“…Those who know your name put their trust in you.” Psalm 9:10 Names are important! “SHELDON” GOD names Himself. LORD = YHWH My Lord = Adonai The Revelation of YHWH: Exodus 3:13-15 “I AM WHO I AM.” “I AM has sent me to you.” “Yahweh has sent (Moses) to you . . . this is my name forever.” “I AM WHO I AM”? 1. God Exists. ”God is there.” (HEB 11:6) 2. No Reality Exists Behind God. “The uncaused cause.” (JHN 1:3, ISA 44:6, REV 22:13) 3. God Does Not Change. “I YHWH do not change.” –MAL 3:6 (JAS 1:17, HEB 13:8) 4. God Is an Inexhaustible Source of Energy. “He does not faint nor grow weary…” –ISA 40:28 (COL 1:17, Acts 17:28) 5. We Must Conform to God, He Doesn’t Conform to Us. (ISA 8:13, PRO 3:5-8) 6. YHWH Has Drawn Near to Us in Jesus Christ. (HEB 1:1-3, COL 1:15,16, JHN 1:1-5, 14; 8:56-58; 18:4-6) Discussion Questions. -Do you like your name? Why/ why not? -As a group, read through the passages in #6 above. Discuss what those verses say to you. -God’s name is tied to who He is. How does this encourage you?