The speaker teaches from Matthew 9:27–31, where two unnamed blind men cry, “Son of David, have mercy on us,” follow Jesus into a house, and are healed after Jesus asks, “Do you believe I can make you see?” He emphasizes that many believe God can do miracles in general but struggle to trust Him with personal, specific needs, and that long-term pain can reduce a person’s identity to their limitation. He highlights faith as continuing to follow Jesus even when the picture is dark, often guided by the worship and testimony of others, and notes the men’s shared cry for mercy as a model for unity and an “us” mentality in the church. The message culminates in a call to invite Jesus into one’s home, illustrated during baptisms and prayer for families and houses.

00:00 House Theme Intro

00:34 Matthew 9 Blind Men

02:35 Do You Believe Me

05:51 Pain Becomes Identity

07:14 Follow While Blind

10:50 Find Jesus Through Worship

15:36 Mercy Becomes Us

19:43 Believe In Your House

21:11 Baptism Family Moment

28:46 Let Him Into Your Home

Guest speaker Pastor Taylor Fairbanks reads 2 Corinthians 4:3–6 and preaches that the gospel is veiled to unbelievers, so believers must release the “light” they’ve received through testimonies. He explains how stories connect people and testimonies build faith, using humorous personal anecdotes and stressing that worship itself “tells a story” of God’s faithfulness. He urges the church and Next Gen to step into uncomfortable settings where miracles are needed, share what they’ve seen and heard, and overcome the enemy by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony (Revelation 12:11; Acts 1; Acts 4). He shares his Baton Rouge church-planting testimony during 2020 and ends with a lifeguard story warning against celebrating while a world drowns, calling everyone to boldness, prayer, and action.

00:00 Nachos and Scripture

01:40 Light of the Gospel

03:36 Tragedy of Untold Stories

04:31 Why Stories Connect

08:05 Church Built on Stories

10:51 Scent Memory and Worship

13:41 Worship Tells Your Story

16:41 Miracle Settings Matter

20:22 Testimony Overcomes

23:01 Witness Beyond Sundays

26:58 Fear of Persecution

29:35 Baton Rouge Church Plant

35:57 Lifeguards and Altar Call

Pastor Robert Tisdale continues the “Cloaked” message from Mark 10:46–49, teaching that miracles begin when you stop obsessing over what you’ve lost and start using what you have left. Using blind Bartimaeus, he urges the church to sense the urgency of the moment when Jesus is passing, respond immediately, and refuse distractions or ambivalence. He highlights Bartimaeus’ cry—calling Jesus by name, recognizing Him as “Son of David,” and pleading for mercy—as worship and deliverance language that cuts through the noise despite social pressure to be silent. Tisdale warns against offense, skepticism, and relying on flawed messengers to block God’s call, then emphasizes Bartimaeus casting away his cloak as rejecting labels and identity, calling listeners to throw off shame, bondage, and negative self-description and move toward the altar in faith.

00:00 Cloaked Theme Intro

01:08 Sensing The Moment

04:04 Information To Revelation

07:51 Power In The Name

10:44 Deliverance Language Mercy

14:11 Silencing The Crowd

18:31 Jesus Stood Still

20:49 He Calleth Thee

31:06 Casting Off The Cloak

41:19 Altar Call Move Now