What Do You Want Me To Do For You?

This episode of All In with Pastor Jordan Easley has been made possible by the generous support of viewers like you. Welcome to All In with Pastor Jordan Easley. Today's message is about to begin, and we invite you to prepare your heart and mind to hear an inspiring message from God's Word. We hope and pray for God to speak to you today as you seek to live your life all in for Jesus Christ. And now from First Baptist Church in Cleveland, Tennessee, here's Pastor Jordan Easley. Well, let me jump in today by telling you a little story. I was at Starbucks about a week and a half ago, and I'm standing in line behind a guy that was obviously out of his element. It was one of those guys you've probably seen him before. He's not a coffee shop guy, and he's looking at the barista, looking above to the menu, and it's like he was reading something in Chinese. You can tell he did not belong in the coffee shop. But the barista smiled at him and said, sir, what can I get started for you today? And as you can imagine, he hesitated. He's like, I'm just really not sure what I want. I have no idea, in fact. So she tried again, and she tried to give him some options. She said, well, sir, we have all sorts of things. We've got macchiatos and cappuccinos. We've got lattes and frappes

and going through the list of stuff. And then she looks at him again and said, which one of these things would you like? And as she said that, he just stood there frozen. Meanwhile, the line is backing up, as you can imagine. And all the people behind him are kind of rolling their eyes and they're checking their watches, and they're like, come on, man, how long is this gonna take? And you could tell the barista was doing her very best to stay patient, to stay kind and professional. So she smiles again, and she says it one more time. She said, sir, what would you like? And this was his response. Remember, I'm right behind him. He's right in front of me. And he says this, he said, ma'am, just give me what you think I need. And I was like, sir, you came all the way to Starbucks to let her order your drink. I thought that that was hilarious. But as I left that day, I started thinking about his response. And for some reason, this is the thought that popped in my head. I thought, that's exactly how a lot of us approach God. We come to him in prayer all the time, but most of the time, we don't really know what we want him to do. We say things like, Lord, bless me, right?

Lord, heal me, or Lord, encourage me, but we don't even have a specific request. And then we wonder oftentimes why our prayers feel so powerless. Because we're just asking him vague things throughout the day. We don't really get really down to what we're asking him to do. In Mark chapter 10, by the way, we're gonna be in Mark 10 today. In Mark chapter 10, Jesus is gonna look at a blind man named Bartimaeus, and he's gonna ask him a question that I believe Jesus is continuing to ask us today. In fact, in verse 51, you can read the words of the question. This is what Jesus said to this blind man. He asked, hey, what do you want me to do for you? And that's the question we're gonna unpack today together. What do you want Jesus to do for you? People have been wondering for thousands of years why Jesus asked this question. I mean, think about it. If Jesus is the son of God, and if Jesus knows everything, why would Jesus ask any question? Well, if you're wondering the same thing today, I want you to take note of this response. Are you ready? Jesus doesn't ask questions for information.

Jesus asks questions to invite transformation. Here's something we all need to realize. Are you ready for this? Jesus knows exactly what you need. He already knows. He knows better than you know what you need. But here's the thing. He wants you to name that thing. He wants you to step out in faith and to speak that because something happens when you articulate the hope that you have. Something happens when you say it out loud. And we're gonna see that loud and clear as we walk through this chapter, Mark chapter 10 today. Now, as you're turning there, I just really wanna kind of set the scene because in order for you to really understand the weight of this question, I believe you've gotta kind of step into this moment when Jesus asked the question. You have to picture where he was and who he was talking to and what was happening all around him because this wasn't just a quiet conversation in a prayer meeting with Jesus or at a church service. No, this was a shout on the side of a dusty road, and yet Jesus responded in an incredible way. So picture this scene, if you will. Use your imagination because in this passage, it tells us very clearly what was happening. Jesus was walking a road on the way to Jerusalem,

