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Sermon #B697 - Put
Some Respect On His Name
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Dr. Byrd: Thank you for joining
us and worship today. God is
going to do a great thing
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through His word. I have been
praying all week long basking in
the word of God praying. And I
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know that God is going to do
something special today. May
God's name be glorified.
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May His people be edified. And
today may the devil be horrified
on what God is going to do
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through his word today. And so
the message-- we've title for
this day is Put Some Respect on
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His Name. That is right. Put
some respect on His name. The
scripture text is very very very
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familiar text to all of us.
Matthew chapter one verse number
twenty-one, just one verse
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Matthew chapter one verse number
twenty-one, and she shall bring
forth a son and thou shalt call
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His name Jesus. For He shall,
not maybe, not might, not
perhaps, He shall save his
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people from their sins and she
shall bring forth a son and thou
shalt call His name Jesus for He
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shall save His people from their
sins. I dare you in the name of
Jesus to put some respect on His
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name today. Father God, we
praise You right now. We lift
You up. We magnify Your name. If
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we had ten thousand tongues, it
would not be enough to praise
You but Lord we promised to use
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this one tongue we have got
right now. And so as we preach
this word, we pray Your power.
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We pray for Your presence in
this place. Forgive me of my
sins. Hide it behind your cross.
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And Lord, may we be able to see
it was good to have worship with
You today virtually. It was good
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to praise You today. It was good
to lift You up today. And so as
we preach this word, as we
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preach this message, as we teach
this word, we asked oh, God that
You would be with us. Give us
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open minds and receptive hearts.
And when the appeal time comes,
oh God, do what You do. Do what
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You do by Your Spirit, we pray.
Thank You for this time. Thank
You for one more time, where we
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can praise Your Holy Name
through the spoken word. It is
in Jesus name we pray today.
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Amen, amen. Put some respect on
His name. Society has said that
the Christmas season is the most
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wonderful time of the year. It
is during this time of year that
it appears that people tend to
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be extra kind, extra nice, extra
giving, and extra helpful. And I
often ask myself the question,
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'Why is it that we can only be
this way during this time of
year?' I wish I had a witness in
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this place. But it is also
during this period where
millions engage in shopping.
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That is right. Millions engage
in shopping. Usually, during
this time of year, malls and
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retail stores are packed. Now, I
do not know if they will be
packed this year due to
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covid-19. But from what I can
see, people are still doing what
they want to do and they are
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still going to the malls. Are
you hearing what I am saying?
And if they are not in the
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malls, there on the internet as
online shopping is at its
highest ever. In fact on Black
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Friday of last week, I am told
that nine billion dollars were
spent in online shopping, the
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highest in history. So then,
people are still shopping.
People are still putting up
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Christmas decorations. People
are still putting up Christmas
lights. People are still in the
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Christmas spirit. Let me today
give you a word of caution.
Because if we are not careful,
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we can succumb to the
commercialized cultural norms of
our twenty-first century and
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cheapen Christmas by devaluing
its significance and making it a
celebration, not of God's love
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manifested in human flesh. If we
are not careful, we can
denigrate, disparage, and
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depreciate the fulfillment of
God's promise. In Genesis
chapter three verse number
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fifteen, the first promise in
the Bible, where God fixed the
fall of Adam and Eve with the
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birth of Jesus Christ. And
because of His birth, His life,
and then His death, we can have
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eternal life. If we are not
careful during this season,
people will disrespect Christ.
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They will secularize this
special event and celebrate
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,
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Santa Claus, and Frosty the
Snowman. Instead of focusing on
God's gift to the world, they
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will focus on what they want the
world to give to them. Instead
of knowing who Christ is and
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what Christ has done, Christ
gets confused with Santa Claus.
As some people think that Jesus
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is making a list and that He is
checking it twice to find out
who has been naughty or nice.
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But let me remind you today that
there is a difference between
Santa and Jesus. There is a
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difference between Santa Claus
and Jesus Christ. Santa is fake,
but Jesus is the real thing.
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Santa lives at the North Pole,
but Jesus is everywhere. Santa
rides on a sleigh, but Jesus
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rides in on the wind and He
walks on water. Santa comes only
once per year, but Jesus is an
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ever-present help in times of
trouble. Santa, you have to wait
in line to see him, but Jesus is
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as close as the mention of His
name. Santa does not even know
your name, but Jesus knew your
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name before you knew your name.
