ADONAI, KURIOS, LORD,
SOVEREIGN, LORD OF LORDS
Daniel 9:15-19
Ephesians 5:8-10
Daniel 9:15-19
Now, O Lord our God, who brought your people out of Egypt with a
mighty hand and who made for yourself a name that endures to this
day, we have sinned, we have done wrong. 16 O Lord, in keeping
with all your righteous acts, turn away your anger and your wrath
from Jerusalem, your city, your holy hill. Our sins and the iniquities of
our fathers have made Jerusalem and your people an object of
scorn to all those around us.
17 Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For
your sake, O Lord, look with favor on your desolate sanctuary.
18 Give ear, O God, and hear; open your eyes and see the
desolation of the city that bears your Name. We do not make
requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your
great mercy. 19 O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act!
For your sake, O my God, do not delay, because your city and your
people bear your Name.
Ephesians 5:8-10
For you were once darkness, but now you are light
in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of
the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and
truth) and find out what pleases the Lord.
Luke 6:46
Why do you call me, Lord, Lord, and do not do
what I say?
The Meaning of the Name:
Lord means owner, ruler,
master, the one to whom we
must obey and to whom we
must give an account. In the
Christian faith lordship
includes the concept of
spiritual transformation.
Adonai
First appears Genesis 15:2, O Sovereign
LORD (NIV), Adonai Yahweh, in Hebrew.
Adonai, used for God appears over 300 times
in the Old Testament.
Like Elohim it is plural in form, but uses
singular verbs, emphasizing the majesty of
God.
Kurios, Lord in Greek, appears more than
600 times in the New Testament
Lordship is of the heart
Lordship means that we surrender to Him.
Familiarity breeds contempt
Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will
enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who
does the will of my Father in heaven (Matthew
7:21).
Then they asked him, What must we do to do the
works God requires? Jesus answered, The work
of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent
(John 6:29).
Why do you call me, Lord, Lord, and do not do
what I say? Luke 6:46
1. Lordship means ownership,
Daniel 9:15-16
Gods ownership of Israel in the past had
resulted in their deliverance from Egyptian
bondage.
God had made a name for Himself by His love
and deliverance of His people.
Daniel wept because the people of God had
rejected His Lordship.
They had become more impressed with
themselves than with God.
The real questions
Do we think that we are doing God a favor by
being Christians?
Do we think we can purchase His love by our
obedience?
Do we think He will do something for us if we
fast or give up something for Lent , or give
money to the church?
Or do we see ourselves as helpless sinners,
enslaved to sins pattern, redeemed from sin,
purchased by His blood, and brought into His
family?
2. Lordship means an intentional
transfer of ownership of our
lives to Him, Daniel 9:17
Daniel wept at the desolation of the sanctuary
at the wasted resources of God
Stewardship begins with the recognition of
the ownership of God of all that we have.
Stewardship means to trust Gods
management of His resources and we are
His resource.
The more pagan the world
became, the more Lordship was
emphasized in the Bible.
Daniel lived in Babylon with its many gods.
The word Lord was often used in New
Testament letters to churches that existed in
polytheistic cities.
The New Testament letters with the most uses
of the word Lord are Romans (39), 1
Corinthians (70), 2 Corinthians (30), and
Ephesians (25).
Babylon
The goddess Ishtar was a goddess of fertility
and sex
It was expected of women in ancient
Babylon to offer their bodies to someone at
least one time in worship of Ishtar.
Her image led the way of the armies in
battle.
Rome
Its citizens came from across the empire and
worshipped many lords
We have peace with God through our Lord
Jesus Christ Romans 5:1
I want you to be wise about what is good and
innocent about what is evil Romans 16:19
Corinth
Shrines to Apollo, Hermes, Heracles, Athena,
and Poseidon, and Asclepius, the god of
healing, and his daughter Hygieia.
The cult of Aphrodite as the largest and temple
prostitution was common.
The body was not meant for sexual
immorality, but for the Lord and the Lord for
the body 1 Cor 6:13
Ephesus
Temple to Artemis
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World
Girls would sell their virginity at the temple,
and the money would go to the cult of
Artemis
Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds
of darkness Ephesians 5:11
3. Lordship means transformation,
Daniel 9:18-19
Your city and your people bear Your Name
Put off the old, Ephesians 4:22
Put on the new, Ephesians 4:23
Our standard is always our Lord
Whatever has mastered us is our Lord
David Ring:
Evangelist
Bo rn with cerebral palsy
Parents died when he was
14 years old.
Walks with a limp, and has
a sever speech problem.
Preaches 250 times a year
As a teenager he
surrendered to the
Lordship of Christ
Dont ask God why. Ask
What. What do you want
me to do with this?
