Calling on the Name of the Lord
October 13, 2021 · 1:31:14 · Watch on YouTube ↗
These notes - summary, key points, and highlighted thoughts - were generated by AI from the recording and are not the preacher’s exact words.
Summary
The evening opened with a verse-by-verse study of Acts 25. The teacher walked through Paul's trial before Festus, the new Roman governor who replaced Felix in Caesarea. The Jewish leaders again pressed charges they could not prove and plotted to ambush Paul on the road, but Paul, a Roman citizen, appealed to Caesar - which turned out to be God's own way of bringing him safely to Rome. The study also sketched the history of King Agrippa and his sister Bernice, who arrived with great pomp to hear the prisoner.
The main message, brought by a visiting preacher, centered on Romans 10:13 - everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. He pressed a single truth: whoever calls on that name is saved, healed, and set free. Drawing on Cornelius in Acts 10 and the promises of Jesus in John's Gospel, he urged believers to call on Jesus by name with genuine faith, because the Spirit is never indifferent to a heart that cries out from the depths.
The sermon overflowed with testimonies from years of missionary work - a dying newborn restored, a woman freed after twenty years of torment, a drug addict healed of cirrhosis, a man delivered from demonic bondage, and the preacher's own survival of heart surgery and cancer. His conclusion was simple: the name of Jesus is a strong tower. Abide in Him, call on Him, and He will come and make His home in your heart.
Key Points
- Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved (Romans 10:13).
- Paul appealed to Caesar, trusting God's plan even while his enemies schemed.
- Calling on Jesus is not empty words; it must rise from real faith deep in the heart.
- The Holy Spirit is never indifferent to a sincere cry for help.
- God still heals and delivers today; the signs that follow believers have not ceased.
- Even in illness and suffering we can thank God, for He is at work repairing our lives.
- Abide in Christ and He will come and make His dwelling within you.
Devotional
When trouble presses in and your own strength runs dry, the simplest prayer is also the strongest: call on the name of the Lord. Cornelius prayed, and an angel told him to send for Peter, who would speak the words that saved his whole house. You may not see what the Spirit is doing, but heaven is never indifferent to a heart crying out from its depths. Run into that strong tower today, and let Jesus make His home in you.
Whoever calls on the name of the Lord is saved, healed, and set free.
The Holy Spirit is never indifferent to a heart that cries out from the depths.
God is repairing my life, and I have never once held a grievance against my heavenly Father.