and this was the last stretch of his journey that ultimately led to the cross. So you can imagine the road. Crowded with travelers that are headed to the Passover. Everybody was headed in the same direction The air was thick with excitement and curiosity and I'm sure there was a lot of chaos as everybody was traveling together But Mark tells us that as Jesus was leaving Jericho There was a blind man sitting by the side of the road and his name was Bartimaeus Now if you look up that word Bartimaeus, it literally means son of honor son of honor But the unique thing about that is there was nothing honorable about this man's story or his condition The Bible tells us he was blind. He was poor and he was long forgotten by most of the people in his life Day after day he would sit on that same corner and he would beg people for coins And he would listen to the sound of other people's lives passing him by but on this particular day Everything changed for him He heard the commotion of the crowd and he heard the footsteps passing by and he heard the voices That were talking about all sorts of things, but some voice Stuck out to him and in verse 47 the Bible indicates that he heard someone say look it's Jesus of Nazareth. Well, here's the thing when he heard the name Jesus Something inside of him came alive Hope began to rise up in his heart and he started Shouting look at verse 47 Jesus son of David have mercy on me Jesus son of David have mercy on me The Bible says this he was shouting people around him were shushing him, right? They're probably embarrassed because culturally especially in that first century culture. You didn't shout in public You didn't make a scene But this man was making a scene and because of that verse 48 says many warned him to keep quiet But he was crying out all the more have mercy on me son of David Here's the thing. You got to know about Bartimaeus in the story At this point in his life. He didn't care what anybody else thought about him

Because in his heart he knew and he believed that this Jesus that I'm about to encounter. I Believe he can change my life So because of that he was like forget about what anybody else says forget about what anybody else thinks I'm going after Jesus There's four things in this message. I want you to write down things that apply to your story And the first one is this don't let the crowd silence your cry Don't let the crowd silence your cry You know when you read this book, you're gonna see a theme when it comes to the miracles of Christ One of the things you're gonna notice is that just about every miracle begins with someone refusing to stay silent I think about the story of the paralytics friends who interrupted Jesus by by by teaching He was teaching and he they're lowering this mat through the roof and they're bringing their paralyzed friend to Jesus. They interrupted everything So that they could get their friend close to Christ I think about Peter sinking in the water and he's crying out at the top of his voice Lord Save me right and then he's reaching out his hand and Jesus is grabbing a hole I think about Elijah on Mount Carmel crying out publicly to God and fire falling from heaven I think about the Canaanite woman who who cried out for her daughter's healing And she refused to stop even when she was ignored I think about the ten lepers who the Bible says lifted up their voices and called out Jesus Master have mercy on us. There are so many people who cry out to God and experience him up close and personal Some miracles happen when faith refuses to stay silent When faith refuses to stay silent Bartimaeus could have listened to the people that day as they were telling him to be quiet He could have believed that his voice didn't matter He could have believed that his situation was too small for Jesus's attention. But instead what does it say? He raised his voice even louder and he started to shout And what do we just read look at verse 48 many warned him to keep quiet But he was crying out all the more have mercy on me son of David That phrase cry out in the Greek is the word craze. Oh k-r-a-z-o and it literally means to shout with intense emotion So that's the kind of cry that comes from what it comes from deep pain. It comes from a desperate faith It's not polished. It's not rehearsed. It is raw. It is crying raw Bartimaeus wasn't praying this quiet polite prayer in this passage. He was crying from the depths of his soul

Hoping that Jesus would meet him at his point of need and notice what he calls Jesus in this passage What does he say Jesus son of David? How about that title? You don't see that very often especially in this context Because that title wasn't often used in that day. It was a messianic title. It was a declaration that he believed that Jesus was indeed the promised Savior. When he called him son of David he was saying to Jesus and everybody else who listened that he believed with all of his heart that Jesus was the Messiah. So when the crowd saw Jesus passing by that day, the crowd believed Jesus was an impressive teacher from Nazareth who did miracles and cool stuff. But Bartimaeus, when he encountered Jesus that day, he believed Jesus was the Redeemer of Israel. Even though he couldn't see with his eyes he could see clearly with his heart and that's what makes this story so ironic. It's ironic that the blind guy saw Jesus for who he really was before anybody else who could see in the crowd that day. And the Bible says when he cried out the crowd tried to silence him. In fact it says they warned him. If you look that word up in the ESV it says they rebuked him. By the way that's the same Greek word used for when Jesus rebuked the demons. Which tells us that when these people were rebuking Bartimaeus they weren't politely suggesting that he keep it down. It's not like this Sunday school teacher that says, Bartimaeus come on now. No they they were rebuking him which says they were harshly telling him to shut his mouth. You say why were they so harsh with him that day? Let me tell you why. Because desperate faith always makes comfortable people uncomfortable. It always makes people uncomfortable. See the crowd wanted order that day. The crowd wanted control that day. You know what Bartimaeus wanted? He wanted Jesus. He wanted Jesus that day. And that's what true faith does. It pushes past resistance right? It's not intimidated by opposition. The more they told him to be quiet the louder he cried. Because when you are desperate, when you're desperate enough you stop caring about what everybody else is thinking in the room. I loved that last night. I saw 32 men desperate for Jesus that were willing to stand up in a front of a thousand other dudes saying I don't care what

y'all think I'm going after Jesus. I want to be changed by Jesus. I want to be the man of God God's called me to be. And everybody can know it. I'm going all in with Christ. Man that's good. That's good. God didn't call you to a quiet faith. He called you to a bold faith. But the crowds are gonna try to keep you from boldness. Hey what are the crowds that are trying to quiet your faith right now? What are those voices saying in your life? Maybe they're saying hey don't bother God with that. Or if you stand up boldly for Christ it's gonna cost you something. It's gonna cost you your job or your friends or you're not gonna have as much fun. Maybe they're saying hey you've prayed for that one thing long enough and God's not doing what you're saying that he should do. Maybe you're making too much noise with your faith right now. Just keep your mouth shut. But let me just say this when life gets a little bit loud that's when you need to cry out to God even louder. Amen? When the world tells you to stay silent that's when you need to start lifting your voice in faith even more. Hey maybe your crowd today is fear and you're afraid. Maybe it's shame. Maybe it's people who just don't understand your faith. Whatever it is don't let that thing silence you. And let me tell you why. Jesus still stops for people who refuse to stop calling on his name. He's still stopping. Look at verse 49 it says Jesus stopped. Why did Jesus stop that day? It wasn't for the crowd. He stopped for the cry. Without a cry there was no stopping. But because he cried out to Jesus, Jesus stopped. That's the heart of the gospel by the way. We serve a God who still stops when we cry out in faith. So don't let the crowd silence your cry. Get this one number two. Also don't let your past define your future. That's what this story is telling me over and over again. Don't let your past define your future. When Jesus heard Bartimaeus cry out for help by faith, verse 49 says Jesus stopped and said, call him. Now who's he speaking to in that passage? He's speaking to his disciples. Remember Jesus is walking this road with his disciples. The disciples were probably in charge of crowd control that day. Narrow roads. Everybody's headed in the right in the same direction. Everybody wants to be close to Jesus. The disciples job is to protect him from the crowds. And yet

