In The Name, Power, Blood, and Authority of Jesus Christ!

    Therefore, God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name, which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, of those in Heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of the Father. Philippians 2:9-11

    Our victory cry in the midst of battle with the powers of darkness as we attack their strongholds of bondage and defeat their purpose to rob, kill and destroy! Years ago, Ipicked up this powerful phrase from my mentor who trained me. It is an anointed confession of our position in God's grace in regard to our calling to defeat our enemies!

   The devil tried to deceive Jesus in the wilderness when he said to Him, "If you are the Son of God turn this stone into bread!" If? Was there any doubt being baptized in the Holy Spirit as He descended upon Him in the form of a dove, and His heavenly Father saying to Him, "This is My beloved Son in whom I am well pleased?"

    Now, is there any doubt in your mind about who you are in Christ? When the devil comes to you and asks that question will you cower in shame and fear, or will you announce your position and stand and demand he flee? You had better settle this issue before you engage in battle with the powers of darkness, or they will absolutely turn you upside down!

    "And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons: they will speak with new tongues; "they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick and they will recover." Mark 16:15-18

POWER

    "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." Acts 1:8

    If you have not been baptized in the Holy Spirit, you have no power, without which the enemy will defeat you! It is imperative that you are Spirit filled so that you can defeat the powers of darkness, perform miracles and preach His gospel with boldness!

    Upon receiving His anointing my whole life changed, being filled with a boldness and power that I had never experienced. I immediately began to pray for the sick, cast outdemons and preach to anyone who would listen! For lack of an office, I would take drug addicts to Motel Six and see them set free by the power of God! Before long I was known as a deliverance minister, a title I did not want!

    A church in Oklahoma asked me to take over for their deliverance team so they could rest, so for a week or so I was it! It was amazing, one after another came to be set free from their bondage and the Spirit of God did not let them down, He came in power and glory!

    "Therefore, being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear." Acts 2:33

BLOOD

    Now may the God of peace, who through the eternal covenant brought back from the dead, our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing His will, and may He work in us what is pleasing to Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever, Amen. Hebrews 13:20-21

    Jesus shed His own blood to set man free from his sins and deliver him from his iniquities on the cross, but did you know that He bled in seven specific places to give us a complete cleansing from sickness, disease, generational curses and demonic possession?

    From the garden where he sweat blood, He received thirty-nine stripes, a crown of thorns, He was bruised and beaten, His hands and feet pierced, and finally His heart was pierced as He hung on the cross, all for us! The blood of Jesus is the center of Christianity without which no one could be saved and set free from their sins.

    As the old hymn says there is power in the blood, wonder-working power in the blood of Jesus! We who are born-again have the blood of Jesus in our veins, the supernatural cleansing of our sins and the power of the sacrifice of the Son of God for us!

    Jesus was wounded (pierced through) for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:5

AUTHORITY

    "Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you." Luke 10:19

    Jesus is not talking about bugs and snakes He is speaking of the powers of darkness,demonic entities sent against us to rob, kill and destroy! This authority is not only for the disciples of Jesus in His day, but for everyone who is born-again up until now! 

    Nothing has passed away and everything Jesus said He gave us is ours. He even said that greater works would be done by us who follow Him! It is hard to wrap your head around this but the same power that raised Jesus from the dead is in us! The same power that created the universe is also in us through the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

    I encourage you who are sold-out born-again followers of the Lord Jesus Christ to stand firm and take your world for Christ, fight the good fight of faith and defeat that which is assaulting your family, finances, health and marriage! You have been given all things that pertain to life and Godliness!

    All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. II Timothy 3:16,17

Your servant in Christ, Timothy Laughlin
   Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