Santa may make you laugh, but
Jesus gives you a joy that the
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world cannot give and the world
cannot take it away. Do not get
you caught up in all this hype,
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that Christmas is only about
Santa Claus, a Christmas tree,
Santa's elves, Rudolph the
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Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the
Snowman, mall visits, package,
presidents, eggnog, or a
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partridge in a pear tree.
Christmas is about Jesus, not
jingle bells. Christmas is about
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a savior, not Santa. Christmas
is about a redeemer, not a
reindeer. Christmas is about
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Christ, and not Claus. But
because Christmas is about
Jesus, there is a lot of
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questions and concerns,
conversations and controversy,
surrounding Jesus and Christmas.
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Listen to me good. Many people
say that Jesus was not born on
December 25. And while Jesus was
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not born on December 25,
somebody just ought to praise
God that He was born. Because
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although we really do not know
when exactly Jesus was born, we
do know why He was born. Then
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there are some who will say,
Jesus was not born of a virgin
birth, and that His mother Mary
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was not impregnated by the Holy
Ghost. But let me tell you
today, although we do not know
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exactly how Jesus was born, we
do know for whom Jesus was born.
Jesus came into this world to
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save us. Jesus came into this
world to set us free. Jesus came
into this world to give us
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eternal life. I do not know
about you, but I am free in
Jesus today. Then there are some
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who say that the celebration of
Christmas is contaminated by
paganism and Christmas should
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not be embraced as a legitimate
part of the Christian faith.
They say that Christmas finds
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its pagan practices, its roots
in the pagan practice of the
Norseman of the ancient European
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days. But let me be clear, do
not confuse the incarnational
ministry of Jesus with the empty
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idol worship of paganism. Do not
get caught up. Listen to me. Do
not get caught up in a Christmas
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tree being a sign of paganism.
Christmas is not about a
Christmas tree. Christmas is
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about what Jesus did on a tree.
Christmas is not about Christmas
lights, but Christmas is about
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the light Jesus put in our
hearts. Christmas is not about
Christmas presents, but
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Christmas is about Jesus'
presence in our lives. So in the
name of Jesus, do not get
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sidetracked with all these
controversies and all these
conversations but recognize
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today that the celebration of
Jesus' birth has had more global
impact than any celebration in
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the world and at Christmas.
Thank You, Jesus. Even those who
do not believe in Christ, even
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those who do not celebrate
Christ, suddenly, all of a
sudden begin to talk about
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peace, goodwill, and the
prospect for a better world. You
see friends of mine. I get
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excited about this season
because the Christian faith is
the only faith that celebrates
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the birth of its founder. The
other major faiths of the world,
you name them, Islam, Buddhism,
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Confucianism, Hinduism, never
claimed a miraculous birth for
their founders. Jesus' birth is
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so powerful that the enemies of
God try without success to
devalue the impact and power of
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Christ. But I believe that I
have got witnesses watching
right now. Who knows that when
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you are doing something right, I
am a witness to that. When you
are doing something right, that
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is when the devil tries to work
overtime on you. If you weren't
doing anything right, then the
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devil would leave you alone.
Somebody said, "Why is the devil
always messing with me? Why does
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it seem that he has no one's
address, but my address?" You
need to count it all joy,
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because if the devil were not
messing with you then maybe, you
and the devil are running in the
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same direction, 'I wish I had a
witness in this place.' Think
about it. The world does not try
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to stop people from preaching in
the name of Muhammad. The world
does not try to prevent people
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from preaching in the name of
Buddha. No one has anything to
say against Confucius. But when
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you call the name of Jesus, when
you call the name of Jesus
anywhere in the world, it
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irritates some people because
there is something about the
name of Jesus. There is
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something about the name of
Jesus. That sets Jesus above
Muhammad, above Buddha, above
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Confucius. Do you hear what I am
saying? And I have come to
remind somebody today that
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because of the power of His
name, because of the power of
His birth, because of the power
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of His life, because of the
power of His death, because of
the power of His resurrection,
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you better put some respect on
His name. Now each one of us has
a name. Each one of us possesses
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a name given to us by our
parents. Maybe we were named
after our parents. Maybe we were
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named after a relative. Maybe we
were named after our grandmother
or our grandfather. Maybe we
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were named after aunts. Maybe we
were named after an uncle. Maybe
we were named after a famous
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celebrity or a famous person.
