The Authority of the Name of Jesus Christ (Acts 3:1-10)
Let us bless and greet one another, “Happy Mother’s Day!” May all of the mothers receive and enjoy the blessings in the name of Christ. We were all born on this earth because of our mothers, and we also become somebody’s mother or somebody’s father. I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ that you will be the true, victorious one who enjoys that name of Jesus Christ.
The title of today’s message is, “The Authority of the Name of Jesus Christ.” When you say someone’s name, it’s referring to someone you know. If you are a student of a teacher, we can say, “I know this teacher,” or, you can say, “This is my father and I am his child,” then people can judge me based on who my father is. Some people may say, “I’m really close friends with Donald Trump,” so by the names of people we know, we are often judged. But today, what exactly is the name of Jesus Christ that we know? We might use the name of Jesus Christ without knowing it correctly, so if possible, it is better to use the name of Jesus Christ, knowing what it means. Even right now, when you pray in the name of Jesus Christ, the Lord answers you immediately, but because we don’t know that, we don’t use the name of Jesus Christ. Jesus, Who is my Father—I am His child. We have the right to use the authority of the name of Jesus.
1. At the time of prayer (Acts 3:1)
1) Peter and John (Acts 3:1)
(1) Went up to the temple (Acts 3:1)
(2) Fixed time of prayer – 3 times a day
In Acts 3:1, it says they were going up to the temple at the time of prayer. Why is this important? It’s such an important phrase from God’s eyes, do you know why? The Jewish people have a time to pray to God in the morning: at 9 am, at noon, and at 3pm. God knows these times and is waiting with His answers.
(3) Three in the afternoon
At this time, it was 3 in the afternoon, so we pray three times a day, in the morning when we wake up, at noon at lunchtime, and in the afternoon, so we can be led by God throughout the day.
In the Old Testament, the Temple was a tremendous thing. In 1 Kings 8:29, it says, “The LORD says, ‘My Name shall be there,’” regarding the Temple. The LORD’s name is there, that means the LORD will take responsibility for it. So the LORD places His name on the Temple and answers the prayers of those who pray. This is the Temple of the Old Testament, and King Solomon’s prayer in 1 Kings 8, says that even if a Gentile comes to the Temple to pray, receive his prayers, that, when they go far to pray, may the LORD hear their prayers. “No matter what sin we have committed, when we pray to You, may You hear our prayers.” Daniel knew this mystery, and every day, three times a day, would pray, kneeling, facing the Temple. To move our entire lives with prayer means we are allowing God to move in our lives. When I wake up in the morning, I pray to God, “Lord, Who is seated at the throne of heaven,” When I pray in the name of Jesus Christ, “Give me the answer to raise up 1000 bartizans. May all of the forces of darkness that are working during the time of worship be broken down. May all of the forces of darkness that are working in this region be broken down.” When you believe in this as you pray, incredible things happen. That is His name. We have been given His name. He did not give us money; He gave us His name. He did not give us success, He gave us His name. The condition is that those who pray believing in the name of Jesus will receive answers.
If someone receives a credit card but doesn’t believe in it and doesn’t use it, then even if they have a credit card, it’s nothing, but the one who uses that credit card continuously receives those answers. The name of Jesus Christ is the master key, it is a key that can get you anywhere; there is nothing it cannot unlock. No matter what problem you are facing in your personal life or family life, the name of Jesus Christ can unlock it. When you have faith in this, works take place and you receive faith by hearing the words. When the words of Jesus Christ get embedded in your heart and you gain faith about this, then you use that name. May all of my weaknesses be broken down in the name of Jesus Christ. May the forces and spirits of darkness and confusion be cast out in the name of Jesus Christ. I hope you will use this name. You can spend your entire life not using the name of Jesus Christ, being deceived by darkness, and then when you go to heaven, it will be such a shame. “May all of the forces of darkness, evil, and confusion that are in my company be cast out in the name of Jesus Christ.” But if you don’t know this and you don’t believe it, then you won’t use this. But if you continue to use the name of Jesus Christ, the evil spirits will continue to kneel before His name. The devil makes us use the name of Jesus Christ as a curse word; we’ve changed it into saying, “Oh my God.” The authority of Jeuss Christ is so tremendous, but we use it as a swear word.
