He Knows My Name

April 4, 2021

Resurrection Sunday

“Satan knows your name but calls you by your sin. But God knows your sin but calls you

by your name.”

Ecclesiastes 7:1, A good name is better than fine perfume.

Exodus 3:4, So when the Lord saw that he

turned aside to look, God called to him from the

midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!”

And he said, “Here I am.”

I Samuel 3:8, And the Lord called Samuel again

the third time. So, he arose and went to Eli, and

said, “Here I am, for you did call me.”

To Israel - Isaiah 43:1, But now, thus says the

Lord, who created you, O Jacob, And He who

formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have

redeemed you; I have called you by your name;

You are Mine.

To King Cyrus - Isaiah 45:4, For Jacob My

servant's sake, And Israel My elect, I have even

called you by your name; I have named you,

though you have not known Me.

Isaiah 49:15-16, Can a woman forget her nursing child, and not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely, they may forget, Yet I will not forget you. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me.

Scripture Lesson:

John 20:11-16

John 20:11-16, But Mary stood outside by

the tomb weeping, and as she wept, she

stooped down and looked into the

tomb. And she saw two angels in white

sitting, one at the head and the other at the

feet, where the body of Jesus had

lain. Then they said to her, "Woman, why

are you weeping?" She said to them,

"Because they have taken away my Lord,

and I do not know where they have laid

Him."

John 10:3, And He calls His own sheep by name and leads

them out.

Now when she had said this, she turned

around and saw Jesus standing there, and did

not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her,

"Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are

you seeking?" She, supposing Him to be the

gardener, said to Him, "Sir, if You have carried

Him away, tell me where You have laid Him,

and I will take Him away." Jesus said to

her, "Mary!" She turned and said to Him,

"Rabboni!" (which is to say, Teacher).

“I would rather stand with God and be judged by the world

than stand with the world and be judged by God.”

Three Reasons We Might Give God To Help Us Hear Him Call

Our Names:

1. We Can Rise Early To Seek Him.Mary rose early to seek Jesus.

Psalm 63:1-8, O God, you are my God;

Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for

You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and

thirsty land Where there is no water. So, I

have looked for You in the sanctuary, to

see Your power and Your glory. Because

Your lovingkindness is better than life, my

lips shall praise You. Thus, I will bless You

while I live; I will lift my hands in Your

name.

My soul shall be satisfied as with

marrow and fatness, and my mouth

shall praise You with joyful lips. When

I remember You on my bed, I meditate

on You in the night watches. Because

You have been my help, therefore in

the shadow of Your wings I will

rejoice. My soul follows close behind

You; Your right hand upholds me.

Proverbs 8:17, Those that seek me

early shall find me.

Isaiah 30:15, For thus saith the Lord

GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In

returning and rest shall ye be saved;

in quietness and in confidence shall

be your strength.

The morning is the gateway to the day.

Psalm 5:3, My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in

the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee and will look

up.

“Most Christians don’t hear God’s voice because we have

already decided we are not going to do what he says.”

Three Reasons Early Morning Is Best:

Jesus Did It.Mark 1:35, Before daybreak the next

morning, Jesus got up and went out to

an isolated place to pray.

2. It is a Time to get

Instructions for the Day.Psalm 5:3, Listen to my voice in the morning

LORD. Each morning I bring my requests to you

and wait expectantly.

3. It Helps Us Put One Step in

Front of the Other.Psalm 119:147, I rise early, before the sun is

up; I cry out for help and put my hope in your words.

“Tears are prayers too. They travel to God when

we can’t speak.”

2. We Can Engage And Love

The Least. Mary Was More Than Willing to Engage the

Gardener.

Jesus lived a life that was practiced at seeing.

“A friend who understands your tears is more valuable

than a lot of friends who only know your smile.”

3. We Can Listen To God In Our Suffering.

Mary Was Suffering.

Grief and despair can so cloud the mind that it fails to see the

rays of truth and hope.

Psalm 119:92, If your Law had not been my delight, then I would have perished in my

affliction.

Psalm 30:5, Weeping may endure for a night, but joy

comes in the morning.