Names are given to us by our
parents and sometimes they mean
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something in our family
background. And then there are
some names that our parents did
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not give to us. Praise the Lord
because every time they heard
that name it would- it would
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elicit a certain negative
response. You see I was going
name. And some of those names
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today, but I said, I better that
do that because some of you may
carry some of those names. Are
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you hearing what I am saying
with me? But maybe that is why
in naming your children, you
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stayed away from a certain name
because it was the name of some
classmate from your childhood
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that you were at odds with.
Maybe you stayed away from a
certain name because it reminded
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you of your past. Maybe it was
an old boyfriend. Maybe it was
an old girlfriend. Maybe it was
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an old boss or an old
supervisor. Maybe you stayed
away from a certain name because
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it carried a certain
connotation. I mean if we are
real today, I do not know anyone
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who has named their child
Jezebel. I do not know anyone
who has named their child Judas.
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I do not hear people naming
their children Saddam Hussein or
Adolf Hitler. Why? Because the
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actions of these persons were so
bad that nobody wants to be
associated with bad names. Are
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you hearing what I am saying?
But I am so glad I read and can
read Matthew 1:21. Because, in
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Matthew 1:21, we are told of a
good name. In fact, The Bible
says, "And she shall bring forth
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a son and thou shalt call his
name Jesus. For he shall save
his people from their sins." So
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you better put some respect on
His name. Why should you put
some respect on His name? Number
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one, because it is a sanctified
name. His name is a sanctified
name. You see that sanctified
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means to set aside, to set
apart, to make holy. Remember,
the Sabbath is sanctified. It is
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set apart. It is set aside. The
Sabbath is made holy. The tithe
is sanctified. The tithe is set
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apart. The tithe is set aside.
The tithe is made holy. You need
to understand the name of Jesus
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is sanctified. It is set aside.
It is set apart. It is Holy. You
see we often hear names, James,
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John, Jason, Michael, Matthew,
Brian, Benjamin, Christopher,
Collin, Tyler, Timothy, Wayne,
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and William, but you do not hear
commonly people naming their
child Jesus. Because there is
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something sanctified about that
name. His name was chosen by his
Father. Mary was his mother, but
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Mary did not choose his name.
His earthly father was Joseph.
But Joseph did not choose his
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name. His name was chosen by his
Heavenly Father. It was set
aside. It was set apart. It was
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holy. You see friends of mine.
In Hebrew culture when your name
was chosen, your name was
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symbolic of your character. And
so your behavior defines your
name. I wonder what your name
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would be if it defined your
character. I wish I had a
witness in this place. But in
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the Bible, Moses meant to pull
out of the water, to draw out of
water. Jacob meant supplanter or
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trickster. Joseph meant God will
increase. Samuel meant God has
heard. David meant beloved. But
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the Bible says in Matthew 1:21
that when God named His son, He
named him Jesus because Jesus
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means Jehovah is salvation. That
is and make somebody want to
shout right there. God loves us
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so much that He sent His son
Jesus into the world to die for
our sins and the very mention of
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his name means salvation. Now,
do not get it twisted friends of
mine. God does not love us
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because Jesus died for us. Jesus
died for us because God loves
us. You all do hear what I am
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saying. I said God does not love
us because Jesus died for us.
Jesus died for us because God
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loves us. God sent Jesus to take
our place on the cross. He who
knew no sin became sin for us
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that we might have salvation. So
you better put some respect on
His name because His name is a
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sanctified name. Jesus, and let
me be clear on this, is not your
homeboy. He is not the man
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upstairs. He is not the big guy.
But Jesus is the King of kings.
Jesus is the Lord of lords.
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Jesus is somebody's waymaker.
Jesus is the bridge over
troubled waters. Jesus is
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somebody's doctor in the sick
room. He is somebody's lawyer in
the courtroom. I do not know
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what you call Him. But I call
him Jesus. Isaiah called Him
Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty
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God, Everlasting Father. He
called Him the Prince of Peace.
You better understand who He is
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and put some respect on His
name. But number two, the reason
why you need to put some respect
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on His name. His name is a
sinless name. There is no sin
associated with Jesus' name.
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There is no spot. There is no
blemish. There is no wrinkle.
