Sermon Text: Luke 1:
13, 62-64 - 13 But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your
prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to
call him John. 62 Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would
like to name the child. 63 He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s
astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.” 64 Immediately his mouth was opened
and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.
Sermon Title: Put a Name on It! Pt II
Lesson 1: Whenever God tells you to name something
DO IT – Vs. 19-20 - 19 The angel said
to him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in
the presence of God, and I have been
sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news. 20 And now you will be silent and not able to
speak until the day this happens, because you
did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed time.”
Lesson 2: Incorrect naming will stop your flow in
God verse 20
Zachariah was not able to
talk.
Vs. 22-24 - 22 When he came
out, he could not speak to them.
They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he kept making signs to
them but remained unable to speak.
23 When his time of service
was completed, he returned home. 24
After this his wife Elizabeth became
pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion.
Lesson 3:
Zachariah got the name right. Vs.
62 – 64 - 62 Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like
to name the child. 63 He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s
astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.”
64 Immediately his mouth was opened
and his tongue set free, and he began to
speak, praising God.
1. Relationships
will tell you the wrong name based on tradition
2. When
putting the right name on it you must be willing to be different
3. The
last words Zachariah said was doubt…the first words after putting the right
name on it was praise
Life Application/Homework:
1. Put
the right name on your problem
2. Put
the right name on your pain
3. Put
the right name on your promise
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