1. The Faith which knew Christ (“Jesus, Son of David!”) those whom are chosen as the blessed people,
The Lord said to the blind man “Your faith has made you well”, what because they could hear, understand and accept sort of faith should we adopt so that our problems could be solved? It is <John 1: 12‐13>, and for all of their descendents, the faith which knew who Christ is. How much we know about Christ they will see God’s grace and God’s love will relates to our maturity in Life; how much we enjoy Christ relates to our flourish in them. strength in Life; how much we follow Christ relates to our crown of glory. A person’s life begins and revives from the moment when he/she c. For Bartimaeus’ faith (a faith which knew Christ) doesn’t knows Christ. only call his eyes to be opened, but it also made him a disciple of Christ and receive the blessings for eternal. a. The blind man Bartimaeus heard the news about the Lord – * * The Lord said: “Who do you say that I am?” and Simon The blind could see, the lame could walk, people with Peter said: “You are Christ, the son of the loving God” <Matt leprosy were cleansed, the deaf could hear, the dead could 16: 13‐20> be resurrected…; He’s heart only yearns that his eyes could be opened. Therefore, after he has heard about the Lord :‐ The Lord said: “Blessed are you, for flesh and blood has Jesus Christ, all that his heart could think is: “I want to see not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven”. Jesus Christ; I want to know this Jesus of Nazareth”. Because i. On this rock I will build My church of this great hope from him, that was the very important ii. The gates of Hades shall not prevail against it beginning / fundamental which had called him to be saved. iii. The keys of the kingdom of heaven… :‐ When we truly know our problems in our life, and we knew that we couldn’t solve our own problems, or others :‐ When depending on Christ, the saints could acknowledge all could not help us, and after we have heard the news of things and they have the ability to construct the “Most Holy Christ Jesus, “those whom have faith, will have an eternal Place” in their lives and enjoy God’s love, righteousness, strength, life, the sick will be healed, their spirit will be rested and in victory, abundance anytime… In everything, our faith in Christ is everything they are called to be blessed…”; Therefore when build with solid foundation and principles. we know in our hearts that “we have to know Him more” and once we have hope, this is the time when the Holy Spirit :‐ For the things which could not revive lives, strength, fruits of starts working in our lives. life, they do not belong to Christ; Those who couldn’t enjoy are :‐ For those whom are able to see the beginning with a heart never call to be disciples of the Lord. of meekness, lament, thirst for righteousness and those whom are pure in heart will be blessed. d. The more we know Christ, the more strength we gain, the more changes we have… b. More importantly, Bartimaeus knew Nazareth Jesus is “The i. The entire life of a disciple is call only to know Son of David”<Isaiah 11: 1‐5, Jeremiah 23: 5‐8, Matt 1: 1, Christ more. According to everyday’s events, they Romans 1: 3> = Jesus Christ / Messiah = = The Great will get to know Christ more. Prophet, The Great Priest, The Great King = He causes others ii. The more they know Christ, the more they to see the Heavenly Father / forgives sins, revives lives / discover that not only their ability and strength to causes others to obtained an eternal victorious life… = He is live changes, but also their surrounding, people the solution to all problems, and the one whom could revive and events. our blessedness. ** Faith does not depend on hypnotization, generosity, 2. A Faith and Heart which pleads to the Lord (“Son of David, have mercy courage and strong will, but in depending on understanding on me!”) and acknowledgement of evidences. Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”, i. For the faith which doesn’t know Christ are being Bartimaeus was saved because he called to the Lord with his faith, but categorized as superstition, blindness or as for the rest of the people, even they knew Jesus, but they did not craziness. For those who don’t know Christ and plead to Him; Those whom have obtain the secrets in “calling to the worship, they are not worshipping God but idols, Lord’s Name”, their issues could be resolved through prayer, and they demons, the world, the desires of the body, could enjoy all of their eternal abundance; Therefore, those who have which will result in terrible circumstances. witness the results through prayer, their life has already been sanctified ii. When we believe in Christ, it doesn’t occur just and they will become the blessing of the era. because of a spur of strong conviction, a. The most beautiful and powerful spiritual living is to know reverentness or extremism, but it is because it how to call to the Lord anytime… goes according to the truths (aligns with the ** Bartimaeus didn’t care what others said to him, he just understanding of our fundamental problem / called to the Lord = prayer is a natural action for those who aligns with the principles of revival / aligns with truly know the Lord. the results after believing in Christ / aligns with i. If a saint doesn’t pray, is it that they have not the evidences which was proven by history…) seen the results of prayer and since they have iii. For these understandings do not come from not seen the results, they are the people whom humans’ intelligences, reverentness, but only to have not truly known Christ. ii. Christ has demonstrated all of His mysteries: 1. Who is God iii. Pray according to the principles which was taught 2. Who am I by the Lord <Matt 6: 9‐15> ‐ It brings 3. How did God lived in my life (through acknowledgment, examination, plead, cleansing, the Holy Spirit) ability to pray for others, victory and hope. 4. What has God accomplished in my iv. In prayer it must have these: admitting our sins, life, what will He do, what is He repentance, turning towards the grace of God currently doing in my life? with His