Mark 10:46-52 (NIV) 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, Sonof 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.
VERY BRIEFLY WITH THE HELP OF THE LORD AND THE GUIDIANCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND
THE PRAYERS OF THE SAINTS
I WANT TO REASON WITH YOU ON THE THOUGHT
(WE ALL HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOUT ABOUT IN 2017
MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
AS WE COME TO THE END OF 2016 AND ON THE THRESHOLD OF 2017
IT`S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ALL HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOUT ABOUT
BECAUSE WHEN WE REFLECT BACK ON THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES IN 2015 WE ALL HAVE HAD OUR SHARE OF GOOD DAYS AS WELL BAD DAYS
WE HAD OUR UPS AS WELL AS WE HAD OUR DOWNS
AND WE ALL HAD OUR SHARE OF DANGERS TOILS AND SNARES BUT IN THE MIDIST OF IT ALL GOD HAS STILL BEEN MIGHTY GOOD TO EACH OF US
THAT S WHY I FEEL THAT MY CLAIM IS VALID
THAT WE ALL HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOUT ABOUT AS WE ENTER INTO THE YEAR 2016
BECAUSE SHOUTING----SHOUTING IS A GREAT INSTRUMENTAL TOOL IN GIVING GOD THE
PRAISES HE TRULY DESERVES
FOR EVEN THE PSALMIST REVEALS TO US IN 22ND NO.OF PSALMS VERSE 3
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THAT GOD INHABIT THE PRAISES OF HIS PEOPLE
FOR SHOUTING SUGGEST GREAT VICTORY AS WELL GREAT PRAISE AND IF THE LORD HAS DONE ANYTHING FOR YOU IN 2015
YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOUT ABOUT
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NOW TO FULLY APPRECIATE THIS TEXT BEFORE US
WE MUST UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT IN WHICH IT SETS
FOR I `VE HAVE LEARN AS A YOUNG BRETHEN OF THE CLAW
THAT WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE PAST IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE THE PRESENT THIS EPISODE IN THE TEXT TAKES PLACE DURING THE LAST DAYS OF JESUS MINISTRY JESUS HAD BEEN TEACHING ON MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
HE BLESSES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
HE COUNSELS A RICH YOUNG RULER AND TELL HIM THAT TO INHERIT ENTERNAL LIFE HE
MUST
SELL ALL OF HIS POSSESSIONS AND FOLLOW HIM
HE TEACHES THE MULITUDE THAT WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE HE PREDICTS FOR THE 3RD TIME HIS DEATH AND RESSURECTION
HE TEACHES ABOUT THE GREATNESS IN SERVING
AND AS HE JOURNEY FROM GALILEE TO JERUSALEM
THE TEXT INFORMS US THAT HE PASSED THROUGH JERICHO
AND AS HE WAS LEAVING JERICHO HE MET A MAN WHO LIVED THERE NAME BARTIMAEUS--THE
SON OF TIMAEUS WHO WAS BLIND AND SAT BY THE JERICHO ROAD WITH HIS TIN CUP OF EXISTENCE BEGGING
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AND BARTIMAEUS TEACHES US ALL SOME VALUEABLE LESSONS AS WE ENTER INTO 2016
THAT THE CONDITIONS THAT WE ENCOUNTERED IN 2015 DOSE`NT HAVE TO BE OUR
CONCLUSION IN 2016
THAT WE OUGHT NOT LET THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME PASS US BY
THE TEXT REVEALS THAT WHEN BARTIMAEUS HEARD THAT JESUS WAS PASSING BY HE BEGAN
TO SHOUT YOU SEE MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
BARTIMAEUS HAD HEARD
HOW JESUS TURN WATER INTO WINE AT THE WEDDING FEAST OF CANA HE HAD HEARD HOW JESUS TOOK 2 SARDINES AND 5 BISCUITS -BLESS IT AND FED 5000 MEN
PLUS WOMEN AND CHILDRENS
HE HAD HEARD ABOUT HOW THE WOMAN WITH THE ISSUE OF BLOOD FOUND A PHARMACEUTICAL
SHOP IN THE HEM OF JESUS GARMENT ---HOW SHE TOUCH THE H-E-M BUT RECEIVE HER
HEALING
FROM THE H-I-M
VERSE :47 IN THE TEXT SAYS ( When he heard that it was Jesus of
Nazareth, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
NOTICE
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NOTICE
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NOTICE
BARTIMAEUS DID`NT WAIT TILL JESUS GOT THERE TO SHOUT
BUT HE SHOUTED BEFORE JESUS GOT TO WHERE HE WAS IN OTHER WORDS HE GAVE GOD SOME ABOUT TO PRAISE
AND SINCE HE HEARD
YOU DO KNOW THAT FAITH COME BY HEARING AND HEARING BY THE WORD OF GOD
CAN I BORROW A SKINNY MINUTE AND TELL YOU WHAT I`M TALKING ABOUT BARTIMAEUS DID`NT NEED NO PREACHER TO PREACH HIM HAPPY
-HE DID`NT NEED NO CHOIR TO SING HIM HAPPY
-HE DID`NT NEED NO DEACONS TO PRAY HIM HAPPY
-HE DID`NT NEED NO CHOIR TO SING HIM HAPPY
ALL HE NEEDED TO KNOW THAT THE LIVING WORD OF GOD WAS NEAR
AND THE BIBLE SAYS HE BEGAN TO SHOUT-SON OF DAVID HAVE MERCY ON ME
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WELL NOT ONLY DID`NT HE LET THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFE TIME PASS HIM BY
AND GAVE GOD SOME ABOUT TOO PRAISE
BUT THE TEXT ALSO REVEALS THAT DID`NT LET THE CROWD KEEP HIM FROM GETTING HIS
PRAISE ON
VERSE 48 IN THE TEXT SAYS
Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of
David, have mercy on me!"
