HUNDRED NAMES OF JESUS (FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION) From a sermon titled “HOW TO MOVE YOUR MOUNTAINS” By: Rev. Festus A. Ekenyere Let us take this wonderful, faith building song before going into the message of today. The song talks about my mountain moving God. You should know it, so, let us sing it together – “Greater that all my problems, greater than anything; God is greater than any mountain, you can or cannot see. 2x.” Sing it again and again until you feel the move of the Holy Spirit in you. Thank God for this important moment we are to hear from Him. It is a moment God ordained to move away all your “mountains” no matter how tall and big they are. God is greater than all of them! Hallelujah! God has a message for you today. It is a message of hope; a message of encouragement; a message of comfort and a message that will help you live a successful, purposeful, holy Christian life here on earth. For the interest of those of you who want to go by titles, the tile of my message today is “HOW TO MOVE YOUR MOUNTAINS”. Do you know what I call “mountains”? they are all kinds of problems, hardships, sicknesses, ill-treatment, personality breakages and divers kind of afflictions. You can also call them temptations, trials or testing. It all depends on how you look at them. The primary aim of Satan’s attack is to obstruct your movement with God thereby stealing your blessings. The devil can attack you with any size of his “mountains”. Note that mountains belong to the devil; he only attacks you with them just as a soldier fights with his weapons of warfare. Some of you believe that “mountains” are yours. No! they are not. Somebody said to me, “Pastor, please pray for me, I have headache”. And I said, “I am not praying for you because I don’t want to be covetous”. If you have headache, go home with it. But if you believe that Satan has it, send it back to him” Hallelujah! Friend, Satan only attacked you with that “mountain”, it is his weapon of warfare. It can be removed! Every problem has a solution. Press the right button – THE BITLE – and you will find the solution. Every problem is a stranger including that which you are passing through NOW. Of course, you know that every stranger must go no matter how long it stays. Therefore, stop climbing or resting at those “mountains” rather, remove them. Yes! They can be removed. Sometimes when you are faced with a lot of difficulties, you become discouraged; it appears to you as though your prayers are unanswered. Doubts arise within you. You begin to think about the worthwhileness of serving an “absent” Christ. Beloved, be courageous. After today you will begin to turn your impossibilities into possibilities. Somebody says “Pastor you don’t understand. I am just passing through this hell as a normal course of Christian life”. Friend, a line of demarcation has to be drawn between your temptation and the mountain I am talking about today. I believe that every person will experience all kinds of trials, tests or temptations. Temptation does not necessarily mean solicitation to sin, but it is a testing of character. God allows it to test the genuine element in one’s professed faith. Even in the midst of temptations, you are born to sin – I John 5:4 says – “For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith”. You see, your temptations can be removed from your way.
What of when you are deliberately attacked by Satan? Do you want to tell me that poverty, chronic and all kinds of nasty problems are there for you enjoyment? God forbid! They can be REMOVED! Let us stop here and go to the Bible – Our Heavenly Constitution. The Christian race can be likened to the exodus of the children of Israel from Egypt through the wilderness to the Promised Land. I would like us to examine closely the attitude of the Israelites toward mount Horeb or Seir. It is recorded in the book of Deuteronomy thus – “The Lord our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount” – Chapter 1:6. Again in chapter 2 verses 2-3, we read – “ And the Lord spake unto me saying, Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.” The Israelites were satisfied with the condition they found themselves at the bottom of mount Horeb. Little did they know that it was the desire of Satan to use that to obstruct their movement unto higher grounds. What is your attitude toward that problem? Do you take it as part of life? Do you feel you can not go beyond that limit? God said to the Israelites – “Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates. {all...: Heb. all his neighbours} Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them. {set: Heb. given}” Deut. 1:7-8 That condition and position is not your end. You can go beyond that therefore, do not just get satisfied and take it as part of your life. You are born to win. Arise and posses the land (your rightful place) which the Lord has promised you. Do not be passive any longer. If God has promised you healing, prosperity, family stability, break-through in your ministry and business, and so on; these are your promised land and the Canaanites and Lebanon which God has set before you and His commandment is – “go in and possess the land.” Why are you then satisfied at the bottom of mount Horeb? Friend, that sickness, poverty, family instability, unsuccessful ministry and business, are like Satan’s strategy to obstruct your movement with