Join us in this enlightening discussion with Jeff Archie on the International Gospel Hour as we tackle misconceptions about what it means to ‘call on the name of the Lord.’ Drawing from scripture, Jeff emphasizes the importance of faith in action, emphasizing that true belief involves redefining our understanding of this powerful phrase. Find out how preaching, faith, and obedience form a triad essential to salvation, and learn about resources and personal stories that highlight these teachings.
00:00:00 Introduction to Calling on the Name of the Lord
00:00:24 Welcoming Message and Bible Study Introduction
00:00:48 Understanding ‘Calling on the Name of the Lord’
00:03:59 Exploring the Role of Preaching, Faith, and Obedience
You know, friends, the phrase, calling on the name of the Lord, is an amazing study. And you know, it may be something different than you’ve heard before. So with that being said, stay with us for our study today from the Word of God, from the International Gospel Hour. We’ll be right back.
SPEAKER 01 :
It’s time for our broadcast from the International Gospel Hour. I’m Jay Webb, and welcome to our study today as we embrace God’s Word to help us meet the challenges of today. Let’s open our Bibles and open our heart for this time of Bible study with our speaker Jeff Archie of International Gospel Hour, a broadcast of the Churches of Christ. Here’s Jeff.
SPEAKER 02 :
Well, friends, thank you for joining us today here on the International Gospel Hour broadcast. Greetings to all of you. We also appreciate you being with us, and we appreciate the good words of our Jay Webb, who introduces our broadcast. And Jay will be back in just a few moments with a very special Bible study available for you by mail, absolutely free. I want you to consider with me the phrase, calling on the name of the Lord. Romans 10.13 says, For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. This is a quotation from Joel 2 and verse 32. The Apostle Peter made the same statement in Acts 2 verse 21. These passages teach that those who call upon the name of the Lord will be saved. The question is, what does it mean to call upon the name of the Lord? Well, what does the Bible say? Let’s begin first by noticing what it does not mean. Many believe that it simply means to recognize that Jesus is Lord and to say a prayer and ask the Lord to save you. But listen to the words of Jesus in Matthew 7, 21. Not everyone that says unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that does the will of my Father who is in heaven. The phrase, Lord, Lord, refers to a confession with no action. What’s Jesus saying in this passage? Those who simply confess Christ and call upon his name will not be saved. So what does it mean to call on the name of the Lord? Well, let’s consider the text of Romans 10. Look at verse 14. How shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? From this verse we learn that calling on the name of the Lord involves preaching and believing what is preached. But it doesn’t stop there. Read on with me. And how shall they preach except they are sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace and bring glad tidings of good things. But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our report? Romans 10, 15 and 16. Now according to these verses, calling on the name of the Lord involves obeying the gospel. So what have we seen so far? Calling on the name of the Lord involves preaching, faith in the message preached, and obedience. Now with this thought in mind, let’s go to Acts 2, 21. And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. What does Peter do immediately following this statement? He along with the other eleven apostles began to preach the gospel. What happens? Let’s look at verse 37 of Acts 2. Now, when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? The phrase, they were pricked in their hearts, is just another way of saying they believed the message. There’s preaching and there’s faith. Well, what’s left? Obedience or action toward the messages required. Consider verse 38. Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Consider the commandment given to Paul in Acts 22, 16. And now why tarriest thou? Arise and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. Well, what does it mean to call on the name of the Lord, friends? According to the Bible, the gospel must be preached, one must have faith in the gospel, and one must be obedient, which involves repentance and baptism. When we have taken these steps, we can safely say that we have called on the name of the Lord. Have you called on the name of the Lord? Friends, what an awesome study. And I want to share more about the writer of that material in a moment. But friends, have you called on the name of the Lord? See, as we began our broadcast, I stated it might not be what you think it is. Maybe we have prompted you to think a little more like, wait a minute, there are some things there I need to think about a little more. Here at International Gospel Hour, not only do we share our broadcast with you, but we try to share a number of free materials to help in your study. I’m going to defer to our Jay Webb, who’s going to share with you an awesome study that’s available from International Gospel Hour through our friends down around Beaufort, Georgia, and the study God and Man. Here is our Jay Webb, and then I’ll be back with some more information concerning our broadcast today.
