Becoming a People of Faith

By Pastor Aaron Austin, November 03, 2024

Scriptural Focus: Mark 10:46-52

So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.” Mark 10:49

“Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Jesus asks Bartimaeus: “What do you want me to do for you?”

(In other words, What kind of do you need me to be?)

“Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road. (Mark 10:52)

Faith is a of the heart.

For we live by faith, not by sight. (2 Corinthians 5:7)

Faith in God is not about life improvement and self-serving gain, but rather faith says “God I want to participate in what you are doing.

SPEND SOME TIME REFLECTING ON WHAT THE SCRIPTURES LISTED BELOW TEACH US ABOUT FAITH AND LIFE FOLLOWING CHRIST?

  1. BY FAITH, GOD GIVES YOU A NEW AND . (ROMANS 12:2; EZEKIEL 36:26-27)
  2. BY FAITH, GOD WILL PRODUCE A GODLY IN YOU. (EPHESIANS 5:1-2; GALATIANS 5:22-23)
  3. BY FAITH, WE PARTICIPATE IN GOD’S REDEMPTIVE . (MATTHEW 28:18-20; 2 CORINTHIANS 5:18-20)
  4. BY FAITH, WE CAN LEARN TO LIVE IN WITH AND IN TO OTHERS. (1 CORINTHIANS 12:27; PHILIPPIANS 2:3-4)
  5. BY FAITH, WE EMBRACE OPPORTUNITIES TO THOSE IN NEED. (MICAH 6:8; JAMES 1:27)
  6. BY FAITH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE FULLNESS OF GOD’S KINGDOM, THE NEW AND NEW . (MATTHEW 6:10; REVELATION 21:1-4)

HOW WOULD YOU ANSWER TODAY THAT QUESTION OF JESUS, “WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO FOR YOU”? AND HOW DOES YOUR ANSWER SPEAK TO THE KIND OF SAVIOUR YOU BELIEVE YOU NEED?