INSIGHT & INSISTANCE BEATS RESISTANCE
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OPENING LINE
OPENING LINE
INSIGHT LITERALY MEANS THE POWER OF SEEING INTO OR UNDERSTANDING A SITUATION.
INSIGHT IS: When you have the ability to look (sight) inside (in) something; a discussion, a situation––and find what others aren't seeing.
IT IS DEFINITELY DIFFERENT TO WISDOM OR KNOWLEDGE AND EVEN DISCERNMENT.
IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE HAS, BUT IT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT WE COULD ALL HAVE.
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
IT BEGAN AT THE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY 2018
· FELT GOD TELLING ME THAT OUR BUILDING IS OUR MINISTRY.
· SO, I BEGAN TO PRAY FOR GOD TO SHOW ME AND I REALISED THAT WE ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF CONNECTION IN THE COMMUNITY AND THAT GOD WAS GOING TO USE IT MORE.
· GOD IMPRESSED ON MY HEART THAT WE NEED TO PRAY OVER THE BUILDING AND RE-DEDICATE IT TO HIM
· SO, I BEGAN TO LISTEN AND FIND PEOPLE WHO WOULD HELP ME IN THIS PROCESS
· GOD LED ME TO RAY AND ARLENE AND LAUREN AND TOGETHER WITH MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD AND PRAYER GROUP WE GATHERED ONE MONDAY NIGHT IN JUNE, JUNE 3 TO BE EXACT.
· EXACTLY 7 DAYS LATER ON JUNE 10TH I RECEIVED AN E MAIL THAT READ -
Good day,
I am the pastor of Pathway Church Kanata, a developing church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church.
This may seem odd, out of the blue, late night pizza or the prompting of the Holy Spirit, but you have been on my heart lately. I am wondering if we could meet to see if there is something, more than late night pizza?
I am unsure if we are to be an answer to prayer for you or you are for us.
I have put this off for a week and thought I better be obedient.
MY REPLY
Thank you for your email. I would love to meet with you to discuss your late-night pizza further.!! If the Holy Spirit is prompting, then we both need to be obedient.
WE MET THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
WE WERE SHARING ABOUT OUR VARIOUS MINISTRIES WE DO IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEN I GAVE KALEB A TOUR OF THE FACILITY.
THE MORE WE CHATTED THE MORE I FELT IMPRESSED TO OFFER HIM TO RENT THE GYM – WELL AT LEAST FOR THE SUMMER IT BROKE MY HEART WHEN HE TOLD ME THAT MANY TIMES, THEY GOT AN EMAIL TO SAY THAT THEY COULD NOT USE THE FACILITY ON SUNDAY. I WAS THINKING THE POOR PEOPLE AND WE HAVE SO MUCH HERE AND IT STANDS EMPTY.
I TOLD HIM TO GO TO HIS PEEPS AND I’LL GO TO MINE AND WE SHALL CONNECT AGAIN.
I INVITED KALEB & GWEN TO MEET OUR BOARD ON JULY 5TH
THEY SAT WITH OUR BOARD AND WE HASHED OUT THE DETAILS AND IT WAS AGREED THAT THEY COULD START IN TWO WEEKS.
WE STARTED TO CLEAN CLOSETS AND MAKE SPACE FOR OUR NEW FRIENDS.
INSIGHT - THE ABILITY TO SEE IN A NEW WAY AND THEN TO ACT ON THAT VISION.
BEFORE LONG WE COMBINED OUR CHILDRENS MINISTRY - WE STARTED AT THE SAME TIME AND THEN TRANSITIONED THE KIDS.
FOR KALEB, HE FINALLY SENT THE EMAIL AS HE FELT THE INSISTANCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
INSISTANCE - COMPELLS YOU TO ACT
THERE IS AN URGENCY TO INSISTANCE
MAIN POINT
MAIN POINT
that the use of story was Jesus' favourite method of preaching:
I WANT TO SHARE A STORY WITH YOU THAT IS FOUND IN THE BOOK OF MARK THAT SPEAKS TO US OF EXACLTY THIS:
46 And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside.
47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
48 And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
49 And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart. Get up; he is calling you.”
50 And throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus.
51 And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Rabbi, let me recover my sight.”
52 And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.
LETS JUST HANG OUT HERE A BIT:
THE CHARACTERS OF THIS STORY
BARTIMAEUS - MEANS “HONOURABLE SON”
BARTIMAEUS - MEANS “HONOURABLE SON”
BARTIMAEUS WAS BLIND
HE WAS IN A SITUATION THAT ROBBED HIM OF BEING AN HONOURABLE SON
MOST COMMENTARIES AGREE THAT HE BECAME BLIND AND WAS NOT BORN BLIND AS THE PERSON THAT WAS BORN BLIND. JOHN 9:1-38 “As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth.
SON OF TIMAEUS - A SOPHIST
SAID TO HAVE WRITTEN A LEXICON OF PLATONIC WORDS AND THOUGHT
PLATO WAS A PHILOSOPHER
PHILOSOPHY IS NOT MY THING BUT I DO KNOW THAT PLATO INFLUENCED EDUCATION TO A LARGE EXTENT AND EVEN TODAY WE ARE BENEFITING FROM THAT.
