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<v SPEAKER_00>Good morning, First Baptist Wimberly.

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<v SPEAKER_00>This is Mike Gibbons.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Welcome to Friday.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Pastor Aaron has mentioned multiple times going through Nehemiah about the importance of names.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And that is never more clear than in chapter 11 that we'll be looking at this Sunday.

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<v SPEAKER_00>I encourage you to take a look at it before Sunday and linger on some of the names and ask yourself, why are these names here?

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<v SPEAKER_00>What makes it so important to list them out?

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<v SPEAKER_00>Nehemiah 11 is a reminder of the importance of every single person in the kingdom of God.

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<v SPEAKER_00>A name speaks to identity, who you are.

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<v SPEAKER_00>They are significant.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Names are so important that God gave Adam the job of naming the creatures.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And in the Old Testament, to know the name of a person was to know that person's character and nature.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Names occupy a central place in Scripture.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Think about a few scriptures.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Joel reminds us that all who call on the name of the Lord will be delivered.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Proverbs tells us the name of the Lord is a strong tower.

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<v SPEAKER_00>The righteous run into it and are safe.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Acts tells us there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Ecclesiastes says a good name is better than precious ointment.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Philippians says that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow.

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<v SPEAKER_00>God even promises to give us all a new name, known only to us in Him.

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<v SPEAKER_00>That's something to be excited about.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Listen to Revelation 2, 17.

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<v SPEAKER_00>He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

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<v SPEAKER_00>To the one who conquers, I will give some of the hidden manna.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And I will give him a white stone with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it.

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<v SPEAKER_00>If your name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life, you are a part of a long list of names, and your name counts.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Your name matters to God, and He has given you a part to play in His kingdom.

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<v SPEAKER_00>May we never lose sight of the significance that each of us play in that kingdom as represented by the importance of our name.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And may all glory be to his name and his name only.

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<v SPEAKER_00>This is Mike Gibbons, and I love being your pastor.