There is power in the name of Jesus!

[.:Lily:.]

Our worship, when it begins in the heart of God, cannot help but inspire healing

Music is like the bridge that leads lost and found people through their valley low or mountaintop experiences. It's the ultimate secret weapon for bringing back memories and prompting an outburst of emotions. Only music can make dignified, mild-mannered adults turn into momentary fools when their favorite band from generations past plays their favorite song at a concert. This is because melody lines have a way of attaching themselves to our souls.

I think God knew this. In fact, I wonder if the creative arts are not a mercy act on God's part, allowing us an escape route from life's pain and anguish. I believe music is meant to heal, and when we place the word worship before the word music, this truth is magnified even more.

Why? First, because according to Scripture, worship is happening around the throne 24/7. God is pleased by our adoration and praise, and we will be worshipping Him for all eternity. Also, when Jesus walked the earth, He couldn't stop the power that caused hearts that were hardened to open, eyes that were blinded to see and legs that could not move to stand.

If God the Father loves adoration and praise and His Son loves healing, we have a pattern that appears to be both profound and, ultimately, prophetic.

I am convinced that if we can get the "tone" of God's love to lay across our melody lines and within our phrases, we would be able to access the spirit of a dying man and change its direction. The big question is not "Does God heal through worship?" but rather, "What kind of worship does He use to heal, and what kind of leader or writer does He use to do it?"

In the early Vineyard Music days, John Wimber visualized for Vineyard songwriters a circular progression that began with God and returned to God. His model was that, as writers, we were writing music as a direct result of God having given us a sound. Then we wrote those sounds down and gave them to the church. The church then gave those sounds in song straight back to God.

This created the image of a circular motion with a constant flow that always had every bit of the glory headed back to God.

I loved this picture! It propelled me to want to stay centered to hear from God what He was saying and promised that my delivery to the church would be well-phrased and hold a healing impact.

It's important to understand, however, that God is not looking for perfect leaders and writers. He is looking for perfect willingness. The willingness to be used is key.

I've been approached by many people, saved and unsaved, who have shared with me the healing impact my songs have had on their lives. I receive emails and sit stunned at the miracles God does in the sound of songs I've penned while I was trying desperately to hear from His heart.

I ponder the young African mother who escaped from the Lord's Resistance Army in the Sudan while singing a song of mine out loud, finding her way to the safety of a refugee camp.

Then there's the survivor of the 9/11 attacks who found healing and peace while singing worship songs while fleeing the north tower as it collapsed.

Perhaps the most riveting healing story was that of an American man abducted by the Taliban and tortured in captivity for two months. He described moments in his darkest hour where, miraculously, he would hear me sing worship over his wounds, giving him hope to face another day with his attackers.

There is power in the name of Jesus. We can say it, pray it or sing it, and God's healing is evident. Our willingness to be used by God, matched with our desire to know Him, inspires how much healing God pours into our tone and lyrics.


http://www.charismamag.com/spirit/supernatural/18086-with-healing-in-his-wings

[FireSword]

Funny I was thinking about this today and how I use the name of Jesus to bless and it occurred to me that I have been missing out the name Christ, so half his name is left out. So Jesus Christ is more powerful, hope this blesses someone.

[.:Lily:.]

Funny I was thinking about this today and how I use the name of Jesus to bless and it occurred to me that I have been missing out the name Christ, so half his name is left out. So Jesus Christ is more powerful, hope this blesses someone.

Amen.

[SwordMaster]

I believe that it is important that we understand why we have power in the name of the Christ...

Christ was not the only person named Jesus in His day, so the name of Jesus alone means nothing...it is what that name refers to - Jesus the Messiah - the Living New Covenant (Isa. 42:6; 49:8) that we invoke when we claim the name of Jesus, the Son of God.

The New Covenant is what authorizes and gives us that power - when we invoke the name of Jesus, we are invoking the authority and the power which we are given by God through that Living Covenant - Jesus Christ!

Blessings!

[DaveW]

Funny I was thinking about this today and how I use the name of Jesus to bless and it occurred to me that I have been missing out the name Christ, so half his name is left out.

Um - "Christ" is not nor was it ever a name. You did not leave "half" out.

[DaveW]

Christ was not the only person named Jesus in His day,

He was also not the only one called "Messiah" or Christ.

[clark thompson]

It is by His name the church is under and by His name we become part of the Faith.