So, we can see the forces of darkness that are working in the superpower nation by seeing how we change the name of Jesus Christ into a swear word like that. At least in other countries, they don’t use the name of Jesus Christ like that, but that’s what the land of America is like. So, Satan has made it so that when the younger kids hear the name of Jesus Christ, it seems valueless. They changed the word, “Christmas” into “Happy Holidays.” The name of Christ Jesus, the Lord has given us the name of Christ Jesus. All the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in the name of Jesus Christ. When Paul did not know this, he persecuted Christians. After he did realize this, he said that everything is rubbish, and the greatest value is knowing Jesus Christ. The one who is sufficient with Christ, the one for whom Christ is everything, that is the truly successful one. The one who has success must live this life. We do not live to succeed.
The Creator God is my Father. When I use His name, the throne of heaven begins to move. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, the one who uses the name of Jesus Christ cannot be touched by death. In the name of Jesus Christ, we overcome the power of hell and go to heaven. The name of Jesus Christ. As we continuously shout the name of Jesus Christ, the darkness flees, so in the time of prayer, when they are holding onto the name of Jesus Christ to pray, that is when all works take place. God knows the time of prayer and prepares all circumstances.
2) Beautiful Gate of the Temple (Acts 3:2)
They were going to the Temple. Nowadays, we don’t go to the Temple, we go to a church to worship. I myself am a temple of God, and now I can use the name of Jeuss Christ wherever I am. Now, we have gone past the Age of the Temple, we don’t have to go to the Temple, but we do gather at the church to pray as well. In Acts 3:2, there is the phrase, “Temple Gate,” the “Temple Gate called ‘Beautiful.’”
(1) Between the courtyard of the Gentiles and the courtyard of women
You should understand the layout of the Temple; on the outside, there is the Courtyard of the Gentiles. When you go two or three layers in, there is the Courtyard for the Women, and children who are younger than 20 years old will go with their mothers, so that courtyard is also for the children. When you go further into the Temple, there is the Courtyard for the Men. Then, when you go into the next layer, there is the Courtyard for the Priests. A lot of the things we read about in the Old Testament, like the Basin of Water, the Holy Place, and the Holy of Holies where they give the sacrifices, that is happening in the Courtyard of the Priests and that is where the sacrifices would be taken to be slaughtered.
(2) People brought a lame man (Acts 3:2)
So, the Temple Gate called “Beautiful” is between the Courtyard of the Men and the Courtyard for the Women, and that is where the crippled beggar is begging for money. The location to give offering is also in the Courtyard of the Women, so they don’t have a location for offering in the Courtyard for Gentiles, because they don’t expect Gentiles to give money. So, the crippled beggar is carried to the Temple Gate called “Beautiful” right before the Courtyard of the Women.
(3) Begged from those going into the temple courts (Acts 3:2)
In Acts 4, it says this crippled beggar in his 40s, but he was lame since birth. So that means, after this man had become a mature adult, he had to go to the Temple Gate in order to make money and eat food for 20 years. There are some people who are born, unable to walk; why is that? These are all things that happened after mankind sinned against God. God originally created us in His image, and that was not in the design of mankind.
3) Fate of the lame man
(1) Fundamental problem – Sin, death, enslaved to Satan
These are all things that have happened because of our Original Sin. Mental illnesses are also a result of Original Sin. The many problems we have and see are a result of Original Sin. Our spirit is dead and seized by Satan. We call that the fundamental problem. We don’t see our fundamental problem; it’s our state. It’s not our actions or behavior, it’s our state. The state of not believing in God, the state where my spirit is dead because of sin, the state where I have no choice but to follow the ruler of the kingdom of the air. As a result of this fundamental problem, all problems have come to mankind.
This crippled beggar must rely on other people in order to eat and maintain their life. They don’t know God because their fundamental state has not been solved. When we pray to God, we receive answers, but we don’t know this, so we have to keep relying on people or looking towards people. Even if you know Jesus, if you don’t know Him well, you might be like this too. You keep on looking to people, you rely on people. When we pray in the name of Jesus Christ, the Lord seated at the throne of heaven answers us directly. There are many crippled people like this, but really, all people are spiritually crippled. So, the reason God is showing us this crippled beggar through the Bible is to show us that we are all spiritually crippled. Because all humans are separated from God, we have some sort of idol and we race towards that. We are in a state where we are so spiritually thirsty.
