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“I Swear, You Swore!”
Exodus 20:7
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It was harvest time, and this brother in the Lord being a farmer needed help
bringing in his crops…
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… It didn’t take long however to get to know him. Every other word was a curse
word…
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Purpose:to reexamine the use of God’s
holy name
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Are you ever shocked at how flippantly the name of our Lord is used?
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I How We Misuse God’s Holy Name
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Isaiah 52:5
“…And all day long my name is constantly blasphemed.”
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I How We Misuse God’s Holy Name
A. Used as a Curse
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Ever work around someone who didn’t think people took them seriously unless cursing was
attached to what they were saying? For example…
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I How We Misuse God’s Holy Name
A. Used as a Curse
B. Used as an Exclamation Point
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Black boxes (flight data recorder) on ill-fated flights record the final seconds in the cockpit.
High percentage of the time it is profanity!
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“…My conversation was always laced with so many curse words you’d think I knew more of them than anything else. And when I asked the
Lord to help me stop cussin’ five years ago,
I lost half my vocabulary…”
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I How We Misuse God’s Holy Name
A. Used as a Curse
B. Used as an Exclamation Point
C. Used as a Cliché
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To use God’s name lightly or in a cliché manner, then we show we take God accordingly…
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I How We Misuse God’s Holy Name
A. Used as a Curse
B. Used as an Exclamation Point
C. Used as a Cliché
D. Used as a Weapon
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Yes, God’s name is used as a weapon and/or as a means of manipulating…
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I How We Misuse God’s Holy Name
A. Used as a Curse
B. Used as an Exclamation Point
C. Used as a Cliché
D. Used as a Weapon
E. Used as an Endorsement
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Dan Quayle responded to a question by likening himself to J.F. Kennedy. Lloyd Bentsen rebutted, “Sir, I served
with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy.”
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II How We Should Us God’s Name
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Matthew 7:22-23
“Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice
lawlessness.’”
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II How We Should Us God’s NameA. Use His Name as a Claim to
Authority
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Acts 4:12
“… no other name given among men whereby we can be saved.”
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Romans 10:13
“Whoever will call upon the name of the Lord will be saved.”
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Acts 22:16
“Now why do you delay. Arise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.”
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II How We Should Us God’s NameA. Use His Name as a Claim to
Authority
B. Use His Name as a Call to Integrity
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A soldier was brought before Alexander the Great for punishment. “What is your name?” The young
man responded, “Alexander.” Taken aback, Alexander the Great said, “Either change your name
or change your conduct.”
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Colossians 3:7
“And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to
God the Father.”
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II How We Should Us God’s NameA. Use His Name as a Claim to
Authority
B. Use His Name as a Call to Integrity
C. Use His Name as a Cry for Fellowship
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His name is a cry to each other for the kind of fellowship that will keep us doing good works
because we are already saved!
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Merv Griffin once interviewed Charlton Heston about Heston’s experience in playing
the role of Moses in the movie “The Ten Commandments.” Griffin asked, “Charlton, has making a religious movie impacted your
spiritual outlook?” Heston responded…
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Conclusion and Summary:
God is calling each of us to the summit. But remove your shoes, for
you and I are standing on holy ground. His name is Wonderful – too Wonderful to use for swearing; too Wonderful to use thoughtlessly or
flippantly…