INTRODUCTION

How’s your growth going this year?

Passed the Half-way point… Do you see any changes yet?

What do you need to do to get back on the path of growth in your walk with the Lord?

New Sermon Series:

How many came to have church this morning?

How many brought your shout with you this morning?

How many knows that you shouldn’t have walked out of your house this morning without your shout?

Did you know that God didn’t call you to sit on the back pew with your mouth closed all morning?

Well, I hope you came ready to shout to the Lord

Sermon Series: SHOUT

The Scripture is full of shouting.

Battle of Jericho

Shouts of worship & Praise

In this series we are going to cover different kinds of shouts that we need to apply in our lives regularly.

Some of the Shouts we will be looking at this series:

Shout of War

Shout of Promises

Shout of Joy

And this week…

SHOUT OF HEALING

Turn with me to Mark 10:46-52

As you turn there:

How many need a miracle this morning?

How many are sick and afflicted this morning and need a healing?

Get ready to shout!

Cause there’s power in your shout this morning?

Pro 18:21 says...Death and life are in the power of the tongue:

There is power in your shout this morning to speak death and life into existence!

Let’s pray and then look at our scripture:

PRAYER

SERMON

Mark 10:46-52

Mark 10:46–52 NIV

46 Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging. 47 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of 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.

The Shout of Blind Bartimaeus caused a powerful move of God!

His Shout caught the attention of Jesus!

And I am convinced today that we can have the same power...

We can have the same kind of impact in our shout as Bartimaeus had back then.

How powerful was Bartimaeus’s shout?

Scripture says in verse 49 that his shout was so powerful it brought Christ to a stand still!

Jesus Christ the Son of God who was brought to a stand still that day.

There’s only a few things in scripture that ever brought Jesus to a stand still and one of them was the shout of Bartimeus.

Listen… Do you need God to stop and see where you are at today?

Do you need a healing? When was the last time you shouted for your healing?

I know that shouting isn’t proper and doesn’t seem reasonable, and it sure isn’t sophisticated...

But if it worked for blind Bartimaeus… I believe it will work for you!

This morning we are going to look at the two different kinds of Shouts of healing that Bartimaeus had.

1. A Shout of Faith

Mark 10:46-47

Mark 10:46–47 NIV

46 Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging. 47 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Jericho… This isn’t just a random coincidence… Does anyone remember what happened at Jericho?

Your Shout has power! We are not called to be silent, but to shout for our victories and our healing!

Verse 47 says Bartimaeus heard Jesus was coming and started shouting?

He Heard… That is all it took…

Remember… Bartimaeus was blind!

He was unable to see Jesus coming...

He couldn’t see who was drawing the crowds of people…

But He heard Jesus was coming.

Unlike so many others… He never saw Jesus perform any miracles… He heard the testimonies and the stories of the great healer… But did not experience it for himself.

You could say… He was walking by faith and not by sight!

Because He had faith that Christ could heal him.

And based on what he had heard… He began to Shout to get Jesus’s attention.

He didn’t even wait for Jesus to find Him… He shouted to stand out in the crowd.

He expected his shout to move Jesus!

So he let out a shout of faith.

How many us today, knows we need that kind of shout this morning?

A shout of faith!

It’s a shout that only comes from hearing the Word of God!

It’s not one of sight… Its faith.

That kind of shout makes the Lord stand still… and look right at you.

But, sadly… we live in a sight and sound generation!

We struggle to live in faith.

Hearing and reading the word of God seems not enough for this Generation.

Even with the word preached with power and authority… we can struggle to have faith.

Even with testimonies of God’s healing power… We still struggle to have faith that God can heal us.

Today’s Christians have to hear it… but also see it happening before they believe in it.

We have doubted the promises of God’s Word.

Instead of taking His word by faith… we say “prove it” to God.

We want God to prove what He can do before we ask Him to do it.

This isn’t faith…

Faith is...

Hebrews 11:1

Hebrews 11:1 NIV

1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

Hebrews 11:1 NKJV

1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Faith is knowing and believing that God will do whatever His word promises!

And when you have that faith… You can shout about it!

We need to be like Bartemeus and begin to shout in faith, for what He WILL do even before He does it!

