1. Calling on the Name of the Lord Matthew Benfield

2. What does it mean?

3. Most often it refers to worship:

4. What does it mean? Most often it refers to worship: Genesis 12:8

5. What does it mean? Most often it refers to worship: Genesis 12:8 Genesis 13:4

6. What does it mean? Most often it refers to worship: Genesis 12:8 Genesis 13:4 1 Chronicles 13:6

7. What does it mean? Most often it refers to worship: Genesis 12:8 Genesis 13:4 1 Chronicles 13:6 Psalm 116:17

8. What does it mean? It can refer to prayer:

9. What does it mean? It can refer to prayer: Psalm 116:4

10. What does it mean? It can refer to prayer: Psalm 116:4 Lamentations 3:55, 56

11. What does it mean? It can refer to prayer: Psalm 116:4 Lamentations 3:55, 56 Zechariah 13:9

12. What does it mean? Its first use refers to obedience:

13. What does it mean? Its first use refers to obedience: Genesis 4:26

14. What does it mean? Its first use refers to obedience: Genesis 4:26 Jeremiah 10:25

15. What does it mean? Its first use refers to obedience: Genesis 4:26 Jeremiah 10:25 Zephaniah 3:9

16. What does it mean? Its first use refers to obedience: Genesis 4:26 Jeremiah 10:25 Zephaniah 3:9 Acts 9:14

17. What does it have to do with me?

18. We are often told that in order to be saved one needs only to pray to god.

19. What does it have to do with me? We are often told that in order to be saved one needs only to pray to god. But do these scriptures refer to prayer?

20. What does it have to do with me? We are often told that in order to be saved one needs only to pray to god. But do these scriptures refer to prayer? Acts 2:21 Acts 22:16

21. Acts 2:21

22. These Jews had heard the declaration, “whosoever shall call on the name of the lord shall be saved.”

23. Acts 2:21 These Jews had heard the declaration, “whosoever shall call on the name of the lord shall be saved.” Why then did they ask, “men and brethren, what shall we do?” (2:37)

24. Acts 2:21 These Jews had heard the declaration, “whosoever shall call on the name of the lord shall be saved.” Why then did they ask, “men and brethren, what shall we do?” (2:37) Because they knew the phrase is contextual.

25. Acts 2:21 Acts 2:38 whosoever every one of you shall call repent and be baptized on the name of the Lord in the name of Jesus Christ shall be saved for the remission of sins Acts 2:21

26. Acts 2:38 whosoever every one of you shall call repent and be baptized on the name of the Lord in the name of Jesus Christ shall be saved for the remission of sins Acts 2:21 Here it refers to obedience.

27. Acts 22:16 Does “calling on the name of the lord” refer to Paul's prayer? On this occasion “calling” does not even function as a verb.

28. (you) calling Arise and wash away bebaptized sins thy on name of Lord the Acts 22:16

29. Cf. Matthew 28:19, 20 Go and makedisciples ye therefore, baptizing them into name teaching them to observethings all whatsoevercommandedI you theof Father and of and Son the of Spirit the Holy

30. Cf. Matthew 28:19, 20 Go and makedisciples ye therefore, baptizing them into name teaching them to observethings all whatsoevercommandedI you theof Father and of and Son the of Spirit the Holy

31. Cf. Matthew 28:19, 20 Go and makedisciples ye therefore, baptizing them into name teaching them to observethings all whatsoevercommandedI you theof Father and of and Son the of Spirit the Holy

32. Cf. Matthew 28:19, 20 Go and makedisciples ye therefore, baptizing them into name teaching them to observethings all whatsoevercommandedI you theof Father and of and Son the of Spirit the Holy

33. (you) calling Arise and wash away bebaptized sins thy on name of Lord the Acts 22:16

34. (you) calling Arise and wash away bebaptized sins thy on name of Lord the Acts 22:16

35. (you) calling Arise and wash away bebaptized sins thy on name of Lord the Acts 22:16

36. (you) calling Arise and wash away bebaptized sins thy on name of Lord the Acts 22:16 Here it refers to obedience.

37. Will You call on him? Be baptized today!