mercy, mercy, forgiveness, accepting 5. The perfect will of God in everything others, harmony and blessing to our peers 6. How to communicate to God 7. How to pray within God’s promises, d. Things which will happen when the saints pray and gain strength and victory through i. The works of the Holy Spirit <Luke 11: 13> prayer ii. The works of the angels and the arc angels <Rev iii. If all these are so good, why would a person 8: 3‐5, Daniel 10: 11‐14> couldn’t pray even if they know Christ? We have iii. Demons will be casted away and the Kingdom of to understand the reasons that we must pray. Heaven will descend <Matt 12: 28> # it is like a child seeking the mother / a couple in iv. The ability to understand the Lord’s perfect will love / the bride is the only one in the groom’s <John 14: 26> eyes. v. We gain strength, boldness and courage <Eph 6: 10> b. Calling upon the name of the Lord and it will be answered; vi. The changes of our surroundings and events this is something beyond our comprehension. ‐ So Jesus <Acts 12: 1‐23> vii. The people, matters and events we encounter stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. And will be different <Acts 16: 6‐40> when he had come near, He asked him, saying, “What do ** Therefore as we pray, we have to you want Me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, that I may acknowledge the presents of the Holy Spirit, receive my sight.” events and matters, only then we could obtain i. Why did the Lord perform miracles? (turning of the secrets of enjoying the prayer. water into wine, 5 biscuits 2 fishes, the storm,
helping Peter to fish…making the blind see, the 3. The faith which follows Christ (The blind received his sight and lame walk, the leprosies cleansed, the deaf could followed Jesus, glorifying God) hear, the dead resurrected…); What the Lord is Bartimaeus did not only receive healing, but straight away he followed trying to say to us is that: “Nothing is impossible Jesus and glorified God. The people whom have seen this glorified God to Me, what you asked, I’ll accomplished…”. as well. All those whom have the faith which knows Christ and a faith ii. Through the death of Christ on the cross, what which calls upon Christ, they will follow Christ: It is not that they follow message did that present to us? “If it is beneficial Christ but doing something of their own at the same time, instead they to you, to whom will I not give?” <Romans 8: 32> will throw away everything and follow the Lord diligently. They will do He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered things for the Lord 24 hours a day and because of this, they understand Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also what the Lord has instructed: “we shall be living sacrifice… holy and freely give us all things? pleasing to God ‐ this is your spiritual act of worship” <Romans 12: 1> iii. The Lord came to earth in the form of human to
tell us the mysteries and secrets through our own a. How can Bartimaeus not follow the Lord after he has seen language. Therefore when we ask from Him, He his wish came true? will tell us the perfect wisdom. i. Who are the ones who seek the Lord in all the iv. The Lord holds the authority in Heaven and on things they do? It is those knew what they have earth and He is seated at the right hand of the obtained in the Lord. throne and asked on behalf of us, what is the ii. Distinguish “the problems which I have before I reason? When we pray to Him, didn’t He expel all knew the Lord” and “the blessings after I knew of Satan’s power? the Lord” #When we are free from death… ** Today the Lord will ask us: “What do you want iii. What was the impact after I was call to be born Me to do?” We as saints should examine our again? Were my prayers were answered, and my selves: ask even if we are not suffering; depend life gradually moved forward after I am saved? even if we have the strength; hope even if we
have no worries. b. My road turns to the glory of God
i. We see many evidences and it has a rich content; c. Once you’ve obtain the secrets of successful prayer, you will after we witness evidences, the impact to our enjoy greater acceptance from the Lord. lives will be greater and results a greater strength i. When we pray in the name of the Lord Jesus in us. Christ <John 14: 14, 15: 7> ‐ We are praying as a ii. Because we obtained a new life through death body of Christ, grabbing whole of Christ’s and resurrection in Christ, there will be many promises, teachings and authorities in prayer. great things in our lives, matters, relationships, ii. When we pray according to the conviction of the living environment and things which are visible to Holy Spirit <Romans 8: 26, Ephesians 5 15‐21, 6: us. 18> ‐ we bring forth holiness, an upright heart, a
heart which loves and obeys the Lord.
c. The people saw the miracle and gave praise to God i. <Acts 2: 4‐13> for those who came to Jerusalem from 15 continents, when they saw the 120 disciples filled with the Holy Spirit, they marveled… ii. <1 King 10: 1‐29> When King Solomon has received the wisdom from God, Jerusalem restored the glory within God and it has attracted many people from all over the world… iii. When a disciple of Christ truly count their blessings in heaven and on earth, it is something which will attract the people around the world, because the evidences are already visible in them, especially for those who knew the Lord more, those whom have experienced the Lord, those who follow the Lord and those who have great evidences, they will be a blessing to the era. ** For those whom have not bless their family, peers, family and friends, they need this message and evidence.
d. The more we follow Christ, the more we’ll be like Christ, the more we could live like Christ i. Christ Jesus Himself is our role model for life time ii. Who are those who is Christ like? = Those who communicates with you and walks with you…#the story of Great Face iii. I may be imperfect, but the Jesus Christ who is perfect in eternity is with me today. Therefore, we should enjoy Him in everything we do. Without today’s enjoyment, don’t expect to enjoy for the future.