[gbzone]

Our worship, when it begins in the heart of God, cannot help but inspire healing

Music is like the bridge that leads lost and found people through their valley low or mountaintop experiences. It's the ultimate secret weapon for bringing back memories and prompting an outburst of emotions. Only music can make dignified, mild-mannered adults turn into momentary fools when their favorite band from generations past plays their favorite song at a concert. This is because melody lines have a way of attaching themselves to our souls.

I think God knew this. In fact, I wonder if the creative arts are not a mercy act on God's part, allowing us an escape route from life's pain and anguish. I believe music is meant to heal, and when we place the word worship before the word music, this truth is magnified even more.

Why? First, because according to Scripture, worship is happening around the throne 24/7. God is pleased by our adoration and praise, and we will be worshipping Him for all eternity. Also, when Jesus walked the earth, He couldn't stop the power that caused hearts that were hardened to open, eyes that were blinded to see and legs that could not move to stand.

If God the Father loves adoration and praise and His Son loves healing, we have a pattern that appears to be both profound and, ultimately, prophetic.

I am convinced that if we can get the "tone" of God's love to lay across our melody lines and within our phrases, we would be able to access the spirit of a dying man and change its direction. The big question is not "Does God heal through worship?" but rather, "What kind of worship does He use to heal, and what kind of leader or writer does He use to do it?"

In the early Vineyard Music days, John Wimber visualized for Vineyard songwriters a circular progression that began with God and returned to God. His model was that, as writers, we were writing music as a direct result of God having given us a sound. Then we wrote those sounds down and gave them to the church. The church then gave those sounds in song straight back to God.

This created the image of a circular motion with a constant flow that always had every bit of the glory headed back to God.

I loved this picture! It propelled me to want to stay centered to hear from God what He was saying and promised that my delivery to the church would be well-phrased and hold a healing impact.

It's important to understand, however, that God is not looking for perfect leaders and writers. He is looking for perfect willingness. The willingness to be used is key.

I've been approached by many people, saved and unsaved, who have shared with me the healing impact my songs have had on their lives. I receive emails and sit stunned at the miracles God does in the sound of songs I've penned while I was trying desperately to hear from His heart.

I ponder the young African mother who escaped from the Lord's Resistance Army in the Sudan while singing a song of mine out loud, finding her way to the safety of a refugee camp.

Then there's the survivor of the 9/11 attacks who found healing and peace while singing worship songs while fleeing the north tower as it collapsed.

Perhaps the most riveting healing story was that of an American man abducted by the Taliban and tortured in captivity for two months. He described moments in his darkest hour where, miraculously, he would hear me sing worship over his wounds, giving him hope to face another day with his attackers.

There is power in the name of Jesus. We can say it, pray it or sing it, and God's healing is evident. Our willingness to be used by God, matched with our desire to know Him, inspires how much healing God pours into our tone and lyrics.


http://www.charismamag.com/spirit/supernatural/18086-with-healing-in-his-wings

There is  much  today  that people  call worship  that  is not worship  at all.
You  cannot  command  people  to worship God.
The worship of God  comes  when  perhaps  in the singing of His praises The Holy Spirit  as it were  unveils or opens the eyes  of  ones understanding  in some measure  to the beauty of His holiness.
or in prayer when you begin  to pray  as it were  "OUR (not my)  Father who art in heaven the Holy Spirit  breaks in   and what you  acknowledge   and understand of have HEARD of  he opens the eyes  to see  and worship  is the natural  expression  of what you 'see' Both  in Spirit  and in very truth.
But  music  alone  will not nor can  lead  people  to worship  though   very well crafted notes can  induce a ';feeling' that  feels like worship that is not.

Worship cannot be worked up.  Expecialy  by flashing lights   flames and drum beats and the manipulation   of a group  of people   into a jumping up and down and showing the same  charatertsitics  of a rock concert . and  if you put them side by side .The only difference  is that one is called 'christian'

"They that  worship  God must worship  him in Spirit and in truth "
I have observed  but never participated   in places  where it is asserted  that the spirit  is here  and the anointing of God  is there .But  what is manifested is a fair show of the flesh  and the  world  and while  it can be said   the spirit  is there  it is NOT  the HOLY Spirit.

To worship God  one can only worship  in and by and through n the Holy SPirit .
That  is also the Spirit  of truth.
and "In truth" That  is by the Word of God .The BODY  of truth.
Thus if it IS the Holy Spirit  who is  leading  the meeting then  he will NOT contradict  the Word of God.
Nor lead people  to do so.

in Christ
gerald

[.:Lily:.]