God. Refuse it and be patient enough to learn how to move them from your way. Jesus knew that there must be mountains on our ways. So, He took some time to teach us the steps to mountain removal. In the book of Mark chapter 11:12-14, we read these words - “And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.” You may begin to imagine why Jesus cursed the fig tree for having no fruit thereon when it is clear that it was not the time for figs. There is always a purpose for every thing the Lord does. He did this to teach us how aggressive we can be to the devil whenever we discover that he is obstruction our movement with one mountain or the other. Jesus, the Bible says was hungry on His way to Jerusalem. The hunger was not killing. He could as well have taken a meal when He got to Jerusalem. But when He saw the fig tree with leaves, He was attracted to it. Tradition holds it that when there are leaves on a fig tree, there must be figs on it. But in the case of this particular tree, there were leaves but no fig. this is a kind of Satan’s deception. The beautiful leaves on the fig tree attracted Jesus thereby distracting Him from His course. He was therefore grieved in the Spirit hence the curse upon the tree. How true is this in our journey to eternal life today? The devil most of the times suggests a counterfeit solution to problems we are facing in life. Satan’s solution to problems always takes one out of the way of God. That also is a mountain which can be removed. Get grieved, and behave like Jesus! Jesus succeeded in His ministry because He never climbed and rested upon any
mountain, neither was He satisfied at the bottom of it. Because He succeeded, you must also succeed. Only follow His footsteps. The Bible records further - “And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. {Have...: or, Have the faith of God} For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, what things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.” Mark 11:20-26. In the above text, Jesus gave us the assurance that the mountains MUST be removed if only we will take these steps – STEPS TO MOUNTAIN REMOVAL 1. LOOK INTO THE WORD OF GOD As I said earlier, every problem has a solution. This solution can only be found in the Word of God – The Bible. The Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy and said – “Study to show theyself approve unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” II Timothy 2:15. Private and corporate Bible study is a vital step to mountain removal. As you study the Word of God, you will know the mind of God concerning that problem. Satan will find it difficult to deceive you with his craftiness because you will “be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried away with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;” Ephesians 4:14. I therefore encourage you “that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith, that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breath, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God.” Ephesians 3:17-19. 2. SPEAK TO THE MOUNTAIN Having known what the Bible says about the problem, the next course of action is to speak to it. There is power in your spoken word. The Bible says – “A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth, and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof:” Proverbs 18:20-21 In Mark 11:14, we heard Jesus spoke to the fig tree. The word He spoke produced result in verse 20 – “they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.” Joshua the son of Nun had similar problem in his fight to possess the land. He needed to conquer five kings if he must make it, but behold, the sun was about to set and the moon was coming out. If Joshua was to wait till the following day, some of the kings would have escaped, so, Joshua spoke out and said – “Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou moon, in the valley of Ajalon.” And the Bible says – “and the sun stood still and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies.” Joshua 10:12-13 Joshua spoke and had result, if you will only speak to that circumstance as a child of God today in the name of Jesus, you also will have result. 3. BELI ELIEVE EVE GO GOD, TRU TRUST HIM HIM AND AND DO NOT NOT DO DOUBT UBT Your spoken word must be word of faith spoken in agreement with God. Joshua spoke according to the will of God. He trusted God to honour his words even though such a thing had never happened before. He believed God and had a favourable result. Joshua 10:12. Jesus said – “Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall
say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass, he shall have whatsoever he saith.” Mark 11:22-23 If your “mountains” are to move according to your words, you MUST have absolute trust and faith in God. In other words, you MUST have God’s kind of faith. You MUST believe in your spoken word without wavering. The Apostle James speaks of asking something from God or speaking to change a situation when he said – “But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” James 1:6-8. See also Proverbs 3:5; 30:5; 29:25; Psalm 37:2-7 4. AFFE AFFECT CT THE THE SPI SPIRI RITU TUAL AL ROOT ROOT OF THE THE MOUN MOUNTA TAIN IN Every circumstance has a spiritual root. Except the root is attacked and destroyed, the physical will not change. The leaves of the fig tree withered because Jesus affected the roots. The word of God is quick and powerful – Hebrews 4:12. It smiths men in their lives and consciences. No wonder Jesus said – “ … the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” John 6:63. The circumstances you face today are not eternal because they are visible, they can be handled. It is their roots which are eternal because they cannot be seen with the physical eyes. The Apostle Paul speaking to the church in Corinth said – “while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” II Corinthians 4:18. As you effectively affect the spiritual root of that mountain, the physical substance will surely change to fall in line with the Word of God. The physical condition is not the final verdict. The Word of God has the final verdict and it lies in the spiritual realm. 