The name of the Lord is a Strong Tower

China has built the Great wall to keep the enemy out, but it can’t stop the enemy of the 21st century from coming in. In the times of old towers were built in the land as fortresses to guard against marauders and any uprising in the land. Nations and cities needed walls to protect themselves. Modern technology can leap over walls and come into your living room.

With this development we can see a change in the morals and values in the Chinese Society. The Chinese are embracing the Western way of life at alarming rate. Western films, music and DVD are having a powerful impact on the young people of this nation and in this area there is no control. But let me say the standard of TV censorship is very good compared to the west. I have noticed with my students, they dress the same as the young people in the West. The enemy is coming in like a flood; the people are looking for answers. The Lord said He would raise up a standard and in His name the enemy shall flee.  

Isaiah 59:19 And they shall fear the name of Jehovah from the west, and from the rising of the sun, his glory. When the adversary shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of Jehovah will lift up a banner against him. (Darby)

Q1/ God will raise the banner. (True or false)

The standard can be broken into three parts.

i.    Jesus.

ii.    The word of God.

iii.    The universal Church.

For the purpose of this study, we will only look at His name Jesus.

Proverbs 18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. (KJV)

Q2/ Jesus name is a strong tower. (True or false)

Q3/ Who can run into the strong tower?………………

Q4/ Will we be safe if we come into Jesus? (YES or No)

A/ It’s the Name above all other names.

Ephesians 1:21 far above all principality and authority and power and dominion, and every name being named, not only in this world, but also in the coming age. (KJV)

Q5/ Who’s name is above all names?…………………..

B/ Call on that name for salvation.

We enter THE strong tower by calling on the name of the LORD and His name is JESUS. It is sad that only some will call on His name for salvation.

Acts 4:12 Only Jesus has the power to save! His name is the only one in all the world that can save anyone.( CEV)

Q6/ You don’t need to call on Jesus name to be saved. (True or false)

Q7/ Jesus has the power to save. (True or false)

C/ In His Name we are lead through the waters’ of baptism.

Jesus has demonstrated in obedience to the scriptures regarding righteousness, that we are to follow Him through the waters of baptism.

Acts 19:5 And hearing, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. (MKJV)

Q8/ They were baptized in the name of Jesus. (True or false)

Q9/ Should we follow Jesus and be baptized? (Yes or No)

D/ In His Name we receive the baptism with the Holy Spirit with evidence of speaking in tongues.

As we see in the book of acts when Paul prayed fro the believers they received Holy Spirit.

Acts 19:6 And as Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. (KJV)

Q10/ The believers didn’t receive the Holy Spirit. (True or false)

Q11/ They spoke in tongues and prophesied. (True or false)

E/ Ask God in prayer in Jesus’ Name to see signs, wonders, gifts of the Spirit, healings, demons flee.

Jesus gave us all authority in His name to do many signs and wonders and that has not changed. When we read the word of God we know His will and as we pray it, Jesus will do it for us.

John 14:13 And whatever you may ask in My name, that I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. (MKJV)

Q12/ We can ask for thing in our own name. (True or false)

Q13/ The father will be glorified. (True or false)

F/ Make disciples nations; telling them He is The great hope.

All of us who have become believers in Jesus and follow Him have been baptized. We have the good news of salvation and Jesus has directed us to tell the world.

Mark 16:15 And He said to them, Go into all the world, proclaim the gospel to all the creation.16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved, but he who does not believe will be condemned. (MKJV)

Galatians 3:27 For as many as were baptized into Christ, you put on Christ. (MKJV)

Q14/ Jesus never told us to make disciples of nations. (True or false)

Q15/ We are in Christ the strong tower. (True or false)

G/ Call on His Name

The devil will try to stop you from calling on Jesus’ Name. Don’t let him! Let the Name above all other names be often on your lips. Jesus, Jesus.

Satan is raging and roaring around trying to steal and destroy you. Scripture tells us that everything that can be shaken will be shaken. God's kingdom is soon to be fully established on earth. The tower is Jesus and if you want to come in all you need to do is call His name and ask for forgiveness.

ll Corinthians 5:l7 So that if any one is in Christ, that one is a new creature; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.  (MKJV  

Q16/ Satan will leave you alone if you are saved. (True or false)

Q17/ Do you want to enter into the safe tower that God has provided? (Yes or No)

Q18/ You will become a new creation. (True or false)

We need His name for defense as well as when we are on the attack.

H/ RUN

We must make all haste to run quickly from sin or it will take us. When we run quickly into this tower of the name of Jesus we will have the strength we need, His Name is a strong tower, powerful and safe for us.

Deuteronomy  32:35 Vengeance and retribution belong to Me. Their foot shall slide in time, for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come on them make haste (MKJV)

Q19/ We don’t need to run from sin. (True or false)

Q20/ We need to run to Jesus. (True or false)