God: Lesson 4 - Yahweh

YAHWEH

The position or rank that God gave Himself when forming the nation of Israel was "Yahweh". The Great "I AM" revealed to mankind that He was in perpetual existence without boundaries of time, space, mass, force or energy. These are the 5 basics of physical science. Our God, the "I AM" is beyond the physical boundaries in which we live.

To be in tune with Him, we must learn, as Moses did, to seek His Presence. Moses sought God and found His glory, His Shekinah, the glorious, brilliant, shining manifestation of the divine presence which allows man to visualize a messanger from God without being destroyed (Acts 7).

As members of the Lord's (Adonai) Body, the church we should be a company of believers with one purpose – to practice presence by opening our hearts to the will of God step by step and moment by moment. As one of the Christian disciplines, practicing presence helps us to see the big picture in the scheme of God Almighty’s Plan.

PRACTICING PRESENCE

(1) Practice being more conscious of God every minutes of the day. Be able to say as Cornelius, “We are now here in the presence of God”.

(2) Practice confident expectation. Be able to say with the prophet and psalmist, “My Lord will hear.”

(3) Practice praising His every day work in our lives. Be able to declare as Isaiah, “Lo, this is our God…this is the Lord.” (this is NOT luck or good fortune)

(4) Practice humbling ourselves to walk in His will. Be able to say as James commanded, “Instead, you ought to say, ‘If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that’”

SHARE with the group what you discovered this week as you "practiced presence".

RESOURCES:

(1) The Names of Jesus from  http://www.tentmaker.org/lists/
(2) Names of Jesus: http://vimeo.com/1591680

·         Advocate - 1 John 2:1

·         Almighty - Revelation 1:8

·         Alpha - Revelation 1:8

·         Amen - Revelation 3:14

·         Angel of the Lord - Genesis 16:7

·         Anointed One - Psalm 2:2

·         Apostle - Hebrews 3:1

• Author and Perfecter of our Faith - Hebrews 12:2
• Beginning - Revelation 21:6
• Bishop of Souls - 1 Peter 2:25
• Branch - Zechariah 3:8
• Bread of Life - John 6:35,48
• Bridegroom - Matthew 9:15
• Carpenter - Mark 6:3
• Chief Shepherd - 1 Peter 5:4
• The Christ - Matthew 1:16

·         Comforter - Jeremiah 8:18

·         Consolation of Israel - Luke 2:25

·         Cornerstone - Ephesians 2:20

·         Dayspring - Luke 1:78

·         Day Star - 2 Peter 1:19

·         Deliverer - Romans 11:26

·         Desire of Nations - Haggai 2:7

·         Emmanuel - Matthew 1:23

·         End - Revelation 21:6

·         Everlasting Father - Isaiah 9:6

·         Faithful and True Witness - Revelation 3:14

·         First Fruits - 1 Corinthians 15:23

·         Foundation - Isaiah 28:16

·         Fountain - Zechariah 13:1

·         Friend of Sinners - Matthew 11:19

·         Gate for the Sheep - John 10:7

·         Gift of God - 2 Corinthians 9:15

·         God - John 1:1

·         Glory of God - Isaiah 60:1

·         Good Shepherd - John 10:11

·         Governor - Matthew 2:6

·         Great Shepherd - Hebrews 13:20

·         Guide - Psalm 48:14

·         Head of the Church - Colossians 1:18

·         High Priest - Hebrews 3:1

·         Holy One of Israel - Isaiah 41:14

·         Horn of Salvation - Luke 1:69

·         I Am - Exodus 3:14

·         Jehovah - Psalm 83:18

·         Jesus - Matthew 1:21

·         King of Israel - Matthew 27:42

·         King of Kings - 1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 19:16

·         Lamb of God - John 1:29

·         Last Adam - 1 Corinthians 15:45

·         Life - John 11:25

·         Light of the World - John 8:12; John 9:5

·         Lion of the Tribe of Judah - Revelation 5:5

·         Lord of Lords - 1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 19:16

·         Master - Matthew 23:8

·         Mediator - 1 Timothy 2:5

·         Messiah - John 1:41

·         Mighty God - Isaiah 9:6

·         Morning Star - Revelation 22:16

·         Nazarene - Matthew 2:23

·         Omega - Revelation 1:8

·         Passover Lamb - 1 Corinthians 5:7

·         Physician - Matthew 9:12

·         Potentate - 1 Timothy 6:15

·         Priest - Hebrews 4:15

·         Prince of Peace - Isaiah 9:6

·         Prophet - Acts 3:22

·         Propitiation - I John 2:2

·         Purifier - Malachi 3:3

·         Rabbi - John 1:49

·         Ransom - 1 Timothy 2:6

·         Redeemer - Isaiah 41:14

·         Refiner - Malachi 3:2

·         Refuge - Isaiah 25:4

·         Resurrection - John 11:25

·         Righteousness - Jeremiah 23:6

·         Rock - Deuteronomy 32:4

·         Root of David - Revelation 22:16

·         Rose of Sharon - Song of Solomon 2:1

·         Ruler of God's Creation - Revelation 3:14

·         Sacrifice - Ephesians 5:2

·         Savior - 2 Samuel 22:47; Luke 1:47

·         Second Adam - 1 Corinthians 15:47

·         Seed of Abraham - Galatians 3:16

·         Seed of David - 2 Timothy 2:8

·         Seed of the Woman - Genesis 3:15

·         Servant - Isaiah 42:1

·         Shepherd - 1 Peter 2:25

·         Shiloh - Genesis 49:10

·         Son of David - Matthew 15:22

·         Son of God - Luke 1:35

·         Son of Man - Matthew 18:11

·         Son of Mary - Mark 6:3

·         Son of the Most High - Luke 1:32

·         Stone - Isaiah 28:16

·         Sun of Righteousness - Malachi 4:2

·         Teacher - Matthew 26:18

·         Truth - John 14:6

·         Way - John 14:6

·         Wonderful Counselor - Isaiah 9:6

·         Word - John 1:1

·         Vine - John 15:1