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An additional Bible study by mail is now available from International Gospel Hour. It’s titled, God and Man, How to Be Saved from Sin. This study booklet addresses a number of questions about the salvation from God to man. And friends, like all materials, it’s free. Call us toll-free at 855-444-6988 and leave your name, address, and just say, God and Man. Or you can go to our website at internationalgospelhour.com, click on the Contact tab, and leave us the same information, name, address, and type God and man in the message box. Another Bible study that is free from IGH. And our friends at godandman.com. That’s god-and-man.com. And, you know, since you can’t see it, let me just spell that out for you. We’d love to hear from you.
SPEAKER 02 :
Friends, before you reach out to us for the free booklet, the study booklet, God and Man, How to Be Saved from Sin, before you do that, I may have a couple of other things that you may want to also mention when you call us. Today our broadcast is some work done by a good brother and friend in the Lord, David Payton. David passed away due to ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in January 2025. He truly fought the good fight as he continued preaching and teaching, and he was able to do so due to the advances in technology. It was amazing of the things that David could do with the use of his eyes only. I would love to share that with you, and the best way to do it is to let you see a special video, a special program called Truth on Wheels with our friend Don Blackwell of the Gospel Broadcasting Network. Don did an interview with David and his wife, Kelly, and talked about David’s situation with ALS and how he dealt with those things within. Now, we can make that link available to you. It’s on a YouTube channel, and here’s how we can do that. If you will send us an email at info at internationalgospelhour.com and put in the subject blank ALS, then we’ll respond back to you with the link. Then all you’ll have to do is click on it and it will take you there. Now again, that email is info at internationalgospelhour.com. You can also go to our Facebook page, internationalgospelhour.com, and you will see the link and the information there on our page. You can click on it there as well. Now, we offered the study, God and Man, moments ago. We want to send that to you. And if you, when you call us and leave us the information of how we can send that to you, if you will spell out your email address, then we will send you the link as well to to the program Truth on Wheels and the interview with our friend David Payden, of whom you heard the study today calling on the name of the Lord. I hope that’s not too fuzzy, if you will, folks. I know that when you’re listening to a broadcast, to recall all that’s difficult. So let me try here one more time. If you love our God and Man study, How to Be Saved from Sin, as well as the link to David’s interview through Don Blackwell and his program, Truth on Wheels, just call us toll free at 855-444-6988 and leave your name and address and just say God and Man. and ALS, and then spell out your email address. Again, call us toll free at 855-444-6988. Leave us your name and address, and just say God and man and ALS, and then spell out your email address, and we will send you that link to the interview. Now friends, if you’re like me, I like to keep things as simple as I can. And I’m trying to help here all I can. So if you’re listening to this. If you’ll just call 855-444-6988 and just say, tell me more of the information you talked about on the broadcast about ALS. If you’ll do that much, I will get the information back to you. We’ll try our best to return a call to you and to give you that information. But again, if you want to email us at info at internationalgospelhour.com, put ALS in the subject blank, we’ll send you that link. And if you want to leave your name and address and request God and man, we can go that route too. Friends, I’m trying to make this as easy as I can, and I hope I haven’t confused it. A lot of times I’m accused of, Jeff, what time is it? And I tell people how to make a watch. So I’m trying my very best. I really appreciate your patience with me. You’ve listened with our broadcast over the years, and I’m grateful for you listening and tuning in. And we want to help you in your walk with God and help you in dealing with the things of this life. So friends, with all that being said, we’ll continue our studies together at another time. Thank you for joining me today on the International Gospel Hour. I’m Jeff Archie, and friends, keep listening.
SPEAKER 01 :
Thank you for listening today to God Be the Glory, and we hope that our study today will draw you closer to His Word to walk in His way. Feel free to listen to our other programs at our website at internationalgospelhour.com and join us next time. God be with you till we meet again.
