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! The Power of Faith
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The Ability to See What Others Cannot and Receive What Never Existed Before
*Mark 10:46-52*
*46 *Then they came to Jericho.
As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (that is, the Son of Timaeus), was sitting by the roadside begging.
*47* When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
*48* Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"
*49* Jesus stopped and said, "Call him."
So they called to the blind man, "Cheer up!
On your feet!
He's calling you."
*50* Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.
*51* "What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him.
The blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to see."
*52* "Go," said Jesus, "your faith has healed you."
Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
!! Jesus is Near
!!! Like Bartimaeus, You Need to Have a Fresh Encounter with Him
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\\ *Principle:*/ What you believe you are labeled determines your destiny./
Something happens when Jesus is near; faith and hope, and the promise of new possibilities arise in the hearts of those who encounter Him.
Think of Bartimaeus… he was known as Blind Bartimaeus! His disability became his name.
He was known by his condition of failure and misfortune.
That was the label put upon him by all who walked by him.
It was more than an external physical healing that Bartimaeus needed.
He needed something done on the inside.
His destiny changed when Jesus gave him a new label.
Jesus wants to do more than what you are asking Him to do!
What are you labeled as today?
/You need to have your label changed!/
Even towns, cities, and nations can be labeled.
One even said of Jesus’ hometown, “Nazareth?
Can anything good come for there?”
How is Latin America viewed today in the world?
Most likely, you are labeled because of where you are from, the town, city, nation, or people group.
You can be labeled by your family heritage or by something wrong that you have done.
Regardless, Jesus wants to change how you are labeled!
It is a change of destiny that he will provide in a fresh encounter with him.
*Principle:* /Something happens to anyone who encounters Jesus.
Faith develops./
*Matthew 17:20 *“…if you have faith as small as a *mustard seed*, you can say to this mountain, `Move from here to there' and it will move.
Nothing will be impossible for you."
Faith begins as a mustard seed, but then grows to enormous heights.
It begins beneath the surface where no one can see.
In the end, it sprouts forth into greatness, out in the open, for all eyes to behold, and for all glory to be given to God!
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\\ *Principle:* /Your proximity to Jesus determines the development of faith in your heart and your ability to believe./
Jesus said,
*John 15:7 */“If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you.”/
Just before this, Jesus said, “Without me, you can do nothing.”
The branch has to be attached firmly to the vine for there to be fruitfulness.
This is what happened with Bartimaeus.
He got closer to Jesus, face to face.
There has to be close proximity.
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\\ *Principle:* /There are times that we are blinded in life and cannot see Jesus for ourselves./
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Isaiah (6:1) was blinded by his relationship to King Uzziah.
It wasn’t until the king died that Isaiah saw the Lord.
Lot was held back by his wife.
Elisha’s servant could not see the armies of heaven surrounding the armies of Aram.
Balaam could not see the angel of the Lord with his sword drawn, though his donkey could.
From God’s Favorite Houses; Tommy Tenny; pp.
21-24
!!!! Bartimaeus Couldn’t See Jesus for Himself
Frankly, we all need to be baptized with the spirit of Bartimaeus.
This is the blind man who ignored the disapproval of the crowd to cry out to Jesus for mercy.
Bartimaeus couldn’t see Jesus for himself.
He was blind and had to believe in blind faith the testimony of someone else who told him, “Jesus is close.”
We must confess, “I’m blind and I can’t really tell how close He is, but if somebody around me says He’s near, then I refuse to let Him pass me by.”
Sometimes the cares of the day and the weariness of life can temporarily blind us or so numb our senses that we can’t perceive the nearness of God.
That didn’t stop Bartimaeus.
Why should it stop us?
When you can’t see, feel, or sense the presence of God, that is the time to find someone you can trust who /can/ sense His presence.
When this witness tells you, “He’s close, He’s here,” take them at their word.
/Go for it!/
Begin to lift your hands and cry out to Him by faith.
Sometimes all you need to know is that He is near.
Hungry cries from your heart will attract Him closer.
After all, doesn’t God’s Word tell us, “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise”?
God cannot turn away from brokenness.
/Tears turn on the faucet of God’s compassion./
On the other hand, what happens when you know He is close and do nothing about it?
Bartimaeus was just a blind beggar on the side of the road outside the city of Jericho, but he touched the heart of God with his hungry pleas while the people of Jericho evidently missed their visitation.
One blind man “saw” more than the entire city and delayed Deity long enough for a miracle!
Tonight, I am here to tell you that Jesus is near.
This is your time.
I announce to you a visitation from on high.
How long it lasts is up to you.
All I know is that, after tonight, you will not be the same, if you will get off the sideline and cry out to the Lord who is near.
Like Bartimaeus, you must cry out until you are heard – even if the breakthrough comes next week or next month.
For out of that breakthrough, from the encounter with Jesus, faith will come that can move mountains.
\\ *Principle:* /You cannot acquire miracle faith without encountering Jesus./
Some of you tried believing without the encounter, without having a visitation.
It’s like test tube pregnancy.
You figure out what I’m trying to say.
It doesn’t work in the kingdom.
It is in this passionate, intimate worship encounter, where you pour your heart out to Him with many tears and finally there is a breaking and His presence and the nearness of His glory floods your spirit.
It is in the encounter that faith is conceived and contained in your heart becomes the reality of the possibility of things coming into existence that never existed before!
!! Jesus is Capable
Walking through Jericho that day was one to whom all authority is given in heaven and earth.
The Royal Son of David who opens blind eyes, makes the lame walk, who cures the leper, who opens the ears of the deaf, who raises the dead, and preaches the good news to the poor, was passing through Jericho.
This is the revelation I want you to get a hold of today –that Jesus is royal, he is King! */This is the Jesus who is near!/*
The crowd when asked by this blind man told him that “Jesus of Nazareth” was passing by.
They described Jesus by his natural heritage and place of residence.
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