(2) Physical problems
People have desires, for example, our desire to sleep, our desire to eat, our sexual desires. We need to have sexual desires to have posterity, and filling those needs is okay because if you don’t eat, you’ll die. But, the cravings or the greed of mankind becomes a problem. The cravings of our heart are never satisfied. The Bible calls this, “The lust of the flesh.” No matter how much you gain the things of the flesh, you’ll never be satisfied. The Bible also says, “The lust of the eyes,” no matter how many beautiful things we see, we’re not satisfied. And, “The pride of life,” we all live so we can be proud of our life. All of these people are thirsty people, but we can never be satiated. If you believe in Jesus Christ, then you will be satiated. If you believe in Jesus Christ, but you are still not satisfied, then you are still thirsty, and all of your prayers will be religious prayers, a prayer to fill our own desires.
(3) Problems of thought and heart – Slave
Believing in Jesus Christ means that the Triune God is with me, and the image of God has been restored in me. Now, all I have is the blessing to rule over and subdue the world. Are you still thirsty, looking to find something? Then that person still does not know the name of Jesus Christ. If you know the name of Jesus Christ, you would know the Triune God is with you. The One Who has all authority in heaven and on earth is with me, and when I pray in the name of Jesus Christ, then God answers me immediately. That’s what Paul did, we can never be satisfied. He was religiously persecuting Christians with zeal, and we live in America, living so diligently and working so hard. We think if we do this, we will be filled; we educate our children so diligently, we think if we accomplish something, we will be filled. But we will never be filled, because the greed of mankind can never be satisfied. Only when we are satisfied with God can all of that be finished. Now that my greed has been satiated, I can turn my attention towards helping others. That is the truly victorious one, and I hope you will be like that.
You must become the truly happy one. I used to be very thirsty in the past, but I was never satisfied, and when I went back to Korea, there were many people who went back to church because of me, even though I never told them to go, because all the people in Korea saw me when I was at my thirstiest, and now, even if I don’t say it with my words, everyone can see that I am filled and satisfied with Christ. Even if I don’t say the name of Christ, it can get relayed, because the before and after change is so apparent. In the past, when I didn’t have enough money, I was so insecure. In the past when my faith was weaker and I saw my friends doing better than I was, I would get jealous or I would get regretful, wondering if I was doing the right thing, but the more faith I have, the more this is showing up. Being satisfied with Jesus. There is no greater blessing than this.
I can resolve everything through the name of Jesus Christ. That’s what Peter and Paul were like in today’s scripture. In the past, Peter was not satisfied, so he was following Jesus to try to gain a position of power next to Him. Because he was so thirsty, he thought that if he changed the politics of the nation, something would change, so he followed Jesus. No matter what politicians come into office, this will not change. Until the spiritual state of mankind changes, this will never change. Only after Simon and Peter saw Jesus Christ die on the cross, resurrect, and receive the Holy Spirit did their spiritual state change. In the past, they were following Jesus to fill their need, but now, their life has changed so that they are with God, enjoying the life of Jesus Christ and giving it to others.
2. Peter and John
1) Temple (Acts 3:3)
(1) Lame man saw the two men (Acts 3:3)
(2) Begged from them (Acts 3:3)
(3) Spiritually lame person
So, when Simon Peter went to the Temple gates to pray, it says he looked straight at the crippled beggar. Where are you looking? Are you looking at the Lord Who is seated at the throne of heaven, or are you looking at the things of the world? That’s idol worship. You must look at the Lord in the name of Jesus Christ, then you will receive answers. Students who are studying, your life will not change depending on whether you study well or not, but the one who studies while they pray in the name of Jesus Christ, the one who works while they pray. Your life is not determined by your studies or your job; it is determined by Jesus Christ. “If I become successful, my life will change,” no, your life is already changed in Jesus Christ.
When you pray, you receive answers. If you pray in the name of Jesus Christ right now, then the Lord’s angels take your prayers to heaven and God gives you His answers through His angels. There is no need for us to look at people, there is no need for us to look at the world. We must look at God through Jesus Christ, through your heart. Whatever you are looking at, you must look at it through the throne of heaven, why? Because everything is determined there. Things are not determined based on people; things are not determined based on Trump; everything is determined based on the will of the Lord in heaven.
