John 14:12-14 - “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. 13 Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.
You Must Seriously
You Must Seriously
There Will Be (Eliff)
Divine
Demonic
Determined
That
Contingent On Seeking God’s Will, Not Getting Your Way
John 16:23–24 - In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. 24 Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
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1 John 5:14–15 - And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.
Love God, Love Others
You Must Take
Seriously
So to pray in the name of Jesus implies that in the praying one recognizes the nature of the name the praying person is using. (Borchert)
John 10:27 - My sheep hear my voice and I know them, and they follow Me.
God Seriously
We find a leadership principle here as well. All parents should be able to say to their children; all pastors should be able to say to their staffs; all leaders should be able to say to their followers: “You have the potential to do greater things than I have done.” To empower and develop followers whose ministry exceeds the impact of their mentors is to follow the model of Jesus. (Gangel)