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‘Praying in Jesus Name'

A number of folks asked for the ‘5 Tests for Praying in the Name of Jesus' I mentioned in my Easter sermon. They were listed in the ‘Sermon Worksheet' for that Sunday. (By the way, if you get a Sermon Worksheet on Sundays, it will have most of the salient points from my sermons.) However for those who did not get a chance to retrieve them here is the excerpt from my sermon:.....

"We need to remember that the name of Jesus is the secret of our prayers. In John 14 Jesus said: "If, in my name, you ask me for anything, I'll do it." That's his commitment to us. Now he's not giving us carte blanche; or that we're to pray for anything that just comes into our minds, he's saying that the things that we pray for ‘in his name', he will be glad to do for us. How do you know that a prayer is being truly prayed in the name of Jesus? Let me suggest five tests:.....

1. Is the prayer you are praying in the direction in which God's will is moving in your life?
2. If this prayer is answered will it bring you closer to God?
3. Does this prayer seek God's blessing on all who are involved?
4. Does this prayer seek to extend the Kingdom of God on earth?
5. If this prayer is answered will it bring something into your life that God can enjoy with you? - Now when a prayer passes those tests you can pray that prayer very boldly and freely in the name of Jesus. Because there's something about that name!"

But the problem with familiarity is a very real one, especially when it comes to praying the Lord's Prayer. Sometimes I almost tremble as we recite it so casually every Sunday. When we pray in Jesus' name, we are encountering one of the most powerful forces in the universe! Be very careful when you pray in the name of Jesus. Prayer does work! That's even the conclusion of The Journal of The American Medical Assoc. After extensive testing the study concluded that hospitalized heart patients had fewer complications when other people prayed for their recovery. It also stated that prayer relieves stress. So seriously praying in Jesus' name can do wonders for you and those for whom you pray.

We need to remember it's always a two way street when it comes to prayer. So "pray as if everything depended on God, and work as if everything depended on you."

See you in church, .....prayerfully yours,


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