2) Peter and John (Acts 3:3)
(1) Looked straight at him (Acts 3:4)
So, Peter and John look straight at the beggar. In the past, Peter and John passed by the beggar every day, but they just walked by, but now that the Holy Spirit was inside of them, they saw what the Holy Spirit led them to see. What is the filling of the Holy Spirit? More so than external things changing, you’re able to see what God wants you to see. You think what God allows you to think, and you say the things God allows you to say. So, in their everyday life, they would just walk by the crippled beggar, but by the work of the Holy Spirit, they looked straight at the beggar. In the past, they were going to the Temple to pray to fill their own greed and their cravings, so even when they saw the beggar, they didn’t really see him. Now that they are in a state where they are with the Lord, they are able to see the beggar because the Holy Spirit led them to. By the work of the Holy Spirit, you will begin to see people in your company and your region that you used to not take interest in. For the people who are racing towards success, you don’t see those people because they are not looking at Christ; they are looking at the things Christ has made, so they will not see the things of Christ. But the one with true success, the one who is filled with the Holy Spirit, will be able to see things correctly and with leisure.
(2) Look at us (Acts 3:4)
Then, Peter and John said, “Look at us.” There must be a relationship between me and the cripled beggar, because that’s the work the Lord does. If I’m racing towards my own goal, then I don’t even see the crippled beggar because he doesn’t help me reach success, and he doesn’t help me with my work. But the one who already has true success can see the crippled beggar. There’s no reason for me to succeed more, because I’m already successful, I’m already a child of God. When I pray in the name of Jesus Christ, I receive answers; I’m no longer in a state of thirst.
(3) Looked at them expecting to get something (Acts 3:5)
So, the man gave his attention, expecting to get something from them. We must not have Christians like this. Why do we look at people? Why do we keep looking at the way the world moves? Instead, we can look at the One seated at the throne of heaven because everything is determined by Him. So, just look at one thing: may the eyes of our heart look towards Him.
3) Peter’s declaration
(1) Silver and gold I do not have (Acts 3:6)
Peter says, “Silver and gold, I do not have.” Whatever you want, I don’t have it. Even if I did give you what you want, you cannot be changed from the spiritual state of being a crippled beggar. Even if I give you silver or gold today, you would just eat one day, and you’d have to be begging back tomorrow, but the gospel gives you fundamental blessing. If you believe in Jesus Christ, then your fundamental state changes into blessings.
(2) What I have I give to you (Acts 3:6)
“What I have, I give to you,” he said. We have something too, Christ is with me. We can give the name of Jesus Christ because His name is God. When we use the name of Jesus Christ, the forces of darkness break down and He gives that to the crippled beggar. The crippled beggar breaks down darkness, curses, and disasters. That is the name that breaks down Satan’s authority. It is the name that changes dead souls into living ones. So, have this and use it. Enjoy this all the time. The person who is praying, even right now, will receive answers for the rest of the week. People who do not pray will not receive answers. You need to use the credit card to make purchases; you need to use the name of Jesus Christ to receive God’s answers from the throne. So, during the time of worship, it is the time for the Word and prayer. It’s the time to receive God’s Word and begin to pray. Then, we have forum and share the Word of God with other believers in the church. Through the breaking of bread, we know what our identity is and our authority.
The greatest blessing is prayer because we’ve already received answers, and the Bible tells us to pray, day and night, giving the Lord no rest. The greatest work for nonbelievers is working hard, but that is a nonbeliever who does not believe in God. Working hard is basic. Do not give the Lord any rest; pray without ceasing. Then, answers will continuously come. If you pray even right now, God is hearing you and is in the process of sending you answers, and we are going for the rest of the week to confirm those answers. The devil prevents us from knowing this, the devil tells us, “Work hard.” Of course, you have to work hard, but you must pray. When you pray on the Lord’s Day, you receive answers for the rest of the week. I received an answer after about 10 months, there are some prayers where you receive answers immediately, and there are some prayers that will take time. Daniel received his answer 3 weeks after he prayed.
