Unreasonable Faith: More Than We Can Ask or Imagine! | Mike Teixeira

“What we do at the start of the year sets the tone for the rest of the year!”

Jentzen Franklin

Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)

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

Big Idea: “Unreasonable faith, is believing that with Jesus, more than we can ask or imagine is always possible!”

3 lessons of unreasonable faith…

1. Don’t miss your !

Mark 10:46-47 (NLT)

⁴⁶Then they reached Jericho, and as Jesus and his disciples left town, a large crowd followed him. A blind beggar named Bartimaeus (son of Timaeus) was sitting beside the road. ⁴⁷ When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus of Nazareth was nearby, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Mark 10:47

⁴⁷ When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus of Nazareth was nearby, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

2. Don’t let anyone steal your !

Mark 10:48

⁴⁸ “Be quiet!” many of the people yelled at him.

But he only shouted louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!””

Voices that want to steal our shout…

• Others
• Doubt
• Disappointment
• Hopelessness
• Impossibility

Psalm 34:17

¹⁷ The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them;
    he delivers them from all their troubles.

Psalm 18:6

 But in my distress I cried out to the Lord;
    yes, I prayed to my God for help.
He heard me from his sanctuary;
    my cry to him reached his ears.

3. Dare to ask Jesus for the !

Mark 10:49-50

⁴⁹ When Jesus heard him, he stopped and said, “Tell him to come here.”

So they called the blind man. “Cheer up,” they said. “Come on, he’s calling you!” ⁵⁰ Bartimaeus threw aside his coat, jumped up, and came to Jesus.

Hebrews 12:1

“Let us strip off every weight that slows us down”

Mark 10:51-52

⁵¹ “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked.

“My Rabbi,” the blind man said, “I want to see!”

⁵² And Jesus said to him, “Go, for your faith has healed you.” Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus down the road.

Ephesians 3:20 NIV

²⁰ Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,

Joshua 10:12-13

¹² On the day the Lord gave the Israelites victory over the Amorites, Joshua prayed to the Lord in front of all the people of Israel. He said,

“Let the sun stand still over Gibeon,
    and the moon over the valley of Aijalon.”

¹³ So the sun stood still and the moon stayed in place until the nation of Israel had defeated its enemies.

“Our biggest problem is our small view of God”

Mark Batterson

3 lessons of unreasonable faith…

1. Don’t miss your moment!

2. Don’t let anyone steal your shout!

3. Dare to ask for the unreasonable!

“Unreasonable faith, is believing that with Jesus, more than we can ask or imagine is always possible!”