* I’ve built several businesses, one of them was a franchise that had my name.

* Using my name opened doors for my franchisees so they could earn business.

* It showed my approval of two things:

* 1) The person - I approved the person who could use my name.

* 2) The business - I approved the type of business the people who used my name would get into.

* As believers, we can use Christ’s name because He’s stamped His approval on us.

* But we have to make sure to request things in which He approves.

* Asking in Christ’s name is a privilege and a responsibility.

* A privilege because we’ll get what we ask for when it lines up with God’s best for our lives.

* A responsibility because we have to make sure we ask with a heart to glorify God (vs 13).

* To know God’s name is to know His nature - what He is and what He wants to do.

* So when we know God we'll know what to ask for because we know His nature.