EVEN IN THIS DAY AND TIME THAT WE ARE LIVING IN THERE IS STILL SOME NAYSAYERS WHO WILL TRY TO HINDER YOUR PRASIE
TALKING ABOUT IT DON`T TAKE ALL THAT
BUT I`VE DISCOVERED IN MY WALK WITH THE LORD THAT IT TAKES ALL THAT AND A LITTLE
BIT MORE
YOU SEE
I CAN`T TELL IT LIKE YOU CAN TELL IT WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE FOR YOU
AND YOU CAN`T TELL IT LIKE I CAN WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE FOR ME
AND SINCE YOU DON`T NO MY STORY -I`M NOT GOING TO LET YOU HINDER MY PRAISE
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WELL NOT ONLY DID HE NOT LET THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFE TIME PASS HIM BY AND GIVE
GOD SOME ABOUT TO PRAISE
AND DID`NT LET THE CROWD KEEP HIM FROM GETTING HIS PRAISE ON BUT THE TEXT ALSO REVEALS THAT HE USED WHAT HE HAD
AND WHAT HE HAD WAS A SHOUT
HE DID`NT HAVE A PRESS LIKE THE WOMAN WITH THE ISSUE OF BLOOD IN MARK CHP 5
HE DID`NT HAVE 4 FRIENDS TO BRING HIM TO JESUS LIKE THE PARALYZED MAN IN MARK
CHP 2
BUT HE USED WHAT HE HAD
AND WHAT HE HAD WAS A SHOUT AND IT WAS POWER IN HIS SHOUT BECAUSE HIS SHOUT WAS A SHOUT OF FAITH
VERSE 49 IN THE TEXT REVEALS THAT
When Jesus heard him, he stopped there in the road and said, "Tell
him to come here."
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WELL NOT ONLY DID HE NOT LET THE OPPORTUINTY OF A LIFE TIME PASS HIM BY
NOT ONLY DID HE GIVE GOD SOME ABOUT TO PRAISE
NOT ONLY DID HE NOT LET THE CROWD HINDER HIS PRAISE AND HE USED WHAT HE HAD
BUT THE TEXT ALSO REVEALS THAT HE GOT RID OF THINGS THAT WOULD HINDER HIM TO
GETTING WHERE JESUS WAS
VERSE 50 IN THE TEXT REVEALS THAT
Bartimaeus yanked off his old coat and flung it aside, jumped up and came to Jesus.
OH ,MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
IN 2016 WE NEED TO FOLLOW BARTIMAEUS LEAD AND GET RID OF ANYTHING THAT HINDERING
US
FROM GETTING TO WHERE JESUS IS
IF IT`S YOUR JOB GET RID OF IT
IF IT`S YOUR FRIENDS GET RID OF THEM IF IT`S MATERIAL POSSESSIONS GET RID OF IT
AIN`T GOD ALRIGHT
IF YOU CAN`T WALK ----CRAWL
IF YOU CAN`T CRAWL -----SCOOT
IF YOU CAN`T SCOOT----FIND YOU 4 FRIENDS AND PUT THEM ON THE 4 CORNERS OF YOUR
COT AND GET TO WHERE JESUS IS
AIN`T GOD ALRIGHT
AND THE REASON I KNOW HE`S ALIGHT
BECAUSE THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WE ALL WAS SPIRTUALLY BLIND ON OUR WAY TO A
DEVIL`S HELL WITH NO GOD ON OUR SIDE
BUT THANKS BE TO GOD WHO SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE SENT ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVE IN HIM WOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE
