The Connecting Question

When Jesus turned to two of John's disciples and asked, "What do you want?" (John 1:35-38), it became the question His ministry returns to again and again. In this message, we look at how God's questions throughout Scripture — to Adam, Cain, Moses, Hagar, Jacob, Elijah, Isaiah, and Ezekiel, and eventually blind Bartimaeus and the ambitious disciples James and John — were never about giving God information. They were about exposing what we actually want, because genuine spiritual transformation doesn't begin with what we believe, but with what we want, and pain has a way of creating clarity about what matters most. You'll learn: • Why God's questions in Scripture are never about His need for information, but about awakening ours • Why chemistry and comfort aren't reliable guides for the decisions that shape your future • What blind Bartimaeus's instant answer — "I want to see" — teaches about pain, clarity, and naming what you want from God • Why "you become what you behold" and how to guard what informs you • How to move from a general word (logos) to the specific word God speaks into your exact moment (rhema) 📖 Scriptures referenced: John 1:35-38 (NLT) · Mark 10:46-51 · Mark 10:35-40 · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · Romans 1:25 · Psalm 42:1-2 · Philippians 3:8-11 · Proverbs 3:5-6 · Romans 10:17 🎥 Watch here: https://youtu.be/3efLvplaRDA 🔔 Subscribe for weekly messages from Word of Faith. 📱 Follow us on Instagram and Facebook for daily encouragement. #TheConnectingQuestion #WordOfFaith #SundayService #Sermon