In the Name - - -

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In the Name - - -

• Colossians 317

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Introduction

• What does this phrase mean?
• How is it used in the New Testament?
• Does this phrase describe the authority under
  which you work and serve?
• There are 7 uses of in the name

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In the name - - -

• Jesus Applied to Jesus' mission
• Luke 1938 saying "'Blessed is the King who
  comes in the name of the Lord!' Peace in heaven
  and glory in the highest!"
• Parallel verses Matthew 219, 2339 Mark
  119-10 Luke 1335 John 1213
• John 1426a But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom
  the Father will send in My name

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In the name - - -

• Worship / Assemble
• 1 Corinthians 54 In the name of our Lord Jesus
  Christ, when you are gathered together, along
  with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus
  Christ,
• Matthew 1820 For where two or three are gathered
  together in My name, I am there in the midst of
  them."
• Matthew 245 Luke 218 false claims

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In the name - - -

• Prayer
• Ephesians 520 giving thanks always for all
  things to God the Father in the name of our Lord
  Jesus Christ,
• James 514 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call
  for the elders of the church, and let them pray
  over him, anointing him with oil in the name of
  the Lord.

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In the name - - -

• Prayer
• John 1413-14 13 And whatever you ask in My name,
  that I will do, that the Father may be glorified
  in the Son. 14 If you ask anything in My name, I
  will do it.
• John 1516b that whatever you ask the Father in
  My name He may give you.
• John 1624 Until now you have asked nothing in My
  name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy
  may be full.

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In the name - - -

• Teach / Speak
• Acts 418 And they called them and commanded them
  not to speak at all nor teach in the name of
  Jesus.
• Acts 540b they commanded that they should not
  speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
• James 510a My brethren, take the prophets, who
  spoke in the name of the Lord

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In the name - - -

• Teach / Speak
• Acts 927 But Barnabas took him and brought him
  to the apostles. And he declared to them how he
  had seen the Lord on the road, and that He had
  spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at
  Damascus in the name of Jesus.
• Acts 929a And he spoke boldly in the name of the
  Lord Jesus and disputed against the Hellenists

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In the name - - -

• Good works
• Matthew 1041-42 41 He who receives a prophet in
  the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's
  reward. And he who receives a righteous man in
  the name of a righteous man shall receive a
  righteous man's reward. 42 And whoever gives one
  of these little ones only a cup of cold water in
  the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you,
  he shall by no means lose his reward."

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In the name - - -

• Good works
• Acts 36 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."
• Colossians 317 And whatever you do in word or
  deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
  giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

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In the name - - -

• Baptism
• Matthew 2819 Go therefore and make disciples of
  all the nations, baptizing them in the name of
  the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
  
• Acts 238 Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and
  let every one of you be baptized in the name of
  Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you
  shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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In the name - - -

• Baptism
• Acts 816b They had only been baptized in the
  name of the Lord Jesus.
• Acts 1048 And he commanded them to be baptized
  in the name of the Lord.
• Acts 195 When they heard this, they were
  baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

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In the name - - -

• Baptism
• 1 Corinthians 113 Is Christ divided? Was Paul
  crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the
  name of Paul?
• Have you been baptized in the name of Jesus
  Christ?

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In the name - - -

• Salvation
• 1 Corinthians 611 And such were some of you. But
  you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you
  were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and
  by the Spirit of our God.

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In the name - - -

• Phrase under the direction, control or
  authority
• IT IS WHAT WE DO WHY WE DO IT WHO GIVES US TO
  AUTHORITY
• It is not wrong to publicly explain our authority
  or source of direction
• It is not required to use the phrase

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In the name - - -

• Colossians 317 And whatever you do in word or
  deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
  giving thanks to God the Father through Him.