up sinful actions.sinful actions.

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