The Name We Carry

Sermon Summary: This sermon serves as an introduction to a multi-week series on the name of Jesus and the authority it carries for believers. Drawing primarily from Acts 3 and Acts 19, the pastor explores how the name of Jesus is not a magical incantation but a name of relational authority given to those who know and follow Christ. The sermon establishes that believers have been entrusted with a name that commands submission from every principality, power, sickness, and evil spirit in existence. The pastor also addresses the reality of demonic activity in the world, urging the congregation to accept this biblical truth and understand that, as carriers of the name of Jesus, they hold authority over the enemy rather than the other way around. The message builds toward a deeper study of what is vested in the name of Jesus, the inheritance Christ obtained through His death and resurrection, and how believers are called to exercise that authority in daily life.