The Faith That Stopped Jesus

Series:  Faith That Gets God's Attention 9/18/11 Luke 9:51 tells us that Jesus had set his face toward Jerusalem.  He was resolute, determined, and focused. Yet, the cry of a poor blind beggar stops Jesus on his way.  By stopping Jesus said clearly “You matter to God.  You are important to Him.  He sees your affliction.  He hears your cry, and He has come to heal you.” We are going to look today at what it was about Bartimaeus’ faith that stopped Jesus, and caused Him to grant Bartimaeus’ healing, so that we can learn from him, that we too may have such faith