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Saturday, September 7, 2024

The Names of God in Acts

Questions to Ponder: 
What names of God are the most frequent? 
What human names appear in the word cloud? 
What adjectives appear in the word cloud? 
Read over the list without repeats. What names resonate the most with you? Why? 
What name comforts you? Why? 
What name is difficult or uncomfortable to accept? Why? 
What have you learned about God based on His names? About Jesus? About the Holy Spirit? 

The Word Cloud: 


The 3 Names Used the Most 
(with the caveat that I didn't tally the names within each day's readings)
God x14
the Holy Spirit x10
the Lord x10
the Lord Jesus x7
Jesus x7

The List Without Repeats: 
a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive
a Holy Spirit
another king, one called Jesus
Christ Jesus
God
God himself
he is the one one God appointed as judge of the living and the dead
his anointed one
his Messiah
his servant Jesus
I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting
I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting
I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ of Nazareth
Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead
Jesus is the Messiah
Jesus is the Son of God
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus...-whom you killed by hanging him on a cross
Lord
Lord & Messiah
Lord Jesus
my Father
my Lord
my Spirit
our Lord Jesus
our Lord Jesus Christ
Prince
Savior
Sovereign Lord
the author of life
the Father
the God of Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob, the God of our fathers
the God of glory
the God of Jacob
the God of our ancestors
the God of the people of Israel
the God to whom I belong and whom I serve
the God who made the world and everything in it and the Lord of heaven and earth, and does not live in temples built by human hands
the Holy and Righteous One
the Holy Spirit
the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him
the Holy Spirt
the Jesus whom Paul preaches
the living God, who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and everything in them
the Lord
the Lord Jesus
the Lord Jesus Christ
the Lord our God
the Lord your God
the Lord-Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here
the Lord, who confirmed the message of his gre by enabling them to perform signs and wonders
the Messiah
the Most High
the Most High God
the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus
the one whom God raised from the dead
the Righteous One
the same Jesus
the Savior Jesus
the Son of Man
the Spirit
the Spirit  of the Lord
the Spirit of Jesus
the Spirit of the Lord
this Jesus
this Jesus of Nazareth
this Jesus, whom you crucified
your holy servant Jesus
your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed

The Original List: 
a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive
a Holy Spirit
another king, one called Jesus
Christ Jesus
God
God
God
God
God
God
God
God
God
God
God
God
God
God 
God himself
he is the one one God appointed as judge of the living and the dead
his anointed one
his Messiah
his servant Jesus
I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting
I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting
I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting
I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
Jesus
Jesus
Jesus
Jesus
Jesus
Jesus
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ of Nazareth
Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead
Jesus is the Messiah
Jesus is the Son of God
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus...-whom you killed by hanging him on a cross
Lord
Lord
Lord
Lord
Lord
Lord
Lord & Messiah
Lord Jesus
my Father
my Lord
my Spirit
our Lord Jesus
our Lord Jesus
our Lord Jesus Christ
Prince
Savior
Sovereign Lord
the author of life
the Father
the God of Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob, the God of our fathers
the God of glory
the God of Jacob
the God of our ancestors
the God of our ancestors
the God of our ancestors
the God of the people of Israel
the God to whom I belong and whom I serve
the God who made the world and everything in it and the Lord of heaven and earth, and does not live in temples built by human hands
the Holy and Righteous One
the Holy Spirit
the Holy Spirit
the Holy Spirit
the Holy Spirit
the Holy Spirit
the Holy Spirit
the Holy Spirit
the Holy Spirit
the Holy Spirit
the Holy Spirit
the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him
the Holy Spirt
the Jesus whom Paul preaches
the living God, who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and everything in them
the Lord
the Lord
the Lord
the Lord
the Lord
the Lord
the Lord
the Lord
the Lord
the Lord
the Lord Jesus
the Lord Jesus
the Lord Jesus
the Lord Jesus
the Lord Jesus
the Lord Jesus
the Lord Jesus
the Lord Jesus Christ
the Lord Jesus Christ
the Lord our God
the Lord your God
the Lord-Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here
the Lord, who confirmed the message of his gre by enabling them to perform signs and wonders
the Messiah
the Messiah
the Messiah
the Messiah
the Messiah
the Messiah
the Most High
the Most High God
the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus
the one whom God raised from the dead
the Righteous One
the Righteous One
the same Jesus
the Savior Jesus
the Son of Man
the Spirit
the Spirit
the Spirit
the Spirit
the Spirit
the Spirit
the Spirit  of the Lord
the Spirit of Jesus
the Spirit of the Lord
this Jesus
this Jesus
this Jesus of Nazareth
this Jesus, whom you crucified
your holy servant Jesus
your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed

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