Faith, Compassion, and the Power of Prayer
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "You've got to know Jesus is a source of blessings and you're not going to allow anyone to stop you from getting to him. There's a focus in true faith, a mindset that says God is the source of my solutions. So I'm going to lock in on him and no one's going to get me distracted. He's my focus. I need him. I need him. I need him. I need him. I need him. I need him to help me with my problems." [32:02]
2. "What do you really want right now? What would you really like to see happen in your life in the next five years? What would bring you the greatest joy in your life? I'm sure there's something to all no, I don't care. Just I like small living. I don't really want anything. I don't care. No, what do you really want that you've been afraid to talk about? Maybe it's a healing. Maybe you just want to feel better. That's awesome. Maybe it's a that God's healing. That's awesome. That's awesome. That's awesome. That's awesome. That's awesome. That's relationship restored with your kid or your wife or your husband. You want it to come back to life or you want a kid to come back or you want a job that you actually love or you want enough money." [35:44]
3. "Are you determined to approach God in prayer? Are you beating down the door to get Jesus' attention? So many of us, we just don't do it. Let's be honest. We're too tired in the morning. We won't wake up. We can barely give him. A minute or two before a meal, and yet there's so many things you really want in your life that you'd love to see God work on to bring into your life, and it's a sad thing. He's got the faith, will it be done to you, and you show that faith when you get determined in your prayer life, and you ask God, and you take those prayer walks, and you say, God, I got to have this." [38:02]
4. "Jesus is the friend of lonely, miserable, and obscure people. In our phraseology, maybe we wouldn't say, take heart, daughter. It's like, hey, I got you. I got you, sister. I got you. He's just so kind. His words are so sweet. Got you? No problem. How do you think she felt to hear this from the Messiah? Take heart, daughter. Just so much love, not only Words of encouragement to a person who's afraid. He helps with his actions. He's kind with his words." [18:19]
5. "True faith gets shown for the ability to not get discouraged when it seems like Jesus doesn't hear us, ignoring us, or doesn't have time for us. You ever told someone, hey, I was going to call you, but I know how busy you are. I know you're super busy, so I didn't want to call. Jesus finally sits down in his house and he asked them directly about their faith. Do you believe I'm able to do this? They say yes, and they pass Jesus's faith test. They say, yes, we do. And he says, according to your faith, will it be done?" [25:10]
### Quotes for Members
1. "Imagine how trapped this man must have been. His disability was attributed to a demonic force. He's locked inside of himself. He's trapped. He can't speak. He can't talk. He can't listen. He's deaf and dumb. It's kind of like the sleep paralysis or what's called locked-in syndrome. You can't move. You can't talk. You can only communicate through blinking. Wouldn't that be terrible? You understand everything perfectly, everything people are saying? The world's just going by you, but you can't communicate. You can't move or talk. That's what this man was going through, and Jesus heals him. And the Pharisees, how do they respond? They don't deny Jesus's power, but they attribute it to satanic forces." [39:33]
2. "What this points out is we all come to Jesus in different ways. Some of us feel good, like, hey, I got to talk to Jesus. I got to go to church. I'm going to just talk to him. Hey, Jesus needs some help. Others of us have some secrets inside. We don't know ourselves. We feel ashamed. We feel fearful. We don't know. We don't know who Jesus is. And so we're sneaking in here. We feel uncomfortable being in church right now. You're like, this dude doesn't point me out. Don't ask me to raise my hand. You're just hiding down in the, I'm hiding right over here. Just hope he doesn't call on me. Whatever your situation, whatever your situation you're in today, what matters is that you're faithful. You're faithful. You're faithful. You're faithful. Your faith is driving you to approach Jesus. Whether you come in from the front or you come in from back, Jesus is there. He's waiting for you. He knows exactly what you need." [11:21]
3. "You can thank your difficulties for leading you to God. I know you don't want them in your life. No one does, but they will open the door for you to get closer to Jesus. Now, as we take a look at Jairus and his faith, the synagogue ruler, it's similar to the centurion's faith and the paralytic's faith that we read about. It's similar to the centurion's faith and the paralytic's faith that we read about." [06:49]
4. "Jesus is saying, that's a sin that's pretty much impossible to come back from You can't recognize the greatness of Jesus, even when he is healing demons and raising the dead right in front of you. And their opposition to Jesus has gone from annoyance to irreparable hatred, and it would lead to his death on the cross. Don't be those people. Don't be those people. Love Jesus and respond to him. And let me leave you with some next steps here. First of all, this week, I want to give you a prayer challenge, faith challenge. Dedicate some time every week to begging Jesus for what you want. You know, maybe every night before you go to bed, just go take a five-minute walk and just say, God, I need this in my life. I'm coming before you. I know you exist. I really need you to answer my prayer." [41:13]
5. "Jesus is walking along. He's just brought a woman back to life. He's healed a bleeding woman. He's walking back home. He's had a full day. He's walking home. And these guys start shouting and yelling. And they're close. They're right there on the sidewalk yelling at him. Hey, Jesus, son of God, have mercy on me. And what does he do? Okay, sure, no problem. No, he doesn't. He just keeps walking as if he doesn't even hear them. He walks past him and just keeps on trucking. Then he goes into his own home. But you know what these guys do? They don't get discouraged. They just follow him and they walk into his house. They walk straight into his house. It's like, oh, there's a door here. Come on. Hi, I'm Bill. They start talking to Jesus inside the house. It's the love of Jesus is ignoring them." [25:10]
