A Message for Troubled Hearts                                 John 14:1-31 [1] Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. [2] In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. [3] And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. [4] And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. [5] Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? [6] Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. [7] If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. [8] Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. [9] Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? [10] Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. [11] Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake. [12] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. [13] And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. [14] If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. [15] If ye love me, keep my commandments. [16] And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; [17] Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. [18] I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. [19] Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. [20] At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. [21] He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. [22] Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? [23] Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. [24] He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me. [25] These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. [26] But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. [27] Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. [28] Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. [29] And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. [30] Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. [31] But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
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1. THE MESSAGE OF COMFORT (John 14:1-14 [1] Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. [2] In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. [3] And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. [4] And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. [5] Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? [6] Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. [7] If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. [8] Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. [9] Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? [10] Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. [11] Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake. [12] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. [13] And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. [14] If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
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1. The Comfort of a Place (John 14:1-3 [1] Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. [2] In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. [3] And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
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2. A place of plenty (John 14:2In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
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1. The Father’s house (Psalm 23:6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
   See All...; Hebrews 11:10For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
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   See All...; Revelation 21:10-11 [10] And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, [11] Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
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1. A house of mercy (Psalm 5:7But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
   See All...; Psalm 52:8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
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2. A house where God is honored (Psalm 26:8LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
   See All...; Psalm 84:4Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.
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3. A house to be desired (Psalm 27:4One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
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1. To behold the beauty of the Lord
2. To enquire of the Lord
4. A house of joy and praise (Psalm 42:4When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
   See All...; Psalm 116:18-19 [18] I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people. [19] In the courts of the LORD's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
   See All...; Psalm 134:1-3 [1] Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD. [2] Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD. [3] The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.
   See All...; Psalm 135:1-2 [1] Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD. [2] Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God.
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5. A house of sweet fellowship (Psalm 55:14We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.
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6. A house where we will be satisfied (Psalm 65:4Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
   See All...; Psalm 84:10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
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7. A house where God’s saints will flourish (Psalm 92:13Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
   See All...; Psalm 112:9He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
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8. A house of holiness (Psalm 93:5Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever.
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2. The many mansions (Hebrews 12:22-23 [22] But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, [23] To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
   See All...); compare these mansions to the chambers of the temple (1 Kings 6:5-10 [5] And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about: [6] The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house. [7] And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building. [8] The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third. [9] So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar. [10] And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
   See All...; Ezekiel 41:5-7 [5] After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side. [6] And the side chambers were three, one over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which was of the house for the side chambers round about, that they might have hold, but they had not hold in the wall of the house. [7] And there was an enlarging, and a winding about still upward to the side chambers: for the winding about of the house went still upward round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house was still upward, and so increased from the lowest chamber to the highest by the midst.
   See All...; 1 Chronicles 9:33And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.
   See All...; Ezra 10:6Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.
   See All...; Nehemiah 13:4-9 [4] And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah: [5] And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests. [6] But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king: [7] And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God. [8] And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff to Tobiah out of the chamber. [9] Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense.
   See All...; Jeremiah 35:1-4 [1] The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying, [2] Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink. [3] Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites; [4] And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door:
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3. The certainty of this promise – “I would have told you.”
3. A place of perfection (John 14:2In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
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1. Prepared by Jesus Christ
2. The purpose of His departure
4. A place of welcome (John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
   See All...a; Matthew 11:28-30 [28] Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. [29] Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. [30] For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
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1. I will come again.
2. I will receive you.
1. Those who have received Him (John 1:11-12 [11] He came unto his own, and his own received him not. [12] But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
   See All...; Acts 2:41Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
   See All...; Colossians 2:6As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
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2. Will be received by Him (Romans 15:7Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.
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5. A place of communion (John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
   See All...b; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 [16] For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: [17] Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. [18] Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
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1. The place of the Son
2. Is the place of the saints
2. The Comfort of a Path (John 14:4-6 [4] And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. [5] Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? [6] Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
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1. The path declared (John 14:4And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
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1. The whither; that is, where He is going
2. The way; that is, the way to get there
2. The path concealed (John 14:5Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
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1. Not even the whither
2. Certainly not the way
3. The recorded comments of Thomas
1. A foolish offer to go die with Jesus (John 11:16Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
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2. A question of where Christ is going (John 14:5Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
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3. A refusal to believe without seeing (John 20:24-25 [24] But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. [25] The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the LORD. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
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4. A strong statement of faith in the Saviour (John 20:26-29 [26] And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. [27] Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. [28] And Thomas answered and said unto him, My LORD and my God. [29] Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
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3. The path revealed (John 14:6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
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1. In the person of Jesus Christ – the I AM (Exodus 3:14And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
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1. The way (John 1:51And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
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2. The truth (Revelation 19:11And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
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3. The life (John 11:25Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
   See All...; Colossians 3:3-4 [3] For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. [4] When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
   See All...; 1 John 5:11-12 [11] And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. [12] He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
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2. As the only way to the Father (Acts 4:12Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
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3. The Comfort of a Person (John 14:7-9 [7] If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. [8] Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. [9] Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
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1. The revelation of His person (John 14:7If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
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1. To know the Son is to know the Father.
