Prayer
List
Corey Miller
is scheduled to have surgery August 28.
We need to
keep Kerry King’s mother in our prayers.
Tabitha
Griffin is taking cancer treatments.
Gary Hodges
is scheduled to have surgery September 1.
Robert
Embry’s niece son Ryan Pattie is having health problems.
Jim Hallman
is having severe back pain.
Jessica
Rhoden has had a mini-stroke.
Eddie
Griffin, Florene Griffin, Jimmy Griffin, Jerry and Betty Harris,
Billie Phillips, Billie Bradford, Betty Clark, Doris James, Jo
Gordon, Gary Hickerson, Thomas Mako, Audrey McKin, Beryl Miller,
Carol Moore, Della Price and Loretta Rhoden.
Serving in
the military:
Faith Balzen,
Cody Blomstedt,
Travis Counts, and
Dakota
Smitherman all are in the U.S..
Chris Johnson is in Kuwait.
Let us pray
for our country and government leaders and those who are in harms
way, military and civilian personnel.
“The
effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much…
If you would
like to donate to help with the medical expenses for Corey Miller
talk to Kerry or Carla King.
Fellowship
is next Sunday following morning services. Everyone is invited and
encouraged to attend.
August 27
Prayers: Morning: Robert Embry – Butch Balzen
Evening: Robert Courtney – Kerry King
Scriptures: Don Harrington
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What Is The Significance Of “Jehovah” As God’s
Name?
Names are important. The many different names for God
in the Bible describe and demonstrate His character. “Jehovah”
(usually rendered “Lord” in the King James Version) appears often
in the Scriptures. Jehovah means “the Eternal One, the
Unchangeable One, One Who was, and is, and is to come.” When Moses
met God in the burning bush, he asked His name. “And God said unto
Moses, I AM THAT I AM; and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto
the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you” (Exodus 3:14).
God spoke as Jehovah, the self-existent God.
The Hebrew people came to consider one particular name
of God His personal name. Scholars call this name, derived from four
Hebrew letters, the “tetragrammaton” (from “tetra”, four, and
“gram,” letter). The Jews were so concerned about using this
name in vain that they would not even pronounce it when reading the
Bible aloud. (They substituted “Adonai,” meaning Lord). As a
result, the proper pronunciation of the original Hebrew is unknown.
Most scholars say “Yahweh” or “Yahveh” is likely the proper
pronunciation, although Jehovah has been used since the sixteenth
century.
The Bible stresses the importance of respect for God by
emphasizing the importance of the name of God. Solomon said, “The
name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it,
and is safe” (Proverbs 18:10). The psalmist said, “He sent
redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever;
holy and reverend is his name” (Psalm 111:9). (By the way,
“reverend” refers only to God in the Bible, and never to man.)
Isaiah spoke of “the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity,
whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also
that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive spirit of the
humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones” (Isaiah
57:15). Jesus told His disciples, “After this manner therefore
pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name”
(Matthew 6:9).
The third commandment warms, “Thou shalt not take the
name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him
guiltless that taketh his name in in vain” (Exodus 20:7). Although
this commandment is part of the old covenant, the need for respect
for the Lord’s names continues. Paul wrote, “Let as many
servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all
honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed”
(1
Timothy 6:1) Bob Prichard,
Oxford, AL