Jesus in this moment in this scene says, boys you heard that cry right? You heard that man cry out to me, right? Go get him. Bring him to me. And verse 49 says, so they called the blind man and said to him, have courage, get up. He is calling for you. Can you imagine the scene? How cool is that? Verse 50 goes on to say, all right, so he threw off his coat, jumped up and he came. came to Jesus. I know it sounds like a small detail, but it's actually loaded with a lot of meaning. See, in that day, a beggar's coat, or cloak in some translations, that coat was more than just a piece of clothing. It was a symbol of their identity. If you were a beggar, you wore a coat. You had a cloak. It represented your condition. It represented your dependence and your place of, your piece of security. Your coat was legally the only thing that someone could not take from you, even if there was a lawsuit saying you lost everything. Because your coat was your survival system. It was your security blanket. It was your warmth in the winter. It's what kept you alive. And it was also your permission to beg. If you saw a beggar, that beggar would be wearing a coat. It would indicate to you that's all they have. So when Mark says that Bartimaeus threw off his coat, that was more than a physical action. It was a spiritual declaration. And in that moment, he was saying, you know what? I'm not going to need this anymore. I'm not going to need this because I'm going to Jesus and he will be my security blanket. He will be my provision and my protection. He is everything that I need. So in this moment, he's leaving behind the identity that had long defined him. He was letting go of the label that had so long limited him. In fact, that word translated threw off. You see that in the Bible? He threw off his coat. That Greek word means to cast something far away. So if you're writing your Bible where it says threw off, say he cast it far away. It's not like he took his coat off, laid it by his feet and he was like, okay, if the Jesus thing doesn't work out, at least I got my coat. That's not the picture here. No, the picture is he took off his coat and he chunked that Hummer far away. It was a long way from him. In fact, the word threw off the word in the Greek. It's the exact same word used in Ephesians 4 22 when Paul tells us to put off your old self. So when you're saved, you put off your old self. It's not like you put off your old self, put it next to you. And if Jesus doesn't work, you go back to your old self. No, you put it off. You chunk that thing far away. And that's what faith does. It's what causes

you to release the things that once defined you. You take those things off so that you can step into who Jesus created you to be. And man, that's where a lot of us get stuck because we're left in limbo and we want the miracle, but we don't want to change our old mindset. We, we want to see differently, but we don't want to live differently. But right here, Bartimaeus teaches us that faith isn't just about receiving something new. It's also about leaving some things behind that are old. Does that make sense? Many of you have met my new friend, Arthur. I met Arthur a couple of weeks ago and you know, getting to know him has been a privilege. You know, his past has been plagued with many things that have not honored the Lord like many of us, but his story is pretty unique because he's lived a lot of life in prison. He's lived a lot of life in gangs. And if you look back at his past, you'll find things like drugs and substance and substances and a long list of sins. But just a few weeks ago in this very room, Arthur gave his life to Jesus Christ and was radically saved. Two weeks ago. In fact, I had the privilege of baptizing Arthur as he was raising his flag for Jesus to let everybody else know that my life will never be the same. I've given my life to Christ. And let me just say, last Sunday we sat right here on the first row and in this very service, I had the privilege of sitting with him and just watching him encounter the Lord in this environment. It was, it was moving for me. Watching him worship and, and asking questions about worship while we were doing this together. Reading the Bible and being moved by the word of God. He watched other people be baptized and I watched his eyes fill with tears as he experienced up close and personal the life change that can only happen through Christ. But let me say this, as people engage my new friend and they see him, they're going to see a, they're going to see a guy that looks the same on the outside. But here's what we know about his inside. There was a moment in his story not too long ago where he took off his old coat and he chunked that thing. He took off that old life and he threw it off. And now he's on a brand new path of following Jesus. And he's coming alongside brothers and sisters that are going to encourage him and pour into him and believe in him. Not because of what he's done, but because of what Jesus has done in him and through him. That's what happens when you take your coat off. Hey, let me ask you a question. What coat do you need to take off today?

Maybe that coat isn't a piece of fabric. Maybe it's another kind of label that someone else has given you in your life Maybe you've been living with that label of you're a failure You didn't measure up to anything or or you're divorced or you're an addict or you're not enough Maybe that coat is a pattern of an old way of thinking or that familiar sin or that Sense of shame that you've carried for far too long. Can I tell you what jesus is saying in this passage? He's saying you don't have to wear the same old coat throw that thing off You see when jesus calls your name you can't stay wrapped in what he came to remove Jesus came to remove that old coat He came to remove that old life and he came to give you an abundant life that only happens Through christ and surrendering to his plan for your life Listen when jesus calls your name everything changes And that's what he's saying. You have to throw it off And you got to move towards christ Don't let your past define your future Here's number three Number three is don't miss the question that could change your life Here's the story so far bartimaeus believed in jesus He had faith that jesus could change his life Next we see that he was willing to cry out to jesus Even when the crowd was trying to keep him quiet The third thing you see is he had courage he got up from where he was and he ran to jesus He took off his coat and he pursued christ But now we come to verse 51 and I believe this is the moment that changed everything Jesus looked at bartimaeus and he asked him this question in verse 51 He said what do you want me to do for you? What do you want me to do for you And I know that question sounds simple and maybe even obvious but It's actually one of the most profound questions that jesus ever asked in scripture And I say that because in that moment, we've already talked about this. Jesus knew exactly what bartimaeus needed

