The English word Hallowed = Consecrated to a sacred use. To treat as sacred.
It is an imperative, but it is in the passive voice – so it could be rendered, “May Your Name be honored as holy.” Or “May you be reverenced as holy”. Or by interpretation “May you be acknowledged as God.”
II. The Significance of Thy Name
1. The Name of God stands for God Himself.
Psalm 5:11; Proverbs 18:10; Psalm 20:1
2. God Reveals Himself to us by His Names Exodus 34
3. How important is THE NAME of God?
The third commandment is “Thou shalt not take THE NAME of the Lord thy God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His Name in vain.”
III. What are we Actually Praying for when we say “Hallowed be thy Name”?
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“ Great Sermon! ” This is an excellent sermon and an excellent series. I appreciate the depth Pastor Marquedant has gone to in teaching this very important lesson from our Lord.
Pastor Steve came to Christ at the age of 11. He graduated from Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College in 1979 with a B.A. in theology as the Valedictorian of his class. He joined our church in 1978, came on staff, full-time in 1980, was ordained as an Elder in 1982, and became...
