The Name Of Jesus

Greetings in the name of Jesus! This is Rob Haymes. This is 15 Minutes With Jesus. Wherever two or more are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Gathered together in His name, that’s what this program is about: the Name Of Jesus. Let’s turn to Luke 10:1-20, After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go. Then He said to them, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves. Carry neither money bag, knapsack, nor sandals; and greet no one along the road. But whatever house you enter, first say, Peace to this house. And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it; if not, it will return to you. And remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house. Whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you. And heal the sick there, and say to them, The kingdom of God has come near to you. But whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say, The very dust of your city which clings to us we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near you. But I say to you that it will be more tolerable in that Day for Sodom than for that city. Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades. He who hears you hears Me, he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me. Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name. And He said to them, I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven. Jesus appointed them, and He sent them into certain cities where He was going to come, before His face. He who hears you hears Me; he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me, Jesus said.

We are servants of our King, in His Kingdom. When He sends us, wherever He sends us, we are sent in His name, and His authority is working through us. The Holy Spirit is with us, and He will lead us. It is absolutely crucial: whether He sent someone in His name, or whether they just went and claim that they are sent, and use His name in vain. 

Rom 10:9-17, that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame. For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then 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? And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Gospel of peace; who bring glad tidings of good things! But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our report? So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved, and there is no other name given among men by which we must be saved. Verse 15 says, And how shall they preach unless they are sent? When Jesus sends you, you go in His name; in His authority; being led by the Holy Spirit, and as you go, you preach the Gospel of the Kingdom of God, speaking the Words that the Holy Spirit gives you, which are Spirit and life to those who can receive them. These are the Words of eternal life. The Holy Spirit will also be working, according to the will of the Father, various gifts and miracles, confirming the Words that He has given you to speak.

Let’s turn to Phil 2:5-11, Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. 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.   Are you doing this? Are you letting this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus? Are you humbling yourself to become His servant? Are you becoming obedient, even unto death? Are you serving Him faithfully in what He has already given you to do, doing it unto Him for the glory of God? In John 7:18 Jesus said, 

He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him. His name is above every name. 

If He sends you by His Spirit, then you are going in His name, and you speak in His name, and you glorify His name, not your own name. He will manifest Himself, by His Spirit, according to the Father’s will as we do this; as we yield to the Holy Spirit and obey Him. It all starts with Jesus sending you: He initiates your work. As you go forth in His name, the Lord will be working with you, as in Mark 16:20,  And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the Word through the accompanying signs. Amen. 

Acts 3:1-16, Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple; who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms. And fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, Look at us. So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them. Then Peter said, Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk. And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God. Then they knew that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. Now as the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch which is called Solomon's, greatly amazed. So when Peter saw it, he responded to the people: Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go. But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses. And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.  Jesus humbled Himself to the death of the Cross to receive His name, and all that He accomplished through His death, burial, and resurrection is made available to us through faith in His name. Verse 18, But those things which God foretold by the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled. Also in Acts 4:10-12, …by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. This is the Stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the Chief Cornerstone. Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. 

Prophecy:

I am God Almighty. Those of you who are listening to My servant Rob this day, humble yourselves before Me, the Living God. Understand that I loved you, and I gave My Son for you; I gave My Son on the Cross of Calvary to suffer for your sins; He bore your sins in His body on the Cross, and on the third day I raised Him from the dead. He was crucified for your sins, buried, and I raised Him on the third day. And through faith in His name you shall be saved; through faith in His name you shall be healed. Through faith in His name: because He humbled Himself I have given Him His name. Trust Me, says the Lord; look unto Me; believe what My Son accomplished on the Cross. Trust in His name; call upon His name and be healed, and be saved, all of you who hear my voice this day.  

For those of you who don’t understand: That was a prophecy. As I was speaking, the Holy Spirit came upon me, and the Father just spoke through me by means of prophecy. If you will look in First Corinthians, chapter twelve, and you can read about the various gifts of the Holy Spirit, and one of them is prophecy. The Father gave this prophecy through me to edify you. 

Let’s turn to Isa 52:13-15, Behold, My Servant shall deal prudently; He shall be exalted and extolled and be very high. Just as many were astonished at you, so His visage was marred more than any man, and His form more than the sons of men; so shall He sprinkle many nations. Kings shall shut their mouths at Him; for what had not been told them they shall see, And what they had not heard they shall consider. Chapter 53, verses 1-5 , Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; and when we see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him. He is despised and rejected by men, a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. Because He humbled Himself to the death of the Cross, 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 shall bow, those in Heaven, those on Earth and of those under the Earth, and that every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Also in John 14:13&14, And whatever you ask in My name, Jesus said, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. There is our motive: that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.  In this way we might pray: Father, I’m coming to you in Jesus’ name, the one who saved me and justified me with His own Blood; I am trusting in Him, and obeying Him and following Him; He is my Lord, and I am asking you in His name for this, that you may be glorified in Him. If we pray in this way, walking truly in Jesus, we shall have what we ask. That’s why He said, Ask, and you shall receive. He also said, Seek, and you shall find, and he that seeks after righteousness shall be filled. So, if you are not walking this way, in His name,  you can, if you seek after it with all your heart.  Don’t faint! Keep seeking! Keep asking! Keep knocking! Remember: Jacob told the angel of God, with whom He was wrestling, “I won’t let you go unless you bless me.” And God blessed him, and changed his name to Israel. Luke 18:1-8, Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, saying: There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man. 

Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, Get justice for me from my adversary. And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, Though I do not fear God nor regard man, yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. Then the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge said. And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth? 

Faith in His name; in all that Jesus accomplished to acquire His great name through His death and resurrection, will bring the answer if we faint not. His name, through faith in His name, yes the faith that is by Him, has made this man perfectly whole. Mark 16:17&18,  And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; (in my name) they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover—No other name but the name of Jesus.