2009-09-20T13:21:32-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/empower/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%209:1-2&version=NIV 2009-09-20T13:21:32-05:00 Jesus empowers the disciples to go out into the world, preaching and healing in his name. Jesus doesn't grant them supernatural powers or magic; he merely gives them the authority to speak in his name--a name that no force on earth can refuse.