5. MAINTAIN A FORGIVING SPIRIT Unforgiveness is a major hindrance to mountain removal. We live in a world where the principle of sowing and reaping prevails. Jesus said – “For with same measure that ye mete withal, it shall be measured to you again.” Luke 6:38. Therefore He said “And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.” Mark 11:25-26. Except your sins are cleansed by the precious blood of Jesus, you cannot find favour with God. The Prophet Isaiah said - “Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. {have hid: or, have made him hide}” Isaiah 59:1-2. As long as you allow unforgiving spirit to have dominion over you, you abide with your iniquities and moving of that mountain becomes impossible. As you forgive others their trespasses, you are opening God’s own door of forgiveness for your trespasses. This is the only time you can join affinity with God to move your mountains. The Psalmist said - “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.” Psalm 32:1-2. The word that is translated “blessed” means happy or prosperous. In other words, “prosperous is the man unto who the LORD imputeth not iniquity.” A prosperous man is one who knows the best way of moving mountains. He prospers in whatsoever he does – Psalm 1:1-3. 6. ALL ALL M MOU OUNT NTAI AINS NS MUST MUST BE MOVE MOVED D I IN N T THE HE NAME NAME OF JESU JESUS. S. Jesus said – I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit. For without me ye can do nothing.” John 15:5. Again He said – “if ye ask anything in my name, I will do it.” John 14:14. The desires of your heart concerning that situation have to be spoken in the name
of Jesus. You have to do the speaking; commanding and condemning but it must be in His name. The name “JESUS” is so powerful that every power bows at its mention. The name of Jesus appeared in one way or the other in all the sixty-six books of the Bible. The name was hidden in the Old Testament and was revealed in the New Testament for you and me. You know the mountain before you now, plead the name of Jesus from the underneath against it and watch it move – Philippians 2:9-11. Every name of Jesus is a living revelation of the eternal Son of God; each introducing you to a unique aspect of His infinite nature. As you meditate on these names, it is my prayer that each will leave you with a greater sense of awe, worship, adoration and understanding for the ONE who is greater than all mountains. IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS 3:15 – He is the seed of the woman. EXODUS 12:3,5,11 – He is our Passover Lamb. LEVITICUS 1:5 – He is our High Priest. NUMBERS 14:14 – He is our Pillar of Cloud by day and Pillar of Fire by night. 24:17 – He is the Star out of Jacob. DEUTERONOMY 18:15 – He is the Prophet like Moses JOSHUA 5:14 – He is the Captain of the LORD’s host. JUDGES 2:16, 18 – He is our Judge and Law Giver. RUTH 2:1 – He is our Kinsman and Mighty man of wealth. I & II SAMUEL I Samuel 9:6 – He is our Trusted Prophet. KINGS & CHRONICLES I Chron. 28:4 – He is our Reigning King. EZRA 7:6 – He is our Faithful Scribe NEHEMIAH 2:1-20 – He is the Rebuilder of the broken down walls of human life. ESTHER 6:7-11 – He is our Mordecia. JOB 19:25 – He is our Ever Living Redeemer. PSALMS 2:2 – He is the Anointed of the LORD 23:1 – He is our Shepherd 24:7 – He is the King of Glory PROVERBS & ECCLESIASTICS Proverbs 1:1, 2 – He is our Wisdom SONGS OF SOLOMON 1:1, 2 – He is our Living Bridegroom 2:1 – He is the Lillie of the Valley 2:1 – He is the Rose of Sharon ISAIAH 9:6 – He is the Prince of Peace 37:23 – He is the Holy One of Israel 53:3 – He is our Man of Sorrows JEREMIAH
23:5 – He is the Righteous Branch 23:6 – He is the Lord our Righteousness LAMENTATION 1:16 – He is the Weeping Prophet EZEKIEL 1:28 – He is the Glory of the LORD DANIEL 3:25 – He is the Fourth Man in the fiery furnace of human life. 7:9 – He is the Ancient of days 9:24 – He is the Most Holy HOSEA 2:19, 20 – He is the Faithful Husband JOEL 2:28, 29 – He is the Baptizer with the Holy Ghost. AMOS 1:1, 2 – He is our Burden Bearer OBEDIAH 17, 18 He is the Mighty to save JONAH 3:1-3 – He is our Foreign Missionary MICAH 5:1 – He is the Judge of Israel 5:2 -15 – He is the Messenger with beautiful feet. NAHUM 1:15 – He is the Avenger of God’s elect. HABAKKUK 2:5-20 – He is God’s Evangelist. ZEPHANIAH 3:17 – He is Our Saviour HAGGAI 2:7 – He is the Desire of all nations 2:18, 19 – He is the Restorer of God’s lost heritage. ZACHARIAH 3:8 – He is the Branch 9:9 – He is the King of Zion 13:1, 12 – He is the Man that openeth in the house of David. 14:9 – He is the King over all the earth MALACHI 4:2 – He is the Sun of Righteousness with healing in His wings. HALLELUJAH! WHO IS THIS FOURTH MAN? IN THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. MATTHEW 1:23 – He is the God with us 12:18 – He is the Beloved of God 16:15-17 – He is Son of the Living God. ST. MARK 12:10 – He is the Head of the Corner 14:61, 62 – He is the Son of the Blessed ST. LUKE 2:25 – He is the Consolation of Israel 4:34 – He is the Holy One of God 22:22 – He is the Son of Man ST. JOHN 1:14 – He is the Only Begotten of the Father 1:36 – He is the Lamb of God 6:35 – He is the Bread of life 8:58 – He is the I Am
