Years ago, I was sitting with Adrian Rogers
in his study, and I was sharing with
him how one day while driving in my
car and listening to him preach on the
radio I had a notebook in my lap
and a pencil in my hand and every
time he mentioned the name of Jesus I
made a hash mark on that notepad and
I had determined that Every two or three
minutes.
He mentioned the name of Jesus at least
30 times Dr. Rogers just grinned a big
grin because he knew I was on to
something.
I believe God honored Adrian Rogers because he
would garrison himself in the pulpit with the
name of Jesus and Honor the Son and
when I look at the early Christians in
the book of Acts They preached the name
of Jesus.
It says that the Apostle Paul in Acts
9 How he had preached boldly at Damascus
in the name of Jesus and he was
with them Coming in and going out at
Jerusalem and he spoke boldly in the name
of the Lord Jesus My message today friends
is entitled the name of Jesus and I
want to make the following statement The devil
hates the name of Jesus and he despises
the blood of Jesus And he will fight
any preacher of the cross who preaches up
a blood-stained Savior and blood Redemption from
sin and the Lordship of Jesus Christ and
God's demand for repentance You'll have a fight
on your hands with the good deacons For
there is power in the name of Jesus.
There's authority in the name of Jesus The
gospel is about the Son of God who
came down here so we can go up
there Listen to the Apostle Peter as he
proclaims the gospel of the Son of God
and his lordship as seen in Acts 10
36 The word which God sent unto the
children of Israel preaching peace by Jesus Christ
he is Lord of all Now look friends
at how Peter preaches Jesus beginning in verse
38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with
the Holy Ghost and with power who went
about doing good and Healing all that were
oppressed of the devil for God was with
him and we are witnesses of all things
which he did both in the land of
the Jews and in Jerusalem who they slew
and Hanged on a tree him God raised
up the third day and showed him openly
Not to all the people but unto witnesses
chosen before God Even to us who did
eat and drink with him after he rose
from the dead to him give all the
prophets witness that through His name Whosoever believeth
in him shall receive remission of sin.
I will stop there friends notice how the
cross the crucifixion the death burial and Resurrection
is preached by the early church that through
the name of Jesus and belief in him
poor sinners But can come and receive pardon
for sin The name of Jesus has power
friends.
Jesus said to nice Jesus Christ maketh thee
whole arise and make that bed and he
arose immediately the name of Jesus has power
and Authority in his name and by his
blood Sinners can be reconciled back to God
Listen friends to that name that is above
every name Jesus Jesus Jesus that at the
name of Jesus every knee should bow of
things in heaven and things in earth and
things under the earth and that Every tongue
should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to
the glory of the Father Let us pray