Name Above All Names
Ladies' Bible Class
Jesus--The Lord Saves
April 7, 2022
Jesus is a Greek translation of the Hebrew name Joshua, The Lord Saves. Jesus in the New Testament shares a lot in common with Joshua in the Old Testament, because they both fought a battle, conquered and enemy, and led the people to salvation. The obvious difference is, Jesus wasn't fighting a physical battle. In this class, we explore the name of Jesus and talk through the similarities and differences between Joshua in the Conquest and Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane.
Shepherd and Peace
March 17, 2022 • Bryan Fojtasek
The Lord is My Shepherd... so begins the most famous chapter in the Psalms, and perhaps in the whole Bible. God wants us to know we can experience peace in every circumstance because he is the Good Shepherd who walks with us through every dark valley.
Jehovah-Rapha, The Lord Who Heals
March 3, 2022 • Bryan Fojtasek • Exodus 15:22–27
In Exodus 15, Israel was at another dead end. After wandering in the heat of the desert for three days without any water, Israel was one the brink of death. They desperately needed water if they had any hope of survival. Just when it looked like their prayers were answered, everything came crashing down. The water they found was too bitter to drink! God showed up in a mighty way and turned their bitter water into life-giving water. In the same vein, God shows up for us in our dead-end moments to bring us hope and renewal. He is the Lord Who Heals.
Jehovah-Jireh, The Lord Will Provide
February 10, 2022
When God told Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, it didn't make any sense. Isaac was supposed to be the child of the promise. How could that be if he was sacrificed? When God finally intervened and provided Abraham with an alternative sacrifice, Abraham named the site "Jehovah-Jireh," the Lord Will Provide.
El Roi--The God Who Sees
February 3, 2022 • Bryan Fojtasek
Hagar was mistreated, abandoned, and cast out to wander alone in the desert. When she was at her lowest, the Angel of the Lord appeared to her to bless her and the baby in her womb. She felt so loved that she gave God a new name: El Roi, the God Who Sees Me.
"The Big Three" Names of God
January 27, 2022 • Bryan Fojtasek
God is known by dozens of names in the Bible, but the three most common ones in the Old Testament are YHWH (Yahweh), Elohim, and Adonai. In our first session of this new Bible Study, we'll describe what each name tells us about God's character.