Carrying the Name

Mumford and Sons

Ke$ha

Rihanna

Taylor Swift

Eminem

Lady Gaga

Facebook

Twitter

Justin Bieber

Glee

ESPN

North Face

Under Armor

JC Penny

Macy’s

Polo

Hollister

Vera Bradley

Oprah

Leno

Uggs

Kobe

Lebron

Cam Newton

Apple

PS3

XBOX 360

Call of Duty

Angry Birds

Purdue

Ball State

IU

UGA

MSU
KSU

TCU

Delta Zeta

Gamma Phi Beta

Delta Delta Delta

Psi Upisolon

SOS

Campus Outreach

Campus Crusades

Passion

Those are a lot of names, names that you might see and hear throughout your day. What do all these people have in common?  They are all counting on the fact that you will carry their name. And if you don’t, they go broke. They are counting on you! If you don’t carry their name, they go broke.

But…there is a greater name and that is the name of JESUS!

God is counting on you to carry his name. To carry the name of Jesus.  The world is not dying to hear the names above. What the world is dying to hear is the name of Jesus! The name that is about all names. The name that has power to save. That dispels darkness and can make the demons tremble…that is the name of Jesus.

Acts 9:15 “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to carry my name.”

Is. 26:8 “Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; for your name and renown are the desire of our hearts.”

Col 3:17: “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”

So I dont know where you are going this week. Whether to Purdue or Norwell, or to Walmart or to babysit, to be a teacher or a pastor, an accountant or an engineer, my hope and prayer is that we all can carry the name of JESUS. So that at the end of the day, people will know that the most valuable name on earth to you is the name of Jesus.