Sermon Tone Analysis

I'm Screaming for A Reason

Text: Mark 10:46-52

6/12/22

The grass withers and the flowers fade thereof, but the word of our God will stand forever.

I Am Screaming for A Reason!

Biologically it happens when the mouth opens, and air rushes through the mouth down the Esophagus filling the lung cavity with air pressing down on the diaphragm causing hot air to rush back up past the vocal cords and the voice box leaping from your lips like a diver from a board thirty feet above the water.

· We would call it a scream!

Though some of us may argue that we don't hear many screams, but the truth of the matter is--that's not totally accurate

Everywhere we look, people are screaming

· If you don't believe me turn on the news somewhere someone or several people have been shot and killed, and their loved ones are screaming

· There will be people shouting tomorrow night; they will be screaming for their favorite NBA team, the Celtics, or the Warriors

· Screaming happens at football games all the time, and it's funny no one has to prep you, convince, or push you; it just comes out when your team's scores

· It happens at concerts when your favorite group would take the stage back in the seventy and eighties when music was real

· Franky Beverly and Maze, Commodores real music

· And there was one time when screams of passion and prayers, praise, and Thanksgiving happened within the hallowed halls of the church.

· Our ancestors were people who were passionate about calling out to the God-- they loved and kept beat not by the sound of a drummer but by the tapping of their feet on the wood floor

· Some wore hats with big bows, and some with fruit on it, and they gave you a fan with Martin Luther King on one side and funeral home on the other

I am preaching this because one out of five of us really needs God!

And if it worked for Bartimaeus, it could do the same for us.

· It's simply an act of faith and adoration in God that he is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we could ask or think

If we can scream for the basketball game, the football game, and the lottery machine, you should be able to open your mouth on a Sunday morning and scream for God!

· It's in the Bible, when you read the gospel according to Mark, Jesus is pictured in an awesome way

· He's so awesome in Mark 5, a woman who had been sick with an issue of blood found out that He could heal her with or without medicine

· I don't know how she heard He was coming; rather, it was the Jerusalem Gazette or the Palestine Post.

· All I know is she showed up and pressed her way through the crowd and touched the hem of his garment, and immediately was made whole

And Jesus says who touched me and his disciples said who touched you, Jesus, you trippen because there are people all around you, and Jesus says Nawl, this was a different touch.

· I like this story because it lets you know there can be a crowd of people, but not everyone shows up for the right reason

· Is there anybody who came to touch Him this morning?

Wait, watch the text: Jesus turns around and sees the woman kneeling and says woman, your faith has made you whole

· It's a gospel of excitement.

I promise you

· When Jesus, in the gospel of Mark, gets to the house of Jairus and his daughter has passed away, they have called the whalers and worshippers to come because the sick little girl is now dead.

But watch the Bible in Mark 5, Jesus says why are y'all making all this noise, and they respond because the little girl is dead… Jesus says in the Dewayne Dodd version, you don't know who I am, I am the resurrection, and nothing can stay dead around me!

They burst into laughter, and Jesus sometimes does something that we need to do--- to put people who don't see how we see; He puts them out!

· The wrong people in your presence can mess up your miracle.

· The wrong people in your presence can affect your faith!

· How many of you still believe?

o He still opens blinded eyes

o He still is a healer

o He still opens doors that nobody else can open

o If the person next to you doesn't believe you, I would find somewhere else to sit!

· It's the gospel of excitement!

By the time we get to chapter 10, He's on his way to Calvary

· I just need to say this: Thank GOD FOR THE CROSS of Calvary

Because as He goes, He goes through Jericho with his disciples and a multitude of people, and while he is on the way, there is a blind man Bartimaeus hears that it's Jesus, he cries out Jesus' son of David have mercy on me, and the people around him, tell him to hush up, be quiet, chill out

· Isn't it amazing how people think you are overdoing it when you need God!

· When the truth of the matter is that God is the only one who can fix it!

o Your friends cannot fix it

o No matter how much you have

o Or how many degrees are on your wall

· If you want to do something, help me holler, Jesus have mercy on me!

· I need some people who are willing to help me cry out to God in my weakest moments!

Look at the text Vs.

48 And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent.

But he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" [1]

· He cries out even more, and Jesus stands still and calls this blind man over to Him.

· He asks him a simple question that has a biological influence

· Jesus asks him what do you want from me?

He says I just want to receive my sight

Jesus doesn't:

· Touch him

· He doesn't give him a prayer clothes

· Jesus doesn't put any oil on his forehead

· This is for all y'all: prayer clothes buying, holy oil slapping, all that is nice, but when God gets ready to heal you--- He doesn't need none of that!

The Bible says:

· He was made whole because of his faith

· You have been made whole because of your faith!

The reason why I am preaching this is because:

Some people are here this morning; you have a reason for your screaming!

· When you need God in your family--- You have a reason for your screaming

· When you need God in your body--- You ought to have a reason for your screaming

· When the enemy has attacked your marriage, your finances--- You ought to have a reason for your screaming

· When the devil is trying to destroy your mind--- You have a reason for your screaming

· When you are fighting to keep your sanity---You have a reason for your screaming

· If you got fake friends and real enemies--- You got a reason for your screaming

· If you have seen your life crumble before your eyes---You got a reason for your screaming

· I need just a few of y'all to tell someone--- I got a reason for my screaming!

If it worked for Bartimaeus: It will work for you!

I wish I had about 10 of y'all who would holler: LORD, I NEED YOU!

CAN I TEACH YOU THIS TEXT?

What does your scream say to the Sovereign Lord of heaven?

(Here it Is)

· It means this to heaven: I Need God!

There are two groups of people listening this morning:

· One group of people you don't have any needs

o Your money is great

o Your health is good

o Your marriage is fabulous

o You got a new car

o People who work with you say you are doing a great job

o Everybody who smiles in your face really likes you

o So, to you who don't have any needs--- I hope you are recording, taking notes--- because there will come a day:

§ When your name can't get it

§ Your money can't buy it

§ Your car won’t start

§ Your degrees won't matter

Then there is a second group here this morning who needs God right now!

· Can I tell you there is nothing like crying out to the Lord of heaven!

o Lord, have mercy on me!

When you look at Bartimaeus's name, it is not a proper noun; it's really an adjective

· Bar—means son--- watch this