9:5 – He is the Light of the World ACTS OF THE APOSTLES 3:15 – He is the Prince of life 10:36 – He is the Lord of all 10:42 – He is the Judge of the quick and the dead. ROMANS 3:26 – He is the Justifier 9:33 – He is the Rock of Offence I & II CORINTHIANS I Cor. 1:2 – He is the Sanctifier I Cor. 1:24 – He is the Power of God GALSTIANS 3:13 – He is the Redeemer from the Curse of the law. EPHESIANS 1:22 – He is the Head over all things 3:8 – He is the Christ with the unsearchable riches PHILIPPIANS 4:19 – He is the Supplier of all needs COLOSIANS 1:15 – He is the Image of the Invisible God 1:18 – He is the Head of the body – the Church 1:27 – He is the Hope of Glory 2:9 – He is the Fullness of Godhead bodily I & II THESSALONIANS II Thess. 2:1, 2 – He is the Coming King I & II TIMOTHY I Timothy 1:17 – He is the King Eternal I Timothy 2:5 – He is the Mediator between God and man. II Timothy 4:8 – He is the Righteous Judge TITUS 2:11-14 – He is our Faithful Pastor PHILEMON 10-13 – He is the Friend that sticks closer than a brother. HEBREWS 3:1 – He is the Apostle of our profession 4:14 – He is our Great High Priest 5:9 – He is the Author of Eternal Salvation 13:20 – He is the Blood of our everlasting covenant. JAMES 5:13-15 – He is the Great Physician I & II PETER I Peter 2:4 – He is the Living Stone I Peter 2:6 – He is the Chief Cornerstone I Peter 2:25 – He is the Bishop of our Souls I Peter 5:4 – He is the Chief Shepherd I, II, III JOHN I John 1:1 – He is the Word of life I John 4:8 – He is Love JUDE 14 – He is the Lord coming with ten thousands of His angels. REVELATION 5:5 – He is the Lion of the tribe of Judah 19:11 – He is the Faithful and True 19:16 – He is the King of kings and Lord of lords 21:6 – He is the Alpha and Omega 22:16 – He is the Bright and Morning Star.
The name of Jesus is a weapon only to those who receive Him as Lord and personal Saviour. You can be one of those victorious people who find it so easy to move mountains in the name of their Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. If you have made up your mind to receive Jesus and be born-again, here are the steps to follow1. Realiz Rea lize e you you are a sin sinner ner who nee needs ds to be sav saved ed fro from m the the wra wrath th to com come. e. The Bible says, “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God” Romans 3:23. “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way.” Isaiah 53:6. 2. Reali Realize ze you your r pena penalt lty y for for sin is death death. . Ther There e is is no no way way a sin sinner ner can go unpunished. “For the wages of sin is death.” Romans 6:23. “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement.” Hebrews 9:27 3. Confe Confess ss you your r sins sins to God alo alone ne and belie believe ve tha that t He He has has for forgiv given en you according to His word. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” John 1:9 4. Reali Realize ze t tha hat t Chris Christ t paid paid you your r pena penalty lty. . “But “But God com commen mendet deth h His His love love towa towards rds us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8. “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16. 5. Repen Repent; t; rec receiv eive e Him Him who pai paid d your your pen penalt alty. y. “Re “Repen pent t ye ye ther theref efore ore, , and and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.” Acts 3:19. 6. Accep Accept t Chris Christ t by faith faith. . “For “For by by grace grace are ye sav saved ed thro through ugh fai faith: th: and that that not of yourselves it is the gift of God.” Ephesians 2:8. 7. You You must must t then hen con confes fess s Jesu Jesus s as you your r pers persona onal l Lord Lord and and Savi Saviou our. r. “Tha “That t if tho thou u shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Romans 10:9, 10. Once again God is saying, “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord; though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Isaiah 1:18. There is a need therefore, for you to call on the Lord in Prayer. If you cannot pray on your own, below is a sinner’s prayer who honestly repents. You can truly it your own confession; pray thusHeavenly Father, I come before your throne of grace in the name of Jesus Christ. I am sorry for my sins. I confess to you this day that I am a sinner, forgive me according to your promise. I accept and trust in the finished work of your Son Jesus Christ on the Cross of Calvary. Set me free Lord, and take control of my life henceforth. Thank you for saving me. I pray in Jesus’ name. Amen! Did you realize what you have just done? If so, congratulations and welcome to God’s family in Christ Jesus. Once again, I pray that the Holy Spirit will grant you deeper revelation of the Sonship and Lordship of Jesus Christ our Saviour. God bless you forever!