There is no tarnish with the
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name of Jesus. You will remember
in the Old Testament sacrificial
system, in order to receive
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forgiveness from sin, sinners
had to come and bring a lamb,
bring a goat, bring a sheep,
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bring a bullock, bring an
offering, a sin offering that
was without blemish until the
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sanctuary there daily to receive
forgiveness from sin. The
sin-bearer placed his hand on
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the head of the sin offering,
the throat of the sin offering
was slit. So blood came
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streaming down because remember,
there can be no forgiveness of
sin without the shedding of
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blood. Go back to Genesis. And
you will remember that God did
not accept Cain's sacrifice not
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because Cain brought his best,
it was not about bringing his
best. God could not accept
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Cain's sacrifice because Cain
did not bring God what God asks
for. If you are going to bring a
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sacrifice, you got to bring a
lamb without blemish. Because
there has to be some blood.
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There has to be the shedding of
blood. Are you hearing what I am
saying? In the Old Testament,
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they brought this sin offering
and offer the blood of the sin
offering was shed. But I am so
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glad that to know that when
Jesus died we do not need a lamb
anymore. We do not need a goat
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anymore. We do not need sheep
anymore. John 1:29 says, "Behold
the Lamb of God, which taketh
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away the sins of the world."
Jesus the perfect Lamb of God.
He was sinless but took on our
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sins that we might have
everlasting life and be saved.
Hallelujah somebody. Let me try
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this way because somebody still
not getting it. You are watching
but you are not getting it. I
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wish I had a church because they
would say amen in this place,
but you are not getting. Let me
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try this way. Jesus got dirty so
we could be clean. Let me say
that one more time. Jesus got
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dirty so that we might be clean.
I think about our
dumpster-diving God. I mean no
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disrespect by that but I have a
deep appreciation, a deep
adoration for a God who left
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pristine sinless heaven to
search through the filth, and
the trash, and the rubbish of
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this dirty world for something
precious to him. He left the
celestial courts of heaven to
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come down to this sin infested
earth to find you and to find
me. He got dirty so I could
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become clean. His name is a
sinless name. There are no sins
associated with His name. There
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are no transgressions associated
with His name. There are no
crimes associated with His name.
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There is no bad reputation
associated with His name. But I
am so glad that two thousand
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years ago, one Friday afternoon
on a hill called Calvary, Jesus
died. And when Jesus died
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something happened. I wish I had
a church in his place. When the
blood spilled down from his body
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something happened. I wish I had
a witness in this place. When
Jesus died salvation was
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available to you and to me. You
see friends. I cannot explain
how a brown cow can eat green
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grass and give off white milk.
Just like I cannot explain how
this brown body can be dipped in
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red blood and come out white as
snow. But I know this, Jesus'
blood, it saves me. When the
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Romans crucified Jesus they made
one crucial mistake. They shed
His blood. They should have hung
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him. They should have beaten him
up. They should have made him
drink poison. They should have
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stood stone him. They should
have knocked him out. But when
they let His blood shed, His
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blood flow down and had a
revival over death, hell, and
the grave, and His blood will
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never lose its power. His blood
will never lose its
effectiveness. His blood will
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never lose its potency. And when
His name is called-- I said when
his name is called, everybody
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watching right now, everybody
watching who is saved, who is
sanctified, who is secured, and
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selected knows that there is
salvation in His name. You
better put some respect on His
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name. His name is a sanctified
name. His name is a sinless
name. But I have got one more
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point. His name is a saving
name. Romans-- Acts 4:12 says,
"There is no other name under
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heaven whereby we can be saved
but the name of Jesus." Which
means Mohamed cannot give you
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salvation. Buddha cannot give
you salvation. Confucius cannot
give you salvation. Brahma
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cannot give you salvation. Shema
cannot give you salvation.
President Bush cannot give you
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salvation. President Clinton
cannot give you salvation.
President Obama cannot give you
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salvation. President Trump
cannot give you salvation.
President Biden cannot give you
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salvation. Pastor Byrd cannot
give you salvation. But there is
only one name under heaven
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whereby we can be saved and that
is the name of Jesus. You better
put some respect on His name
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because, at the name of Jesus,
every knee shall bow, every
tongue must confess, every
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president, every senator, every
congressman, every governor,
every king, every queen, every
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preacher, every teacher, every
accountant, every scientist,
everybody at the name of Jesus,
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shall confess that Jesus Christ
is Lord. I do not know about
you, but I cannot sit still. I
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