In fact, he knew what he needed more than bartimaeus Once again, jesus doesn't ask this question for information. He asked this question to invite transformation transformation in his life and story But he wanted him to say it out loud He wanted him to declare publicly that he was believing god for something specific See when jesus asked this question, it's like he was handing bartimaeus a spiritual blank check and he was saying hey just fill it in Tell me what you want. Tell me what you're trusting me for. It's a blank check you put down what you're believing me for But that's where so many of us hesitate, right? Right Because there's something inside of us that refuses to get that specific or that bold with god We have a problem for whatever reason for asking bold things of him I remember years ago. I was at my previous church. This was about a decade ago And we were going through a season much like our church is going through right now We were launching new campuses and we were building new facilities and we were launching new ministries Locally and around the world. It was very obvious that god was he was blessing our church in supernatural ways Well one day there was a man who approached me a man that I knew pretty well. He was well known in our community And he came up to me and he said these words. He said pastor. I want to invest in what god is doing in our church And let me just say that is the greatest conversation that you can have with your pastor It's a great way to just break the ice and just to dive in but it caught me off guard I was like wait what he said? I want to invest in what god is doing because here he went on to say because I know that a hundred percent of what I have in my bank account came from god And I believe that god wants me to take what he's blessed me with And to help fund what he is doing in our church family Hey, man, I was blown away by by that statement, but I was caught off guard by it at one point as he's talking Uh, my mind's running already and he's talking to me at one point He reaches inside of his jacket and he pulls out a checkbook From his pocket And as he's speaking to me, I don't even know what he's talking about at this point But he starts using that checkbook

like well waving it around like it was a pointer or something and i'm just sitting there like following the checkbook i'm like Like what's happening right now? But he's like talking about all the details of the church and about the building program and all the things that we're doing to expand And the checkbook's waving around and man as he's talking he he at one point he starts speaking a little bit softer And he leans in a little bit closer And then he says in just above a whisper. He said pastor. Just tell me How much do you need? Pointing a checkbook at me. Let me tell you, I was completely unprepared for that interaction. And honestly, if I ever get that opportunity again, I'm going to handle it very differently than how I handled it about 10 years ago. Because in my mind, you remember, I'm a brand new, I'm a young pastor. I'm just trying to figure all this stuff out. And in my mind, I'm thinking, this is a huge project. I'm talking millions and millions and millions of dollars. And man, I'm praying that God would provide it. I'm believing him for it, but it's a huge project. And so now this guy's approaching me and he asked, he asked me this question, how much do you need? And when he asked it, my body just froze. I'm just like, what? You know, I was like, froze up. My body's frozen, but my mind is running a thousand miles an hour. And as he's speaking to me and pointing a checkbook at me, my, my thoughts are this, I'm thinking, man, in this moment, do I give him a small number, like a manageable number, something that's safe and achievable just to make sure that the church receives something? Or do I, or do I shoot a little bit higher and then risk being out of his range and, and running him off? Or do I just give him the full number and potentially offend this guy or make him hate my guts? I mean, what do I say to him in this moment? And I'm just going to be honest with you. In that moment, I played it safe. And he asked me this question. He said, how much do you need? And I gave him a number that I knew without a shadow of a doubt that he was easily capable of handling a number. I knew that he was capable of, and you know what? When I told him the number, he didn't even blink. He pulled out a pen with his other hand. He quickly wrote a check. He handed it to me. He shook my hand. He thanked me. He walked away. And that, that's the end of the story. But you want to guess what I oftentimes think about as I reflect on that conversation. I'm not even his pastor anymore. I don't lead

