That Name | Bishop Glen A. Staples | The Temple of Praise

Main message: The sermon argues that Jesus’ name is above every other name, and that believers should praise, call on, and live in submission to that name. It emphasizes Jesus as fully God and fully man, Savior, healer, and source of authority, salvation, and victory.

Key points:

• Jesus’ name means “to save,” and it was given by God, not by human parents.
• John 1 teaches that the Word was with God and was God, and that the Word became flesh in Jesus.
• Jesus is both divine and human; the preacher describes this as the incarnation and the “hypostatic union.”
• The sermon stresses that praising God is biblical, with uplifted hands, joyful expression, and worship in daily life.
• The preacher connects Jesus’ name with baptism “in Jesus’ name,” authority over demons, healing, and answered prayer.
• Believers are called to honor, invoke, and obey Jesus’ name in everything they do, and nonbelievers are urged to come to salvation.

Scriptures mentioned: Philippians 2:9-11, Matthew 1:21, John 1:1, John 1:14, Genesis 1, Matthew 28:18, Acts 16:18, John 14:13, Colossians 3:17, Colossians 2:9, John 6:35, John 8:12, John 10:11, John 11:25, John 14:6, Revelation 22:13