• GET GOD’S ATTENTION /MfanyeMungu akusikilize•MARK 10:46 – 52
•Theme: Have Unstoppable Faith•Introduction•Bartimaeus is a good example when we talk about unstoppable faith and persistence. •I am always inspired by his faith and persistence. •Faith is an assurance of things hoped for Heb. 11:1•Persistence means determination, resolution, pushiness.••••Disability was considered a curse.•Bagging was the only right for people with disabilities in Israel. Lev. 25: 35 – 38
LESSONS•••1. Faith is Personal not generic
Mk 10:47-48 ; Mat.9:21-22•It was faith that moved Jesus to perform miracles. (quickly I found 6 verses) “Your faith has healed you” Matt. 9:22; Mk5:34;Mk 10:52;LK 8:48;LK 18:42; Lk7:50•
The faith of the bleeding woman Mat. 9:20-22•2. Faith causes God to Respond Mark 10:49•The faith of Bartimaeus caused Jesus Christ to stop the journey and attend to him. “Jesus stopped and said, call him.”•The bleeding woman’s faith
Mt.9:21-22•“Jesus stopped” and called her “daughter, YOUR FAITH HAS HEALED YOU.” ••Luk. 18:1-8 The persistent widow
•The prayer of Elijah 1King 18:43• Six times there was nothing, the 7th time something happened.•3. Faith takes you away from obstructions. Mk 10:50
Throwing away his cloak marked the following: •It was an act of faith for a better future.•A decision to no longer rely on anything he may have relied on before coming to Jesus.•Heb.12:1 “Lay aside every weight”•Let us value God than anything else.•Examine your own life and find out what things impede your walking in the full blessings of God.•Throw them away and have faith in God for a new beginning and better life in Christ.•CONCLUSION•Faith and persistence have power attract God’s attention. Do you have any need that needs God’s attention?• Have faith in Him and call him.•Have you called many times without a response? Do not give up! Call again and again.•Do not allow other voices to silence you. •
