Matthew 28:18 (NKJV) And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
There is tremendous power in the name of Jesus for several reasons. It is backed by deity because it was chosen in heaven by the Heavenly Father, and it is backed by His conquest and is above all names. All the authority, all the achievements, and all the power are found in the name of Jesus.
This opening verse is when Jesus said when He gave the last commission before He ascended to heaven. It means He has already finished the work of redemption, defeated Satan and the fallen angels, and given us the ministry of reconciliation. This is the reason why Jesus gave the Church—the body of believers—the vested authority to use His name to set the captives free, cast out demons, and heal the sick. Because all authority belongs to Jesus, demons bow to His name. Therefore, we can use the name of Jesus to set people free from demonic oppression and possession if they desire to be freed.
Matthew 18:20 (NKJV) For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”
Jesus guaranteed that His presence would be with us whenever and wherever we are gathered in His name. We can have faith and confidence in His presence and the answer to prayer when it is prayed in His Name. Therefore, use the name of Jesus to pray the prayer of agreement with your spouse or cell group members because the whole of heaven listens to that name, demons are subject to that name, and angels are dispatched when prayers are prayed in Jesus’ name!
Philippians 2:9-11 (NKJV) Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
There is only one name that will cause heaven to act, and the entire hell to tremble and that’s the name of Jesus. God has invested everything in the name of Jesus. It is Jesus who has redeemed us from the curse of sin, spiritual death, and eternal separation from God. Therefore, whoever calls upon the name of the Lord and acknowledges everything that Jesus has done for us on the cross of Calvary will be saved. There is no other name to be saved except through the name of Jesus.
Sermon Series: His Name is Jesus
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马太福音28:18 耶稣进前来，对他们说：“天上地下所有的权柄都赐给我了”。
耶稣的名有巨大的能力，原因有几个。祂具有神性，因为祂是天父在天上拣选的，祂也已经得胜了，并且超乎万名之上。所有的权柄，所有的成就和所有的能力都在耶稣的名下。
开始的这节经文是耶稣在升天前所赐下的最后一个使命。这意味着祂已经完成了救赎的工作、战胜了撒旦和堕落的天使，并将和好的事工交付给了我们。这就是为什么耶稣把权柄赋予教会—就是信徒所组成的肢体—为用祂的名释放被掳之人、赶鬼和医治病人。因为所有的权柄都属于耶稣，魔鬼也要向祂的名下拜！因此我们可以用耶稣的名叫人从邪灵的压迫和附身中得自由，如果他们渴望被释放的话。
马太福音18:20 因为无论在哪里，有两三个人奉我的名聚会，那里就有我在他们中间。
耶稣向我们保证，只要我们奉祂的名聚会，祂必随时随地与我们同在。当我们奉祂的名祷告时，我们可以对祂的同在和祷告蒙应允有信心和确信。因此，奉耶稣的名与你的配偶或小组成员做同心合一的祷告吧，因为整个天堂都会听从这个名字，魔鬼也会服从这个名字，当奉耶稣的名祷告时，天使就会被差派！
腓立比书2:9-11 所以神将他升为至高，又赐给他那超乎万名之上的名，叫一切在天上的、地上的和地底下的，因耶稣的名无不屈膝，无不口称耶稣基督为主，使荣耀归与父 神。
只有一个名字能让天堂行动起来，并使地狱颤抖，那就是耶稣的名字。上帝已经将万有都赋予在耶稣的名下。是耶稣将我们从罪的诅咒、灵性的死亡和与上帝的永恒的隔绝中救赎出来。因此，凡呼求主名并承认耶稣在髑髅地的十字架上为我们所做的一切，都必得救。除了耶稣的名，没有别的名可以依靠着得救。
讲章系列：祂的名字是耶稣
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