2. The way to know the Father is to get to know the Son (John 14:6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
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2. The question concerning His person (John 14:8Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
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1. The request of Philip
2. Show us the Father.
3. The manifestation of His person (John 14:9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
   See All...; John 1:14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
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1. His time with the disciples
2. The ignorance of Philip
3. The Father is seen in the Son.
4. The Father has already been shown to the disciples.
4. The Comfort of God’s Power (John 14:10-12 [10] Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. [11] Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake. [12] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
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1. The power of the Father (John 14:10Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
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1. The requirement of faith
1. That the Son is in the Father
2. That the Father is in the Son
2. The source of His words
1. Spoken by the Son
2. Originating from the Father
3. The source of His works
1. Seen in the Son
2. Accomplished by the indwelling of the Father
2. The power of the Son (John 14:11Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.
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1. Faith in the words of the Son
1. That He is in the Father
2. That the Father is in Him
2. Faith in the works of the Son
3. The power of the disciples (John 14:12Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
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1. By the application of faith
2. To do the works of the Son
3. To do greater works than the Son
1. Greater in variety (Mark 16:17-20 [17] And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; [18] They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. [19] So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. [20] And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
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2. Greater in volume (Acts 5:12And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.
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3. Greater in eternal importance (Acts 2:41Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
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4. Greater in geographical extent (Romans 15:20Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:
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4. To do them after the departure of the Son
5. The Comfort of Our Prayer (John 14:13-14 [13] And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. [14] If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
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1. The particulars of prayer – “whatsoever ye shall ask” (John 14:13And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
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1. The subject of prayer is not limited (Philippians 4:6
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2. The scope of God’s power is not limited (Matthew 21:22And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
   See All...; John 15:7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
   See All...; Ephesians 3:20Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
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   See All...; 1 John 5:14-15 [14] And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: [15] And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
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2. The person of prayer – “in my name” (John 14:13And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
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   See All...; John 16:23And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
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1. The biblical concept of name
1. Name in scripture represents the very essence of the person.
2. A person's personality, character, reputation and authority are all wrapped up in his name (Proverbs 22:1A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
   See All...; Ecclesiastes 7:1A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
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2. The importance of God’s name
1. God’s name is a declaration of the greatness of His person (Psalm 8:1O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
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   See All...; Psalm 113:1-3 [1] Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD. [2] Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. [3] From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD's name is to be praised.
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2. Because God’s name is excellent, we are to exalt it in our prayer and in our praise.
1. Jesus taught His disciples to pray, "Hallowed be thy name" (Matthew 6:9After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
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2. One day every knee shall bow at the feet of Jesus (Romans 14:11For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
   See All...). “God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name” (Philippians 2:9Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
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3. Acting in the name of another
1. First , you come by the authority of the other person.
1. You are not coming in your own authority but because someone else authorized you to take these actions.
2. When David fought Goliath, he came unto him "in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied" (1 Samuel 17:45Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
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2. Second , when you come in someone’s name, you come in his stead.
1. The person to whom you come is expected to react to you, not on the basis of who you are, but as if the person who sent you was there himself.  They are to treat you as they would treat the one who authorized you to come.
2. When David sent servants to Nabal to ask for food,  "they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David" (1 Samuel 25:9And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
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4. Application to praying in the name of Jesus
1. First , it means that when we come to the Father, we come because Jesus sent us.
1. We are sent to Him by His own Son.
2. We walk into the throne of grace in boldness (Hebrews 4:16Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
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2. Second , the Father is obligated to treat us as He would His own Son because we come in His stead.
1. We represent the Son when we come to the Father.
2. We are accepted in the beloved.  Since Christ is the beloved Son, that means that the Father accepts us as He would His own Son (Ephesians 1:5-6 [5] Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, [6] To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
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3. We are joint heirs with Jesus Christ.  We share in the same inheritance (Romans 8:17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
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5. Conclusion: You see the benefit of coming to the Father in the Son’s name.  However, is this just referring to adding a phrase to the end of our prayers?  No!  It is much more than that.  It means that you come to the Father with the knowledge that your only right in approaching Him is that Jesus died on the cross for your sins and that He Himself has sent you to the Father.  It means that you know that you are totally unworthy of receiving anything from God and that the only reason God should grant your requests is that you come in Jesus’ name.  It is not a magic formula, but a heart attitude.
3. The purpose of prayer – “the Father…glorified” (John 14:13And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
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1. The Father to be glorified
2. The Son to be the instrument (John 13:31Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
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4. The product of prayer – “I will do it” (John 14:14If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
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