IN OTHER WORDS IF YOU ARE EDUCATED YOU WILL MAKE GOOD CHOICES. I DON’T THINK THAT EDUCATION EXCLUDES US FROM MAKING BAD CHOICES.
LISTENED
INSIGHTFUL
SHARE YOUR INSIGHTS ON BARTEMAEUS
1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;
3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.
CROWD
CROWD
DISCIPLES
FOLLOWERS
LOOKING FOR THE NEXT MIRACLE
JESUS
JESUS
SON OF GOD
SENT TO SAVE US
JESUS KNEW THAT BARTIMEUS HAD A LOT OF FAITH BECAUSE HE LEFT HIS CLOAK BEHIND
THAT CLOAK WAS HIS VERY LIVELIHOOD
BLIND PEOPLE HAD NO WAY OF EARNING AN INCOME SO THEY WERE GIVEN A CLOAK AND ALLOWED TO BEG.
THEY WOULD TYPICALLY LAY THE CLOAK OVER THEMSELVES SO THAT IT WOULD CATCH THE COINS THAT WERE TOSSED AT THEM.
‘JESUS KNEW HIS FAITH WAS STRONG BECAUSE HE INSISTED ON CALLING OUT AND THE THROWING OFF OF HIS CLOAK
1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;
3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.
WHY DOES IT MATTER?
WHY DOES IT MATTER?
INSIGHT REQUIRES INSISTANCEm
WHERE IS THE POWER IN THE TEXT?
WHERE IS THE POWER IN THE TEXT?
48 And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
BARTIMEAUS KNEW WHO THE MESSIAH WAS. FOR HIM HE RECEIVED THAT MOMENT OF INSIGHT. HE PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER
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the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
I DONT NEED TO DESPAIR ANYMORE - THE MESSIAH HAS COME AND I AM GOING TO CLAIM MY HEALING.
THERE IS RESISTANCE, BUT HE KNOWS THAT HE HAS TO INSIST. ASSERT HIMSELF. HE IS COMPELLED.
JESUS HEARD HIM - JESUS ANSWERED HIS CRY
I DONT WANT YOU TO THINK WELL THIS IS JUST A BIBLE STORY IT ALL WORKS OUT FOR THEM.
LET ME TELL YOU THAT IN OUR SITUATION AT BRIDLEWOOD - THERE WAS RESISTANCE - BUT JUST AS IN THIS STORY WHEN THE CHANGES STARTED TO HAPPEN AND THE BUILDING CAME ALIVE ONCE AGAIN THEY TOO JOINED IN.
TAKE HEART - GET UP HE IS CALLING YOU.
WHY DOES IT MATTER?
WHY DOES IT MATTER?
WHEN WE GAIN INSIGHT AND DONT ACT ON IT - WE LOOSE OUT ON THE BLESSINGS GOD HAS FOR US.
KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM PAVE THE WAY FOR INSIGHT.
BARTIMAEUS DIDNT HAVE AN AHA MOMENT. HE SAW WHAT OTHERS WERE NOT SEEING. THIS IS THE MESSIAH.
NOW I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU. THAT INSIGHT IS NOT JUST FOR THE CHURCH, IT IS FOR YOU LIFE AND YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES.
AS GOD REVEALED MORE AND MORE TO US WE WERE ABLE TO WEATHER THE STORM OF RESISTANCE THAT CAME THROUGH COVID.
AND THEN WE KNOW COVID HAPPENED AND WE ALREADY HAD A JOINT SYSTEM IN PLACE AND ONCE AGAIN WORKED THROUGH IT TOGETHER.
THE MINISTRY AT STONEHAVEN IS THRIVING.
CLOSING
CLOSING
PERHAPS YOU ARE THINKING WELL I AM PAST THAT STAGE OR EVEN ALL WELL AND GOOD BUT WHAT HOPE IS THERE FOR ME.
WHERE DO WE BEGIN?
BEGIN BY ASKING GOD FOR A WORD OR A SCRIPTURE VERSE THAT HE WOULD LIKE YOU TO THINK ON.
EACH YEAR AROUND THE END OF THE YEAR I ASK GOD TO GIVE ME A WORD FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
I USUALLY COME BY MY CONCLUSION WHEN I HAVE HEARD A CERTAIN WORD OR PHRASE REPEATED IN MY DEVOTIONS AND SERMONS OR EVEN IN CONVERSATIONS.
ONCE I HAVE LOCKED DOWN THAT WORD THEN I LOOK UP SCRIPTURE VERSES THAT USE THAT WORD AND THAT YEAR, I ASK GOD TO TEACH ME MORE ABOUT THAT WORD AND HOW TO APPLY IT IN MY OWN LIFE.
SOMETIMES I GET THE SAME WORD FOR TWO YEARS.
HEAR WAS MY WORD.
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LISTEN FIRST TO THE STORY
WHAT IS IT SAYING?
WHAT ARE WE SEEING AND HEARING?
WHAT IS HAPPENING?
WE NEED TO LISTEN TO THE SPIRIT
WHAT IS THE SPIRIT HIGHLIGHTING?
WHERE IS THE SPIRIT LEADING?
HOW SHOULD WE RESPOND?
WE NEED TO LISTEN TO EACH OTHER
HOW IS THIS STORY IMPACTING US?
WHAT EMOTIONS ARE BEING STIRRED UP?
WHAT IDEAS ARE SURFACING?