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1. "You've got to know Jesus is a source of blessings and you're not going to allow anyone to stop you from getting to him. There's a focus in true faith, a mindset that says God is the source of my solutions. So I'm going to lock in on him and no one's going to get me distracted. He's my focus. I need him. I need him. I need him. I need him. I need him. I need him to help me with my problems." [32:02]
2. "What do you really want right now? What would you really like to see happen in your life in the next five years? What would bring you the greatest joy in your life? I'm sure there's something to all no, I don't care. Just I like small living. I don't really want anything. I don't care. No, what do you really want that you've been afraid to talk about? Maybe it's a healing. Maybe you just want to feel better. That's awesome. Maybe it's a that God's healing. That's awesome. That's awesome. That's awesome. That's awesome. That's awesome. That's relationship restored with your kid or your wife or your husband. You want it to come back to life or you want a kid to come back or you want a job that you actually love or you want enough money." [35:44]
3. "Are you determined to approach God in prayer? Are you beating down the door to get Jesus' attention? So many of us, we just don't do it. Let's be honest. We're too tired in the morning. We won't wake up. We can barely give him. A minute or two before a meal, and yet there's so many things you really want in your life that you'd love to see God work on to bring into your life, and it's a sad thing. He's got the faith, will it be done to you, and you show that faith when you get determined in your prayer life, and you ask God, and you take those prayer walks, and you say, God, I got to have this." [38:02]
4. "Jesus is the friend of lonely, miserable, and obscure people. In our phraseology, maybe we wouldn't say, take heart, daughter. It's like, hey, I got you. I got you, sister. I got you. He's just so kind. His words are so sweet. Got you? No problem. How do you think she felt to hear this from the Messiah? Take heart, daughter. Just so much love, not only Words of encouragement to a person who's afraid. He helps with his actions. He's kind with his words." [18:19]
5. "True faith gets shown for the ability to not get discouraged when it seems like Jesus doesn't hear us, ignoring us, or doesn't have time for us. You ever told someone, hey, I was going to call you, but I know how busy you are. I know you're super busy, so I didn't want to call. Jesus finally sits down in his house and he asked them directly about their faith. Do you believe I'm able to do this? They say yes, and they pass Jesus's faith test. They say, yes, we do. And he says, according to your faith, will it be done?" [25:10]
### Quotes for Members
1. "Imagine how trapped this man must have been. His disability was attributed to a demonic force. He's locked inside of himself. He's trapped. He can't speak. He can't talk. He can't listen. He's deaf and dumb. It's kind of like the sleep paralysis or what's called locked-in syndrome. You can't move. You can't talk. You can only communicate through blinking. Wouldn't that be terrible? You understand everything perfectly, everything people are saying? The world's just going by you, but you can't communicate. You can't move or talk. That's what this man was going through, and Jesus heals him. And the Pharisees, how do they respond? They don't deny Jesus's power, but they attribute it to satanic forces." [39:33]
2. "What this points out is we all come to Jesus in different ways. Some of us feel good, like, hey, I got to talk to Jesus. I got to go to church. I'm going to just talk to him. Hey, Jesus needs some help. Others of us have some secrets inside. We don't know ourselves. We feel ashamed. We feel fearful. We don't know. We don't know who Jesus is. And so we're sneaking in here. We feel uncomfortable being in church right now. You're like, this dude doesn't point me out. Don't ask me to raise my hand. You're just hiding down in the, I'm hiding right over here. Just hope he doesn't call on me. Whatever your situation, whatever your situation you're in today, what matters is that you're faithful. You're faithful. You're faithful. You're faithful. Your faith is driving you to approach Jesus. Whether you come in from the front or you come in from back, Jesus is there. He's waiting for you. He knows exactly what you need." [11:21]
3. "You can thank your difficulties for leading you to God. I know you don't want them in your life. No one does, but they will open the door for you to get closer to Jesus. Now, as we take a look at Jairus and his faith, the synagogue ruler, it's similar to the centurion's faith and the paralytic's faith that we read about. It's similar to the centurion's faith and the paralytic's faith that we read about." [06:49]
4. "Jesus is saying, that's a sin that's pretty much impossible to come back from You can't recognize the greatness of Jesus, even when he is healing demons and raising the dead right in front of you. And their opposition to Jesus has gone from annoyance to irreparable hatred, and it would lead to his death on the cross. Don't be those people. Don't be those people. Love Jesus and respond to him. And let me leave you with some next steps here. First of all, this week, I want to give you a prayer challenge, faith challenge. Dedicate some time every week to begging Jesus for what you want. You know, maybe every night before you go to bed, just go take a five-minute walk and just say, God, I need this in my life. I'm coming before you. I know you exist. I really need you to answer my prayer." [41:13]
5. "Jesus is walking along. He's just brought a woman back to life. He's healed a bleeding woman. He's walking back home. He's had a full day. He's walking home. And these guys start shouting and yelling. And they're close. They're right there on the sidewalk yelling at him. Hey, Jesus, son of God, have mercy on me. And what does he do? Okay, sure, no problem. No, he doesn't. He just keeps walking as if he doesn't even hear them. He walks past him and just keeps on trucking. Then he goes into his own home. But you know what these guys do? They don't get discouraged. They just follow him and they walk into his house. They walk straight into his house. It's like, oh, there's a door here. Come on. Hi, I'm Bill. They start talking to Jesus inside the house. It's the love of Jesus is ignoring them." [25:10]
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