(3) In the name of Jesus Christ, rise up and walk (Acts 3:6)
So they took the lame beggar by the right hand and held him up, and instantly, the man’s feet and ankles became strong, and he began to praise God, walking and jumping. Why is there authority in the name of Jesus Christ? Mark 3:15 says the name of Jesus Christ has the authority to cast out evil spirits, and we have the identity that can use that name. When I believe in Jesus Christ, my identity becomes a child of God. If I believe in Jesus Christ, then I have the authority to use the name of Jesus Christ. When I pray in the name of Jesus Christ, God gives us answers from the throne of heaven. Why don’t we receive answers? We don’t receive answers if we pray for the desires of our flesh. Why do we receive answers? It is because we don’t pray, but prayer is aligning my will to the will of God. The Word God gives us is the will of God. So, when you pray, holding onto this Word, then you will receive 100% answers. The most unfortunate person is the one who doesn’t know the meaning of worship and loses hold of worship. It’s because they don’t know what worship is. If you know what worship is, you would know that when you pray, holding onto the Word God gives you, He answers you. Things are not fulfilled through our hard work, we live with the answers God gives us.
3. Name of Jesus Christ
1) Has authority over heaven and earth (Mt. 28:18)
Why is there authority in the name of Jesus Christ? Matthew 28:18 says that Jesus Christ has all authority in heaven and on earth. In the Old Testament, God had the authority.
(1) Reigns at the right hand of the throne
But when Jesus Christ died on the cross, resurrected, and was seated at the right hand of the throne of heaven, God gave all of that authority to Jesus, and Christ is reigning from the throne, and we pray in the name of Jesus Christ. In the name of Jesus Christ, all the spirits of darkness are broken down.
(2) King of heaven and earth
When you lay your hands on the sick, they will be healed. “One time, I did that and it didn’t work.” Then you can just pray until it does work. If there’s a long-term disease, it might take a long time to heal, and if it doesn’t heal them physically, then they will receive another blessing because you used the name of Jesus Christ and the kingdom of God was established. If you have a mental illness in your family, pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Because in the name of Jesus Christ, there is all authority in heaven and on earth and all of creation must bow down to Him.
(3) Every knee will bow at the name of Jesus (Phil. 2:10)
Phil 2:10, use this tremendous name. Even today, pray, “God, give me the answer to raise up 1000 bartizans. May all of the organizations of darkness working on this region be broken down in the name of Jesus Christ. May the spirits of darkness that are making my family line confused be broken down in the name of Jesus Christ. People who don’t know this can’t pray, but the people who know the forces of darkness exist must use the name of Jesus Christ against it. May all of the evil spirits that are blocking people from worship and making worship itself dark be broken down in the name of Jesus Christ. If there is one person like this at your company, the spiritual state of your company will change. If there is one person like this in your region, then the organizations of darkness in your region break down, but the people who don’t know the spiritual world cannot pray; they only look at the physical things and pray.
2) Authority of the name of Jesus
(1) Used by the children of God (Jn. 1:12)
(2) His feet and ankles received strength (Acts 3:7)
(3) Jumped to his feet, walked into the temple, and praised God (Acts 3:8)
3) All peoples
(1) Saw the lame man walking (Acts 3:9)
(2) Saw him praising God (Acts 3:9)
(3) Name of Jesus was proclaimed (Acts 3:10)
The spiritual things must change for the physical things to change. No matter what you’ve tried, people cannot change. They can only change when their spirit changes. So people cannot be changed through the education of the world because their spiritual state is not changing. From that point on, their thinking changes. When the name of Jesus Christ enters into them, their previous thoughts that were always chased by darkness and sin change into the words of Jesus Christ. “The gates of Hades will never overcome you,” when those words came into me, the darkness fled. It’s not that someone else prayed for me, I remember the words I had received, “The gates of Hades will not overcome you,” then I can also overcome hell. Then the forces of darkness that were oppressing me for decades fled. The forces of darkness that were oppressing me through generations of my family line, the forces of darkness that are working through my scars. It’s not that anybody did anything to me. When I believed in the Word of God, the darkness fled.
There is darkness and there is light, and in Jesus Christ, there is light. Yes, you have to see America physically, but you need to see it spiritually as well. This is the nation that curses in the name of Jesus Christ. This is the nation that teases people with the name of God. This is how far the forces of darkness have burrowed into the language and culture. In the subconscious of these children, they look down upon the age of children. They don’t look at the name of God the way that they should, because this is how it’s been changed in their everyday language. We must change this. We need to change it into the name of Jesus Christ’s authority.
