What Do You Want Me To Do For You? | Waiting on a Miracle | Pastor Joaquin Pardo

What Do You Want Me To Do For You? | Waiting on a Miracle | Pastor Joaquin Pardo

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March 8, 2026 · 40 min

About this episode

Pastor Joaquin discusses the significance of faith through the story of Bartimaeus in Mark 10.

What would you do if Jesus looked at you and asked, “What do you want me to do for you?” This weekend Pastor Joaquin continued our WAITING ON A MIRACLE series with a message about Faith. Mark 10:51-52 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.” 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. Jesus asked a simple question, but it holds incredible tension. In Mark 10, we meet a blind beggar named Bartimaeus whose faith caught Jesus' attention. 1) Faith has a voice. Bartimaeus had never seen Jesus with his eyes, but he had heard the stories. What he heard built faith in his heart, and that faith found its way to his mouth. When faith fills your heart, it refuses to stay silent. Faith prays, asks, and calls on the name of Jesus. 2) Faith silences the crowd. When Bartimaeus cried out, the crowd tried to shut him down. But desperation drove him to cry out all the more. Often the “crowd” in our lives isn’t just people—it’s fear, shame, doubt, or disappointment. When we truly know who Jesus is, we stop worrying about…

People in this episode

Host: Joaquin Pardo

Topics covered

  • faith
  • miracles
  • Jesus
  • Bartimaeus

Keywords

  • waiting
  • miracle
  • crowd
  • desperation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: WAITING ON A MIRACLE, Bible

Places: Jerusalem

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