that church anymore, but I often think of that conversation and wonder what could that man have done if I just would have had the courage to ask. And may I tell you that moment and that conversation has changed the way that I look at prayer. You know what we read in James chapter four, verse two, it says, you do not have because you do not ask. Think about that. See, I believe sometimes we limit what God does because we, because we're, we're really limiting what we're willing to ask for. We're limiting what he does because we limit what we're willing to ask for. We give him safe numbers. We give him safe prayers because bold prayers make us nervous. But Jesus's question in this passage, I believe an invitation for us. It's an invitation for greater faith. I believe he's saying, don't hold back. Don't shrink your request to fit your understanding. He's saying, trust my power more than you trust your comfort. I am willing to do anything. And that's what Bartimaeus modeled for us so well in this conversation. I want you to notice when he came face to face with Jesus, he didn't hesitate. Look at verse 51. He said, rabbi and I, I want to see. Jesus is like, what do you want me to do for you? Rabbi and I, I want to see bold response. That word rabbi and I, by the way, is only used two times in the Bible. It's used right here in this passage. It was also used by Mary Magdalene in the, in the tomb and in the empty tomb story. It's a word that means more than just teacher. Teacher was a common word. That's the word rabbi. It means teacher. But this is the word rabbi and I, rabbi and I, it literally means my master, my savior. It's a personal term. It's an intimate term. It's a relational term. So in that usage of the word, Bartimaeus lets us know he wanted more than what Jesus could do for him. No, he wanted Jesus himself. And you know what? He got exactly what he wanted because Jesus heard him say, I want to see, look at verse 52. Jesus said to him, go, your faith has saved you. Which brings us to our last point. And the last point is don't stop at the miracle. Follow the master. Jesus said, go, your faith has saved you, but I want you to notice what happened next. After this encounter with Jesus, it says immediately he could see, I thought it just saved. He just saved him. He did, but he blessed him with the miracle. Immediately he could see and how did he respond? It says, and he began to follow Jesus on the road. It's one of my favorite parts of this whole story because it shows us that Bartimaeus didn't just receive a miracle. No, he entered into a relationship after encountering

Jesus he didn't slip back into his old life and keep the blessing to himself No scripture says he got up He opened up his eyes and he started walking in the same direction of the one who healed him Bartimaeus could have easily just cashed the check and gone home He could have enjoyed his blessing and been completely unchanged in private But instead he made a decision that every follower of Jesus ought to make One that says if he's worthy of me crying out to then he's worthy of me following after you see there's a world of difference between someone who is a consumer of miracles and Someone who is a disciple of Jesus a lot of people love the works of Jesus But we still resist the ways of Jesus. We want the power, but we don't want his presence, right? We want his blessings, but we don't want his lordship But Bartimaeus just showed us what genuine faith looks like faith that doesn't just receive from Jesus But faith that walks with him afterwards And by the way walking that road It's not always fun. In fact, you think about the road that he was on that day. He was on the road to the cross Think about him that his first steps as a new believer were steps towards the cross at Calvary And let me tell you this way that's what real discipleship really looks like Following Jesus doesn't always lead to comfort. Sometimes it's going to lead you to a cross But the ultimate goal of faith isn't to receive something from Jesus The ultimate goal of faith is to become more like Jesus And the only way you're gonna become more like him is to live a life that surrendered to him and committed to follow him No matter what Let me ask you do you have that kind of faith today? It's not enough for you to just say I've got faith in Jesus faith isn't something you say or something you think it's something that you do Notice Bartimaeus didn't just sit there waiting for proof He stood up he came forward and as he was walking towards Jesus, he was crying out even louder. That's what real faith does Real faith moves before the miracle It acts before the outcome

