that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth,That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven and things on earth and things under the earth,
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… and bestowed on him the name above every other name, that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. Watch again. Having come all the way down, having brought the divine grace even to the furthest, darkest, and lowest places, he now, in the resurrection, brings back to the Father all that he has grasped. Think of Jesus now as the great fisher of men, if you want. This is how he did it. By the downward trajectory of the incarnation, he goes to the limits of God-forsakenness, so is now in the resurrection to return all of us sinners if we but hang on. Not negating free will. You got to hang on to the Lord. You got to say, all right, Lord, I'll accept. Okay, it's possible to reject even this acrobatic act of love. But see, having come all the way down, all he needs to do is to grasp onto him, say, yes, Lord, I accept. …
… from the name above every name. Philippians 2.10, at the name of Jesus, that every knee should bow of those in heaven and of those on earth and of those under the earth. I'm telling you, you gotta raise up the name of Jesus. It's the hay bearer of the Christian life. Jesus for my family. Jesus for my marriage. Jesus over Fresh Light Church. I'm speaking Jesus over your life. I'm speaking the resurrected blood of Jesus over that situation, over your children and grandchildren. I'm speaking Jesus over our country. I'm speaking Jesus over the children that are not yet born. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. Always, only Jesus. When you wake up at 2 a.m. afraid, speak his name. Say his name. When you're terrified and having a panic attack, you speak his name. You say his name. When you're worried, when you're afraid, lift up the name of Jesus Christ. Let that worship change the atmosphere. Let everything around, let the enemy know that you know he's there. …
… And where Paul closes this whole thing, his central treatise right in the middle of this amazing book is in Philippians chapter two, verses five through 11. and he says this he says in your relationships with one another have the same mindset as Christ Jesus you see the battle in the mind the mind of the flesh the mind of the spirit and he says to you if you want to see it differently have a different mind have the mind of Jesus because when you have the mind of Jesus you will see it differently and he says this is of our Savior who being in very nature God did not consider equality with God something to be used for his own advantage. You see, he's throwing shade on the first Adam. Adam thought he would be like God and he trusted his own wisdom and he looked at something and said, oh, it's pleasing and he ate it and he didn't see that it would kill him. …
Well, this Lent, we are walking with Jesus through the final week of his life. Last week, we began the Lenten season with Palm Sunday. On Sunday of Holy Week, Jesus came into Jerusalem riding on a donkey. He overturned the money changers' tables and those who were selling merchandise, selling doves for sacrifice, and he drove them out of the temple. And by the time he left the temple that day, the religious establishment was furious and wondering what had just happened. and were plotting already against him. So now we turn to Monday of Holy Week, Monday of that final week of Jesus' life. And he's gonna make his way from Bethany back to the temple. Let me just show you once more. This is a map of Jerusalem. This is the top of the Mount of Olives over here. There's Bethany. He's gonna come down the Mount of Olives, this time not riding a donkey, as near as we can tell. And he makes his way back over. …
… and gave him the name, that's Jesus, It is above every name that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow in heaven, on earth, and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge or confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, comma, to the glory of God the Father. Therefore, not done yet, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed not only my presence, but now much more my absence, continue to work out your salvation. I gave it to you, you go possess it I gave you the land Go take the land You got Jebusites, great, go take them You got Canaanites, fine, let's go take them You got the Hittites, I'm with you Let's go take the Hittites And let's clear this land of everything that's not God Let's wipe out everything in this story that is not Holy Spirit and does not honor Jesus, let's go take the land. Work out your salvation with fear and trembling for it is God who works in you to will and to act. …
Therefore, God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth. Every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. There's only one name that binds the world together, and that name, brief as it is, only five letters long, is Jesus. There is no other name given among us by which we might answer all the questions of life, the life to come also. Peter said it so well, there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved, Acts 4 verse 12. Left to ourselves, life is a crossword puzzle with far too many unanswered questions, but knowing the name of Jesus fills in all the blanks. Thinking back to crossword puzzles, I was reminded this week why I don't do them very often. …
He humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore, God has highly exalted him and given him a name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow of those things in heaven, of those things on earth, of those things under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord for the glory of the Father. What a gift. The gift of the name of Jesus. Every knee shall bow. Every tongue shall confess. The president's going to confess it of every nation. The king of every nation, the richest, the most powerful, the most ungodly, the biggest atheist in the world will bow their knee and tremble one day and confess Jesus is God. Jesus is Lord. The ultimate going force of God was the incarnation. God was manifest in flesh. I want to say it bold like I want to say it. Jesus is not one of many or one of several. Jesus is God. Jesus is God in the father. Jesus is God in the son. …
… and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Somewhere in the middle of the Lord of the Rings films, Frodo is sitting with the wizard Gandalf Lamenting his mission He had been tasked with returning the Ring of Power To the fires of Mordor So that it could be destroyed It was claimed that whoever had the Ring Had the power to rule over all Middle-earth Up to this point in the films Things were not nearly as bad as they would eventually be And yet Frodo says I wish it need not have happened in my time And Gandalf, with his wisdom of years, responds So do I, and so do all who live to see such times But that is not for them to decide All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us The end of the story is that Frodo, a hobbit Is the most unlikely character to bring an end to what was the reign of terror Brought about by the desire to dominate The fight over the Ring of Power led to a clash of all the peoples in Middle-earth, fighting for the domination it promised or to prevent others from wielding it. …
… and gave him the name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of the Father. Yes, there is coming a day in which every knee will bow. Every knee. Under the earth, that includes all the demonic forces, On the earth, that includes anybody who has ever lived on the earth. Above the earth, that would be the angelic cosmic powers of God. Every knee will bow. So the question is, have you bowed your knee to Christ? Because you do not want to wait until the day of judgment because that time will be too late. Bow this day so you'll be ready that day. such as the privilege of worshiping a king. We have a king. There's a reason that heavenly beings offer Jesus ceaseless worship right now in paradise. There is a reason that the elders place their crowns at the feet of Christ. …
… there is a name that is above every name that at the name of Jesus every knee Speak his name. Be careful. Bills get paid when you speak his name. Somebody open up your mouth and call his name again. Call his name. Bodies get healed. and at the name of Jesus every knee must bow every tongue must confess I bear witness there is no God like our God I know you are puffed up and you feel high about yourself but those of you that know we were created a little bit lower than the angels come on open up your mouth just start calling his name hey hey come on I dare you to start calling his name call his name like late in the midnight hour he'll turn it around put his name out of your mouth Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah My time is almost up But I need to just hear his name again Hallelujah. I want you right where you are with all the fervor, all the energy. …
… Gave him the name that is above every name. That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth and every tongue confess or acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord. Comma. I'm the best commas in the world. I grew up in a tradition where there was a really big, gigantic exclamation point right here. And that's where all the amens came. Every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. Amen. And I would always go, comma. Just gently, comma. the end of the story is not there. There is an exclamation point, but it's not that one. Or not that one. The end of the story is God's glory. And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. Amen. Let's just try it together. Cumberland, Trillith, let's try it together. And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. All right. He gets the glory forever. …
… So it is a true king who was offered a false coronation. The true and actual coronation of our Lord in heaven is described in Philippians chapter 2, verses 9 to 11, where Christ ascends to heaven, is given a name above every name, name Lord, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God on high as King of kings and Lord of lords." That's the heavenly coronation. The earthly coronation will come, and it's described in Revelation 19 and 20 when Christ returns in the future and establishes His millennial rule on earth. So this is neither a heavenly coronation or an earthly coronation. It is not even like a coronation. There are no dignitaries. There are no formalities. There is no regalia. There's no fanfare. It's more like His birth, which is featuring a donkey bringing His mother to Bethlehem, And this features the colt of a donkey bringing Him into Jerusalem. It's simple, it's humble, but it isn't a true coronation. He is, however, the true King. …
… others and not just in it to make sure you're taking care of yourself and then tom rainer goes on and adds he says we must adopt the mindset of christ like in philippians chapter 2 verse 5 through 11 that says let this mind be in you that was also in christ jesus we quote this we know this i've preached this and we still miss this let the mind of christ be in you well what did christ do in philippians chapter 2 verse 5 through 7 is what they call the christ hymn it's the christ hymn what did he do a couple things he did he did not consider equality with god as something to be used as his own advantage i'm about to walk back through this he emptied himself kenosis emptying himself by assuming the form of a slave he humbled himself he became obedient to the point of death he told the lord whatever you want me to do i'm going to do that so let's walk back through this although christ was equal with god had power prestige platform privilege he didn't let it go to his head he did not use it for his own advantage but instead he used his platform his privilege his his his uh his prestige to help somebody else that's why god can't elevate some of you because god knows if he gives you power and puts you over somebody else you will lose your whole mind you don't even have a position and you arrogant you don't even have a title and nobody …
… therefore because of his submission therefore god has highly exalted him and given him a name that is above every name that at the name of jesus every knee should bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth and every tongue should confess that jesus christ is lord to the glory of god the father so he submits to the father he is glorified and when he's glorified it brings glory to the Father. That is what a woman models through her submission in a biblical marriage relationship. That's what she paints as a picture for the entire world to see. when my wife paints that picture it doesn't make me want to dominate her or use her or abuse her when she paints that picture for me it makes me want to do any and everything in my power to see to it that she has everything that she needs and everything she wants in order to become the woman that God has called her to be this is the beauty of submission before I leave ladies let me leave you with this a lot of you left last week and heard what he's supposed to be, and we're all excited about that. …