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DOING BATTLE
Using His Name
A. Asking In It
Jn 14:14 If
ye ask anything in my name I will do it
B. Speaking It
1. With
Authority
Ps 12:4
With the tongue will we prevail
Pr 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue
Lk 9:1-2 We
have power and authority over all devils, to cure
diseases, and to heal
the sick
Lk 10:19
Authority to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all
power of
the enemy and nothing shall by any means hurt us
2.
With Power
Lk 4:36
With authority and power he commanded the unclean spirits
and they came
out
I Cor
4:19-20 I will know, not the speech of them that are puffed up,
but the power.
For the kingdom of God is not in word but
in power.
C. Receiving Power
Lk 24:49 I
send the promise of my father upon you but tarry until
ye be endued with power
from on high
Act 1:8 Ye
shall receive power after the Holy Spirit is come
upon you
II Tim 1:7
God hath given us the Spirit of power, of love, of a
sound mind
D. The Purpose Of Power
1. To
Heal And Save
Lk 4:14
Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit
Lk 4:18 The
Spirit of the Lord is upon me because I am sent to:
preach the
gospel to the poor
heal the
brokenhearted
preach
deliverance to the captives
preach
recovering of sight to the blind
set at
liberty them that are bruised
2. To
Glorify His Son
Act 3:6 In
the name of Jesus, rise and walk
Act 3:12
Why look at us as though by our power or holiness we
made this man to
walk
Act 3:13
The God of our fathers hath glorified his son
3. To
impress the truth of the gospel
Act 4:33
with great power, gave the apostles witness of the
resurrection
Rom 1:16
The gospel of Christ is the power of God unto salvation
Rom
15:18-19 To make the gentiles obedient by word and deed,
through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the
Spirit of God, I have fully
preached the gospel of Christ
I Cor 2:4-5
My preaching was not with enticing words, but in
demonstration of the Spirit and power that your faith should not
stand in
the wisdom of men but in the power of God
III. Qualifications For Using His Name
A. Believing (Faith)
Jn 14:12 He
that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do
also, and greater
works than these, because I go to My father
Heb 11:1
Faith is the substance of the things hoped for, the
evidence of things not seen
Heb 11:6
Without faith it is impossible to please God
B. Obedience
Mk 4:4 Man
shall not live by bread alone but by every word that
proceedeth out from the
mouth of God
Deu 8:1 All
the commandments that I command you this day
shall ye observe to do that ye
may live
Deu 8:3 That
God might make you know that man doth not live
by bread alone
but by every word that proceedeth out of the
mouth of God doth man live
Deu 8:10
When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless
the lord thy God for the
good land given thee
Deu 8:11
Beware that thou forget not the lord thy God in not
keeping his
commandments
I Jn 3:22 we
receive what we ask of him because we keep his
commandments
I Jn 3:24 he
that keeps his commandments dwells in him
C. Abiding
Jn 15:7 If
ye abide in me and my words abide in you, ask what
ye will and it shall be
done
Act 19:13
Vagabond Jews command devils in Christ's name
without the authority
that is in Christ alone and get hurt
Act 8:17-21
Simon a sorcerer tried to buy the power of the
Holy Spirit with money and
was rebuked for it, nigh onto
being cursed
D. Holiness
Jn 9:31 God heareth not sinners
Heb 10:16 If we have God's law in our heart and mind
Heb 10:19 We have boldness to enter the holy of holies
E. Motive
Ja 4:2
Ye have not because ye ask not
Ja 4:3
Ye ask and receive not because ye ask amiss, that
ye may consume it upon the lusts of your flesh
F. Enduring
Mt 24:13 He
that endures unto the end shall be saved
II Thes 1:4
Persecutions and tribulations that ye endure
Jn 15:20
They persecuted me and they will persecute you
Jn 15:21
These things will they do to you for my name's sake
Mk 4:17
affliction and persecution arises for the word's sake
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