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Heaven Meets Earth Week 46
What if the most important question we will ever face is not whether we know Jesus, but whether Jesus knows us? That single shift in perspective cuts right to the heart of what it means to have genuine faith. Drawing from Acts 19, we are taken into the city of Ephesus, the occult capital of the Roman world, where seven men attempted to use the name of Jesus like a magic formula, only to be overpowered by the very darkness they thought they could control. The demon's response is haunting: Jesus I know, Paul I recognize, but who are you? That question is not just for the sons of Sceva. It is for every one of us. We are challenged to examine whether our faith is truly our own or whether we have been coasting on borrowed belief, leaning on a parent's devotion, a grandparent's legacy, or a church membership card. Proximity to the gospel is not the same as a relationship with the One the gospel is about. This message calls us to move beyond knowing the name to actually knowing the Person, and to ask ourselves honestly whether our lives reflect a faith that is real, costly, and transformative.
