What’s in a Name?
Intro
Psalm 8 says, ‘Lord, our Master, your name is the most wonderful name in all the earth!’
When the Bible talks about God’s name it means who he is and what he is like. The names of God in the Bible are descriptions of his character! In the Bible times names were given for a reason and often described what a person was like. Amazingly God deliberately changed the names of some people for a reason too!
Bible Reading
Read Isaiah 9:6 (opposite) and see how many names Isaiah gave to Jesus!
Jesus’ name actually means ‘the Lord saves’! These other names describe what he is like, who he will be and what he will do.
Game Challenge
Play the Changing Name Pieout game in the Omega Zone Activity Zone to see some of the names God changed!
Email Challenge
Have a go at writing all the letters of the alphabet down the side of a piece of paper and try thinking of words beginning with each of those letters to describe what God is like. Sent me your answers to Sue
Family Challenge
See if you can find out what your name means and the names of people in your family!