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By Name: Discovering How God Knows, Calls, and Transforms Us

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By Name takes a deep dive into the life of one of the Bible’s most cunning characters: Jacob. Over four sessions, this series will challenge students to reflect on how they see themselves versus how God sees them. By looking at key moments in Jacob’s story, they’ll explore how God knows them personally and invites them into His greater purpose.

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By Name invites students to explore the life of Jacob, a flawed yet chosen character, to uncover how God knows, calls, and transforms us. Through four sessions, students will see how God knows them personally, invites them to embrace His purpose, calls them to confront their identity, and uses them for His glory. This series challenges students to reflect on their story and step into the greater purpose God has for their lives.

  • Session Overview
  • What's Included
  • "BY NAME" IS PART OF YM360’S SERMON SERIES LINE OF RESOURCES AND IS IDEAL FOR:

    • Any large group setting
    • Mid-week youth service
    • "Master teacher” format 

    "BY NAME" COVERS THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES AND PASSAGES:

    • Session 1 - God Knows You (Genesis 25:21-26; Jeremiah 1:5; Psalm 139:13) | In Session 1, we’ll start the story of Jacob with his birth and the meaning behind his name, showing us that names carry significance and can shape how we view others and even ourselves. In this session, we’ll uncover the truth that God knows us and loves and invites us to be known and loved by Him.

    • Session 2 - God Invites You (Genesis 28:10-13; Genesis 28:20-21; John 1:45-51) | In Session 2, we’ll focus on God’s personal invitation for us, using the story of Jacob as our example. Despite Jacob’s past as a trickster, God invited him into a greater purpose of knowing Him and living for Him. It shows us that no one is beyond God’s love and purpose. In this session, we’ll challenge students to look past their past, accept God’s invitation, and make their faith their own.

    • Session 3 - God Asks You Your Name (Genesis 32:3-12; Genesis 32:13-15;20; Genesis 32:24-28) | This session explores Jacob’s pivotal encounter with God before reuniting with his brother. In the middle of the night, Jacob wrestles all night with a mysterious man and is asked a profound question. This question leads Jacob to come face to face with himself and with God, surrender to Him, and find his new identity from God. 

    • Session 4 - God Changes And Uses You (Genesis 35:1-3; Hebrews 11:21; Matthew 1:2) | In the final session, we’ll see how God changed Jacob’s life and desires to change ours. Through Jacob’s story, we’ll see how God gave Jacob a new identity and how God used him. God uses Jacob and his family’s lineage to bring about the blessing of Jesus, the Savior of the world. In this session, we’ll discover how God changes us and uses us for His glory.

     

  • Detailed Sermon Outlines 

    Every Sermon Series comes with detailed sermon outlines. Teach them "as is" or adapt them to suit your specific ministry context. 

    Discussion questions 

    Questions are designed to foster conversations, help students think critically about the teaching, and wrestle with how these Biblical truths impact their complicated and ever-changing lives. You can use these discussion questions to facilitate small groups after your large group teaching or even create handouts for students to work through the message as you go.

    Title and Background slides 

    These are designed to be dropped into your favorite presentation software to help you build a creative environment around your sermon. Use them as a backdrop for song lyrics, Scripture passages, teaching points, and any illustrations you choose to display.

    Artwork for promo and social media 

    Social media images, web banners, and a printable poster file are included. Perfect for newsletters, websites, social media platforms, or print them off for posters and bulletin inserts.

    Logo (including native logo design files) 

    We include a logo file and the native design files to allow you to use the logo in ways you see fit. 

    100% downloadable and adaptable

    You can download everything as soon as you finish your purchase. Nothing is shipped to you.

Samples

Overview and Sample Sermon

Overview and Sample Sermon

Download a full overview of By Name and sample the first sermon in the series.

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