There is  much  today  that people  call worship  that  is not worship  at all.
You  cannot  command  people  to worship God.
The worship of God  comes  when  perhaps  in the singing of His praises The Holy Spirit  as it were  unveils or opens the eyes  of  ones understanding  in some measure  to the beauty of His holiness.
or in prayer when you begin  to pray  as it were  "OUR (not my)  Father who art in heaven the Holy Spirit  breaks in   and what you  acknowledge   and understand of have HEARD of  he opens the eyes  to see  and worship  is the natural  expression  of what you 'see' Both  in Spirit  and in very truth.
But  music  alone  will not nor can  lead  people  to worship  though   very well crafted notes can  induce a ';feeling' that  feels like worship that is not.

Worship cannot be worked up.  Expecialy  by flashing lights   flames and drum beats and the manipulation   of a group  of people   into a jumping up and down and showing the same  charatertsitics  of a rock concert . and  if you put them side by side .The only difference  is that one is called 'christian'

"They that  worship  God must worship  him in Spirit and in truth "
I have observed  but never participated   in places  where it is asserted  that the spirit  is here  and the anointing of God  is there .But  what is manifested is a fair show of the flesh  and the  world  and while  it can be said   the spirit  is there  it is NOT  the HOLY Spirit.

To worship God  one can only worship  in and by and through n the Holy SPirit .
That  is also the Spirit  of truth.
and "In truth" That  is by the Word of God .The BODY  of truth.
Thus if it IS the Holy Spirit  who is  leading  the meeting then  he will NOT contradict  the Word of God.
Nor lead people  to do so.

in Christ
gerald

I do not think you belong to that Church of Christ with no instruments allowed.

Music can relate to us in many ways. I'm just in my 20s and I probably have a different taste from those who are much older than me in their 70s. And as an artist, I love and *respect* ALL music and I know it is a powerful tool. You have no biblical right to say we can't dance or use rock music when we worship. The bible does not say if you are a Rock musician or a dancer then you can't worship God in truth. The bible said I can dance and use these instruments to worship him. Maybe you should read your bible more and get out of your Religious legalism.

We dance and even sweat a lot but I do not judge others who do not want to worship in dancing. I can use any music I want. Rock or probably DJ Hip-hop works better for me since I love dancing.

Psalms 98:7Let the sea in all its vastness roar with praise! 
Let the earth and all those living on it shout, "Glory to the Lord!"

Psalms 149:3Let them praise his name in the dance:  let them sing praises unto him with
the timbrel and harp.

Psalms 30:11Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: 
thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness.

Psalms 47:1O clap your hands, all ye people: shout unto God with the voice of triumph.


Here are some music that you should love :

Hillsong United - Break Free - With Subtitles/Lyrics

Tim Hughes 'Dance' Shepherds Bush, London

I think Tim Hughes is just awesome!  *blushing*

[Helen]

"Name" in this case is a synonym for "character."  The word J E S U S is not a magical thing.  You cannot order God around by using it.  You cannot command healing with magic words.

When we say we pray "in the name of Jesus," we are claiming to pray in His character, as He would pray. 

We still occasionally use the word 'name' in that older way.  If a man has a good name in town, in means people know his character and trust him and respect him. 

The "Name above all names" is somewhat the same as "King of kings."  It is a reference to the character of our Lord.

[.:Lily:.]

"Name" in this case is a synonym for "character."  The word J E S U S is not a magical thing.  You cannot order God around by using it.  You cannot command healing with magic words.

When we say we pray "in the name of Jesus," we are claiming to pray in His character, as He would pray. 

We still occasionally use the word 'name' in that older way.  If a man has a good name in town, in means people know his character and trust him and respect him. 

The "Name above all names" is somewhat the same as "King of kings."  It is a reference to the character of our Lord.

Amen. I agree.

[DaveW]

The word J E S U S is not a magical thing. 

The name is actually "Yeshua" which is "salvation." Almost every time you read "salvation" in the OT it is  "Yeshua" in the Hebrew.

[christs4life]

Exactly! the phrase "in the name of" didn't signify authorization but rather doing something in honor of, for the cause of, or as a representative of that name. That is how the first century Christians understood this phrase. Note the seven sons of Sceva attempted to use it as an incantation and look what happened.