We live in a world that is saturated with names, celebrity names, brand names, political names, yet one name still stands above them all: Jesus.
In his latest installment of The Prophet’s Teaching Series, Mike Thompson dives deep into what makes the name of Jesus not just important, but powerful beyond measure.
“The power, the majesty, the glory, the wonder of that holy and blessed name,” Thompson explains. “We give adoration to the name of the person who not only died for our sins, but who was raised on the third day and then He ascended to the right hand of the Father in order to send the Holy Spirit and birth us.”
For believers, the name of Jesus is not just a label—it’s a gateway to salvation, authority and divine inheritance. Thompson pointed to 1 John 3:23, which commands us to “believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another.” But he emphasized the structure of the Greek text, explaining that there’s a difference between believing on and believing in His name.
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“Believing on the name of Jesus is salvation,” he says. “Believing in the name of Jesus is what taps you into the authority and the power of that particular name.”
Throughout his teaching, Thompson highlights how the name of Jesus embodies everything about who He is: “all the authority, character, rank, majesty, power and excellence that the name implies.”
Citing Philippians 2, he reminds listeners that “God has exalted Him and given Him a name above every name… every name in existence, in the spiritual realm, in the natural realm, in history past, in all of the future—there is no name that can measure up.”
One of the most powerful insights Thompson shares is that the authority of Jesus’ name isn’t arbitrary. According to Scripture, the name of Jesus carries power for three specific reasons:
- By inheritance – “The DNA of God was in Him,” Thompson explains, referencing Hebrews 1, where Jesus is shown to have received His name as the Son of God.
- By conferral – “God gave Him the name that was reserved in heaven,” Thompson says, citing Philippians 2 and Ephesians 1.
- By conquest – “By kicking the devil’s butt,” he says plainly. Jesus “destroyed sin, spiritual death, [and] the hold of Satan.”
This triple crown of authority makes the name of Jesus uniquely equipped to carry divine power. Thompson points out, “Everything that the blood of Jesus has purchased for us is released by the name of Jesus. The authority of release is in the name of Jesus.”
He offered seven vital facts that every believer should know about the name of Jesus:
- Acts 4:7–10 – The name of Jesus holds the same power and authority as Jesus Himself.
- Acts 4:12; Romans 10:13 – We are saved and can only be saved by the name of Jesus.
- Acts 2:38 – We are baptized in the name of Jesus.
- Ephesians 3:14–15 – When born into the family of God, the name of Jesus belongs to us.
- 2 Corinthians 5:20; Mark 16:15–18 – We are ambassadors with the power of attorney to use Jesus’ name.
- John 16:23–24 – We pray to the Father in the name of Jesus.
- Colossians 3:17 – We are to be totally controlled by the name of Jesus.
“It’s in us, it’s among us, it’s over us, we use it, it comes out of our lips, it’s in our thoughts—all because of the power of the name,” Thompson says.
In a time where everything is being challenged—faith, identity, truth—the one constant believers can trust in is the name of Jesus. As Thompson so clearly states, “You can bank on the name of Jesus. You can trust in the name of Jesus. You can use the name of Jesus with victory.”
And that’s a name worth remembering.
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James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.
