Description

Context – People, place and time

1. A personal name for a personal God
2. A mysterious name for a boundless God
3. It’s not about you
4. The best is ahead

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God’s personal name:

Self existent – he needs nothing to be – he is causeless

Rest –  in Him

All sufficient – he needs nothing to live – He is needless

Give – out of gratitude

Eternal – He is outside of space and time

Live – for forever

Unchangeable – He will not be corrupted, bribed or swayed from His mission

Trust – in His character

Present – He reveals his eternal name but in the context of time – in the context of generations

Worship – He is here

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We see Jesus

John 8:56–59 (ESV)

56 Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad.” 57 So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” 58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” 59 So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple…