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  WHATSOEVER YE SHALL ASK THE FATHER IN MY NAME, HE WILL GIVE IT YOU
  by A.B. Simpson
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the power of Jesus' name as the key to
acceptance and the substitute for our worthiness, allowing us to receive
God's acceptance.

Topics: "Prayer", "The Name of Jesus"
Scripture References: John 14:13, Ephesians 2:6

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A.B. Simpson emphasizes the power of presenting Jesus' name in prayer,
illustrating that it is not our worthiness but Christ's endorsement that
grants us access to God's grace. He contrasts two men at a bank, where
the one with a worthless name is rejected while the one with the name of
Jesus is welcomed, highlighting that even the vilest sinner can be
accepted through Christ. Simpson urges believers to recognize Jesus as
the only worthy gift to God, who is pleased with His Son, and to accept
this divine testimony for their own lives. The sermon calls for a deep
satisfaction in Christ as the means to approach God with confidence.

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Two men go to the bank cashier, both holding in their hands a piece of
paper. One is dressed expensively and presents a gloved and jeweled
hand. The other is a rough, unwashed workman. The first is rejected with
a polite sentence; the second receives a thousand dollars over the
counter. What was the difference? The one presented a worthless name;
the other handed in a note endorsed by the president of the bank. just
so, the most virtuous moralist will be turned away from the gates of
mercy and the vilest sinner, if he presents the name of Jesus, welcomed
in. What shall we give to infinite purity and righteousness? Jesus! No
other gift is worthy for God to receive.

And He has given Him to us for this very end, to give back as our
substitute and satisfaction.

And God has "testified" of this gift what He has of no other: in Him He
is well pleased, and all who receive Him are accepted in the beloved
(Ephesians 2:6). Shall we accept the testimony that God is satisfied
with His Son? Shall we be satisfied with Him?

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