Knowing, Experiencing, and Living the All-inclusive Christ for the Genuine Church Life
Message Five
Doing All Things in the Name of the Lord Jesus
OPENING WORD OF THE PROPHESYING MEETING
Reading the verses in each day.
Reading the main points in the outlines.
Pray-reading the verses:
Phil. 2:9-10 Therefore also God highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth.
Col. 3:17 And whatever you do in word or in deed, do all things in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
Word of Appetizer
What does “in the name of the Lord Jesus” mean?
Being in the name of the Lord Jesus means that God has committed His Son to us, that we partake of His name, and that the Lord has given Himself to us and is willing to acknowledge everything that we do in His name. It is vital for us to see that to be in the name of the Lord Jesus means that we are one with Him, that we are in Him and He is in us. To be in the Lord’s name is to be in His person, in Himself, and to be in the sphere and element of all that He is; to be in the Lord’s name is to live by the Lord and to let the Lord live in us.
Spiritual Burden
In our daily life and our service in the church, we need to do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus; because the name denotes a person, to do things in the name of Jesus means to do all things in His person. Our service in the church requires that we do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus; our service must be initiated by the Lord and be according to His desire.
Our speaking—all our words—should be in the name of the Lord Jesus.
We should pray in the name of the Lord; praying in the Lord’s name means that we are living in union with the Lord, are united with Him, and allow God to be manifested through us.
Concluding Word of the Prophesying Meeting
The Revelation of the Truth
The highest name in the universe, the greatest name, is the name of Jesus.
In the name of the Lord Jesus actually means “in the Lord Himself,” for the name denotes the person.
In our daily life and our service in the church, we need to do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Our speaking—all our words—should be in the name of the Lord Jesus.
The Gospel of John makes it clear that we should pray in the name of the Lord.
The Experience of Life
When we are in the name of the Lord Jesus, we are in Christ, Christ is in us, and we are one with Christ; to be in the Lord’s name is to live by the Lord and to let the Lord live in us.
If we do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, we are victorious. If we do not do things in His name, we are defeated. We should be able to say that we do the ordinary things of our daily life.
Practice and Application
In our daily life and our service in the church, we need to do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus. We should be able to say that we do the ordinary things of our daily life in the name of the Lord. Our service in the church requires that we do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Our speaking—all our words—should be in the name of the Lord Jesus. No corrupt word should proceed out of our mouth but only that which is truthful and gives grace to those who hear.
We should pray in the name of the Lord; praying in the Lord’s name means that we are living in union with the Lord, are united with Him, and allow God to be manifested through us.
PROPHESYING TOPICS—TWELVE TOPICS PER WEEK
Day 1
T1 The words in the name of Jesus mean in the sphere and element of all the Lord is (Phil. 2:9-10)
(Please illustrate the highest name in the universe, the greatest name, is the name of Jesus.)
T2
In order to build the church, we must seated together with Christ in the heavenlies(Eph. 2:5-6)
(Why are we arthly and cannot be built up as the church when we are on the earth?)
Day 2
T1 To do things in the name of the Lord is to act in the Spirit (John 14:13-14; Col. 3:17)
(Please illustrate what it means to be in the name of the Lord.)
T2 To be in the Lord’s name means to be one with Him in actuality (John 14:12)
(Please illustrate to be in the Lord’s name means to be one with the Lord, to live by the Lord, and to let the Lord live in us.)
Day 3
T1 The Father, the Son, and the Spirit are three, but They are one—three-one (John 14:26; 15:26)
(Please illustrate both the Father and the Son send the Spirit; this indicates that the Father and the Son are one.)
T2 To understand what it means to pray to the Father in the name of the Son (John 15:16; 16:23-24)
(Please illustrate that to pray in the name of the Lord Jesus is not a matter of being worthy; rather, it is a matter of being one with Christ.)
Day 4
T1 Two aspects to our Christian life (Col. 3:17; Eph. 4:15)
(Please illustrate we not only need to do things in the name of the Lord Jesus, but we must also be regulated by God’s Word.)
T2 Growing up into Him in all things, who is the Head, Christ (Eph. 4:15)
(Please illustrate for the believers to grow up into Christ the Head is for them to have Christ increase in them by holding Christ as the Head and being delivered from the self.)
Day 5
T1 Our word should convey such grace to others (Eph. 4:25, 29)
(Please illustrate the word that builds up others always ministers Christ as grace to the hearer.)
T2 Idle words leak away life (Matt. 12:34-36)
(Please illustrate in order to deal with idle words, we must first deal with the heart.)
Day 6
T1 We should pray in the name of the Lord (John 14:13; 16:24)
(Please illustrate to pray in the name of the Lord means that we are united with the Lord, and we allow God to be manifested through us.)
T2 All real prayers in the name of the Lord are surely in accordance with God’s will (John 16:24, 26)
(Why do we discover that out of ten matters we want to pray for, we are able to pray for only two as we learn the lesson.)
