What Do You Want?,
Part 4 Sunday,
February 9, 2014
“Restoration of Families”
46 And they came to
Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd,
Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. 47 And
when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say,
“Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48 And
many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son
of David, have mercy on me!” 49 And Jesus
stopped and said, “Call him.”
And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart. Get up; he is
calling you.” 50 And throwing off his
cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus.
51 And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to
do for you?”
And the blind man said to him, “Rabbi, let me recover my sight.” 52 And
Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you
well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and
followed him on the way. Mark 10:51-52 (ESV)
Three Words for the New Year
1.
RELATIONSHIP
2.
RESOURCES
3.
RESTORATION
“At
the same time,” says the Lord, “I will be the God of all the families of
Israel, and they shall be My people.” Jeremiah 31:1 (NKJV)
14 For this reason I bow my knees before the
Father, 15 from
whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
Ephesians 3:14-15 (ESV)
And
he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the
children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.” Malachi 4:6
(NKJV)
1.
Family
relationships are a BATTLEFIELD.
After I looked things over, I stood
up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, “Don’t be
afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your
families, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”
Nehemiah 4:14 (NIV)
The story of a dysfunctional family
All through Scripture:
Adam and Eve – Cain and Abel
Noah
David
I am looking particularly at Isaac and Rebecca
We have to battle…
Favoritism
27 When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful
hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents. 28 Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but
Rebekah loved Jacob. Genesis 25:27-28
(ESV)
Competition
They
struggled from birth.
21 And
Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren. And the Lord granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 The children struggled together
within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?” So she
went to inquire of the Lord.
Genesis 25:21-22 (ESV)
Manipulation
Genesis 27:13-14
Jacob: But
Mom, Dad’s going to be really mad if he finds out what we’re doing.
Rebekah:
Don’t worry about your Dad. I’ll
take care of him. You just do what I
tell you.
Stand
for your family.
2.
We
tend to RUN from CONFLICT.
Now Esau hated Jacob because of the
blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said to himself, “The
days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother
Jacob.” Genesis 27:41 (ESV)
3.
BLESS
your family.
All these are the twelve tribes of
Israel. This is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing
each with the blessing suitable to him. Genesis 49:28
Elements of Blessing
1.
Meaningful Touch
2.
Spoken Words
3.
Expression of High Value
4.
Picturing a Special Future
5.
An Active Commitment
By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the
sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning
on the top of his staff. Hebrews 11:21
(NKJV)
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