Watch the video version here:
https://youtu.be/675lzVMx3UQIn this lesson, “The Importance of a Name,” we are reminded that names carry meaning, value, and authority. Proverbs 22:1 says that a good name is better than great riches, but no name matters more than the name of Jesus Christ.
The lesson begins with the simple truth that a person’s name can open doors, build trust, and represent a life of character. But from there, we are pointed to the name above every name: Jesus.
Through 1 Timothy 2:5, we see Jesus as the one mediator between God and man. A mediator brings peace, settles the dispute, reconciles separated parties, and delivers the message that needs to be heard. Jesus does all of this for us. He gives peace to troubled hearts, reconciles us to God through His sacrifice, and declares that He alone is “the way, the truth, and the life.”
This lesson also looks back into the Old Testament to see God’s name and plan revealed through Abraham and Moses. Abraham knew the Lord as Jehovah-Jireh, “The Lord Will Provide,” pointing forward to the sacrifice God would provide through Christ. Moses heard God identify Himself as “I AM,” and Jesus later used that same name to declare His eternal nature and deity.
The message closes with the powerful reminder that there is salvation in no other name. Jesus built His church, purchased it with His own blood, and invites us to wear His name—not as a man-made label, but as Christians who believe, repent, confess Him, are baptized into Him, and live faithfully for Him.
Scriptures referenced include:
Proverbs 22:1
1 Timothy 2:5
John 14:6, 27
2 Corinthians 5:18–19
Matthew 16:16–18
Mark
16:16Acts
2:47Acts 4:10–12
Genesis
22:18Galatians
3:16Exodus 3:13–14
John
8:58Hebrews 13:8
Philippians 2:9–11
Acts
20:28Revelation
2:10