It obeys Before it understands everything That's the difference between belief and faith See passive belief says I know Jesus can But active faith says I'm stepping out because I know Jesus will Does that make sense? Hey, that's the kind of faith that gets God's attention When you read Hebrews chapter 11, which is also known as the great hall of faith You go through a list of people who modeled it Well, and I want you to notice something next time you read that chapter. These were not people who believed quietly These were people that moved boldly You think about Noah dude built an ark before a drop of rain ever hit the earth No rain, it's not even a thing and he's building a massive boat. Think about Abraham He left his home without even knowing where he was going You think about Moses? He stood before the Pharaoh. He put his feet in the Red Sea and trusted God for a miracle And now you think about Bartimaeus he cried out He refused to be silent Because he believed that Jesus could do a work in his life every single one of these people they acted before they saw And maybe that's what God's calling you to do today To step out in faith And to trust the gut and trust God in a whole new way Maybe God's calling you to forgive someone that you've been holding a grudge against Maybe he's calling you to surrender something that you've been clinging on to Maybe he's calling you to serve in an area that he's been nudging you to serve. Maybe he's calling you to give In a way that is sacrificial and you can actually feel it Knowing that you're giving to the Lord Maybe he's calling you to trust him again in an area where you've stopped believing in him Maybe he's calling you to ask for something that you thought God has forgotten about Listen, don't wait till it makes sense move now And let me tell you why it's because faith faith that stands still misses the miracle every time

But faith that steps forward always finds Jesus When you find Jesus everything changes Read that scripture go Jesus said your faith has saved you and immediately he could see and began to follow Jesus on the road notice Bartimaeus came looking for sight and Jesus gave him salvation He wanted his eyes to be open and yet Jesus opened up his entire life Imagine say it this way. That's the kind of Savior that we serve He's the kind of Savior that always gives us more than we're asking for. He gives us more than we're asking for. He doesn't just meet our needs. He wants to transform our life. So as Jesus stands before you today and he asks you this question, how do you respond? When he stands before you and he asks, hey, what do you want me to do for you? Are you going to respond and play it safe? Are you going to respond and ask in faith? Are you going to settle for sight or are you going to surrender in salvation? Are you going to take the blessing and walk away or are you going to commit to following the one who blessed you in the first place? Because the same Jesus who stopped for Bartimaeus, he's still on the road and he's stopping for people who are calling out his name. He's not too busy to stop for you today. He's not too far away. He's not mad at you. He's not disappointed in you. He knows exactly who you are and he also knows exactly what you need. But he wants you to say it. He wants you to walk by faith and believe it. He's still a God who opens blind eyes and he is still a God that changes hearts. So don't just say you believe, move towards him today.

Because when faith moves, it finds Jesus. And when you find Jesus, everything changes. In the slums of Nairobi, Kenya, a cup of water can be the difference between life and death. Well, this month I got to walk where the need for water is greatest. While we were there, we were preaching and we were worshiping and we were praying with thousands of believers at the Pefekimbo Church. We held children in an orphanage that we support who have almost nothing. We sat with widows who walk miles a day just to find water that isn't clean. But on this trip, we also celebrated something a little bit different. A brand new water well in the Kibera slum commissioned with our partners at Together We Church, First Baptist Cleveland, and Swaheba Networks. And together we joined forces to bring this clean water to families who have literally never had clean water in their lives. You know, in John 4, Jesus said, whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty again. That's the water that saves souls. But he also calls us as believers to give a cup of water in his name. And that's the water that saves lives. To every all-in partner who gave so that this well could exist, let me just say thank you. Today people are drinking fresh water, clean water, because you said yes. But there's more wells to dig, more villages that are waiting, more lives to save. And so my question to you is, will you continue to go all in with us? And if so, follow the prompts on the screen right now to partner with All In today. We never want to end our broadcast without giving you the opportunity to know Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior. If you'd like to make the decision to trust Jesus and want to know more about what it looks like to follow Jesus, get in touch with me right now. Follow the instructions at the bottom of the screen so that we can pray for you and also put information in your hands right away.

Today we celebrate your decision and look forward to being a part of your personal journey of going all in with Jesus Christ. This episode of All In with Pastor Jordan Easley has been made possible by the generous support of viewers like you. We hope today's message encourages you as you strive to live your life fully committed to Jesus Christ.