Do you need a healing this morning?

Scripture says:

1 Peter 2:24

1 Peter 2:24 NIV

24 “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”

You have been healed… Have been… Shout out to the Lord for your healing!

And when you start shouting out to God for your healing… Don’t quit until you get what you are asking for!

We need to be persistent!

And that takes us to the second shout of healing...

2. A Shout of Persistence

Scripture teaches us to be persistent in asking the Lord for our healing.

- ask and keep asking...

- Seek and keep seeking...

- Knock and keep knocking...

- Persistence always pays off!

Look at Mark 10:48 again...

Mark 10:48 NIV

48 Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

In verse 47… Bartimaeus started shouting when he heard Jesus was coming...

In verse 48… People started to tell him to shut up!

But I love what Bartimaeus did… He Shouted all the more!

And he just kept on shouting!

Bottom line… He didn’t care what the majority thought… He didn’t care what his neighbors thought, what his family thought, what the community thought of him...

He was on a mission to receive his healing!

I believe He would have shouted as long as it took till Jesus came and healed him.

That shout of persistence and faith is what made Jesus stop what He was doing and look towards Bartimaeus.

Church… We need to be shouting till Jesus comes!

Where is the Shout of Persistence in the Church today?

We shout once or twice… and if we don’t get goose bumps… we quit and move on.

And sadly… Too many of us have lost our shout years ago!

We got tired of shouting… We gave in to the embarrassed looks of others… and listened to those who said to be silent.

Church… If you need a healing from the Lord… You need to get your shout back!

Don’t buy into the lie that you will have to live with that infirmity your entire life...

Let out a shout of faith… Because the scripture says...

Isaiah 53:5

Isaiah 53:5 NIV

5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.

Jesus bore the stripes on His back… And we are promised our healing!

Start Shouting… And don’t quit shouting!

Wake up each morning shouting for your healing...

Come to each service shouting and crying out to Christ to heal you!

Don’t worry about what brother so and so and sister so and so say about your shout,

Because… they ain’t Jesus and their opinion don’t count!

Your shout isn’t for them… or to get their attention...

Your shout is to get the King of Kings and Lord of Lords to stand still and notice you!

This is a Spirit filled Church… It should be normal for us to hear some shouting!

Quit worrying about the haters and start shouting to the Savior!

Don’t let the devil steal your joy! Don’t let him stop your shout!

Be persistent in your shout!

I want to look at a couple more things before we open the altars for healing this morning.

3 Things to do after you shout:

Mark 10:49-52

Mark 10:49–52 NIV

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.

1. Come to Jesus

vs. 49-50

Bartimaeus threw his cloak aside! Jumped to his feet! and didn’t delay in coming to Jesus.

Whenever you get a chance to come to Jesus for healing… Take advantage of it!

At the end of every service, we give an opportunity for healing.

These are moments of Christ saying come… Come and receive...

And yet… too often the altars are left empty… We expect Jesus to come to us.

We say… if Jesus wants to heal me… He can come to where I am at.

Yes… that is true… But time and time again we see… That the way faith works… is for you to get out of your comfort zone and come to Him.

God called a blind man to come to Him… Think about that...

If there is anyone that Jesus could have gone to, it was a blind man… Instead… He calls him to come.

That’s what this altar is… A place to come to Jesus...

So it is important to have a shout of faith and a shout of persistence…

But you need to also be willing to come to Jesus...

Then…

2. Let Him know what you need

Vs. 51

He knows already… But request specifically what you are wanting from Him!

Jesus knew what Bartimaeus needed… But Jesus wanted him to audibly and clearly make his request known to the Lord.

When you come to the altar for healing today and any day… Make sure you clearly and audibly tell God what you need Him to do!

When you audibly speak your request out in prayer… you are speaking out in faith.

Then...

c. Receive and follow Him

Vs. 52

Receive your healing. Have faith for your healing!

Then follow Him even more!

CLOSING:

As I close… Will you please stand with me...

SALVATION CALL

HEALING CALL

I know that God wants to heal you!

Do you believe He can?

Then shout out to the Lord! And don’t quit until you have received that healing!