When the name of Jesus Christ was proclaimed, the crippled beggar who had never been able to go into the Temple, began leaping and jumping and praising God in the Temple. The fact that He was born lame means that there are no muscles, nerves, or tendons, there is just bone, but when the name of Jesus Christ enters him, life enters him and he is able to walk. When the spiritual life goes in, then our thoughts, our physical bodies also come to life. “Then why is it that when I say, “In the name of Jesus,” crippled people don’t start walking?” Right now, there are tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of Jews who hae gathered for the pentecost, and they also made it illegal to proclaim the name of Jesus Christ, but God is not disrupted by that, because by making this crippled beggar stand, God allowed all of the Jewish gathered together to hear the name of Jesus. So, God can do miracles and signs wherever He needs it. So, whether the crippled beggar walks or not is not the standard, his spiritual state changing is the standard. So, when he first heard the name of Jesus, how did he hear it? There are some people who have thor diseases healed in the name of Jesus. Or, there are some people whose mental sufferings change immediately, there are some times where they are materially blessed immediately. But if you think of that as your standard, that’s a big problem.
Why did God allow physical, mental, or financial suffering? So that, through this, you can know the name of Jesus Christ. When Jesus Christ enters into us, there are some times where we’re changed immediately, but sometimes we’re liberated over time. But as I’ve done that ministry, I’ve seen people who receive healing of their disease by believing in Jesus Christ, but they never heard the correct Jesus, so their faith doesn’t mature. They don’t try to know the name of Jesus more than that, because her disease is already healed, and they have assurance, but their faith does not grow. God gave that work upon your disease so you may know the name of Jesus Christ. So, right now, the goal or focus should not be on the disease, but on the name of Jesus Christ. Right now, we should not be focused on the crippled beggar, but we should be focused on Jesus Christ, then the bad person will continually be changed in their thoughts and in their heart, but if you think that Jesus Christ equals the visible or physical blessings or signs, you will have no growth in your faith. Would you be able to understand receiving persecution for the name of Jesus, then?
Through the circumstance of the crippled beggar, the name of Jesus Christ was testified to all of the Jewish people gathered there. In this nation of America, where the name of Jesus is on the ground. In this nation where we use the name of Jesus Christ as a swear word, the nation that uses the name, “God” to express surprise. When you begin to use the name of Jesus Christ with the authority that nobody else has used before, God begins to work, but instead, we’re using the name of Jesus Christ to fulfill our greed. It’s already been filled, He is with us, and everything is in His name. If you pray in the name of Jesus Christ, if you use the authority in His name, I believe God will begin to work.
Conclusion
1. Enjoy the role and authority of being a child of God
2. Receive answers through prayer
3. Reveal it through evangelism
In conclusion, I hope you will enjoy your identity and authority of being a child of God. I’m a child of God, my father is the Creator God, I will never fail. Even if I am hard-pressed on all sides, I would never be crushed because my father is God, and when He resolves something, it is resolved. You enjoy this even more when things are harder. Then, even that very difficult situation cannot influence you even 1%. When I pray to God Who is seated at the throne of heaven in the name of Jesus Christ, He is answering me already. Do you have a problem? Pray in the name of Jesus Christ. When you pray in the name of Jesus Christ, God will without doubt send you answers already, and I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ that this will turn into evangelism for us.
Message Prayer
Let us pray holding onto the Word we have received.
Offering Prayer and Newcomer Blessing
God, we thank You. We thank You for giving us the identity and the authority to use the name of Jesus Christ. Allow us to open all things through prayer in jesusChrist, and I pray you will change all things in Jesus Christ. Allow our lives to be completely satisfied and fulfilled through only Christ. May this perfect name of Jesus Christ be proclaimed to the fields of America. As the name of Jesus Christ is being proclaimed, we pray the economy of darkness will be broken down and the economy of light will be restored. May our previous state that was enslaved and colonized by material possessions instead become the spirit that conquers. May you bless the hands that have given the offering, and bless them with the economy of light for world evangelization. We believe You will raise us up as witnesses who will receive answers throughout the week. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray, amen.
Closing Prayer and Benediction
Now may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the unending love of God, the indwelling, working, filling, and guidance of the Holy Spirit, be upon all the people of God who desire to use the authority of the name of Jesus Christ, be upon the four regional churches, be with them now and forevermore always, amen.