This document discusses how to go beyond limitations using the biblical story of Bartimaeus. It provides 6 steps: 1) Accept your limitations, 2) Ask first to understand, 3) Be alert and make the most of opportunities, 4) Act with faith, 5) Approach God with humility, and 6) Always acknowledge God. The document analyzes Bartimaeus's response at each step, noting how he remained faithful through his limitations by calling out to Jesus, acting despite obstacles, and praising God when healed. The conclusion encourages readers that if they persist without giving up, God will answer and reward their efforts.

1. BEYOND THE LIMIT
•“Doing Great Things Beyond Our
Limitations”
Bible Passage: Luke 18:35-42
Mark 10:46-52
Matthew 20:29-34

3. THIS PASSAGE WILL ANSWER
THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS?
•How to become able from being
disable?
•How to make our limitations into
inspirations?
•What are the things we need to do as
Christians to go beyond the limit?

4. WHO IS BARTIMAEUS (BARTIMEO)?
•What are his limitations?
•His physically blind (PWD).
•Financial problem
•Emotional crisis
•Homeless
•Lack of spiritual growth.

5. HOW TO GO BEYOND THE LIMIT?
•1. Accept your limitation
in life and make it as a
challenge.

6. •Why do we need to
accept our
limitations?

7. IF WE DON’T KNOW HOW TO ACCEPT
LIMITATIONS IN LIFE, TENDENCIES ARE:
• it is hard for you to appreciate what you have in
life.
• you keep on asking or questioning God.
• dissatisfied,
• it’s difficult for you to step forward because of
your past experience & present condition.
• dali ka maguol, magbagutbot o magbagulbol

8. WHAT DID BARTIMEO’S RESPONSE?
•He finds solution to his
situation just to survive.
•- Mark 10:26/Luke 18:35
nanglimos siya…

9. HOW TO GO BEYOND THE LIMIT?
•2. Ask first for you to
Understand

10. •Why do we need to
ask?

11. WHY DO WE NEED TO ASK?
•- for us to be guided/instructed & for us
to be informed.
•- We ask God through our prayers for
wisdom, direction, strength, provision,
and protection.
•- We ask someone especially our
parents for advices…

12. EXAMPLE:
•bag-o ug cellphone
•mangitag trabaho
• dili familiar sa lugar
•mangutana sa presyo before mopalit
•Mangutana sa ubang tawo unsa ilang na
experience before mogamit sa usa ka
butang.

13. WHAT DID BARTIMEO’S RESPONSE?
•Luke 18: 36
•“ Ug sa nadungog niya ang
pagpangagi sa panahon sa
katawhan, siya nangutana kon
unsa kadto.”

14. HOW TO GO BEYOND THE LIMIT?
•3. ALERT. Be watchful always
and make the most of every
opportunity. Be not ashamed to
your limitation, do something to
gain others attention.

15. •Why do we need to
be alert at all times?

16. -Para dili ka maulahi sa grasya
-Para dili ka mabyaan
-Kung nangapply ka para dili ka maunhan ug
pagpangapply sa uban.
-Para dili ka ma late sa klase ug maka answer
ka sa question sa maestra.
-If nagbantay kag bata, para mabantayan ug
tarong ang bata.

17. WHAT DID BARTIMEO’S RESPONSE?
•Gigamit niya kung unsa iyang makaya
ug nagpakalooy ka.
•Luke 18:38, “unya siya misinggit nga
nag-ingon, Jesus, Anak ni David,
kaloy-i ako.”

18. HOW TO GO BEYOND THE LIMIT?
•4. ACT by FAITH
•We need to trust God more and
have faith always despite of our
disappointments and failures.

19. •Why do we need to
act by faith?

20. •ang tawo dili perpekto ug masayop.
•dili nato kaya buhaton ang tanang
butang.
•Wala ta kabalo kung unsay mahitabo sa
sumusunod nga adlaw
•Ang atong kinabuhi naay limitasyon.

21. WHAT DID BARTIMEO’S
RESPONSE?
•verse 39: “ug siya gibadlong sa mga
nanag-una sa pagpahilum kaniya, apan
siya misamot pa hinoon sa pagsinggit…”
•( Wala siya kakita kang Jesus,
gibadlong pa siya sa mga tawo sa una
niyang pagsinggit pero wala siya
miundang.)

22. APPLICATION
Mo failed man ta sa mga exam/challenges sa
atog kinabuhi or, we failed the standard or
gusto nga plano sa atong mga parents, or we
failed sa mga tasks or wala nato na perfect
atong trabaho or usahay gibugalbugalan ta nila
isip Cristohanon or gikataw-an ka nila or
gibadlong sa imong maayong gibuhat karon,
you need to ACT by FAITH, padayon
igsoon.

23. HOW TO GO BEYOND THE LIMIT?
•5. Approach God with
Humility
•“God opposes the proud but
gives grace to the humble.”

24. •Why do we need to
approach God
humility?

25. WHAT DID BARTIMEO’S RESPONSE?
• - wala siya nasuko sa mga tawo.
•- gitahod niya si Hesus
•Marcos 10:52, “Magtutudlo, nga
makakita na unta ako...”
•Lucas 18:41, “Ginoo, nga makakita
unta ako…”

26. •Marcos 10:50, “Ug giwakli niya ang
iyang kupo, ug milukso ug miduol siya
kang Jesus.
•(Sa wala pa siya naayo, willing siya byaan
ang iyang daang kinabuhi or kung asay
naa niya pinaagi sa pagwakli sa iyang
kupo.)

27. HOW TO GO BEYOND THE LIMIT?
•6. Always
Acknowledge God.
•We need to always give God all the
glory in every situation and in any
circumstances.

28. •Why do we need to
acknowledge God
always?

29. WHAT DID BARTIMEO’S RESPONSE?
•Verse 43: “Ug dihadiha siya nakakita
na, ug kaniya mikuyog siya nga
nagdayeg sa Dios…”

30. APPLICATION
•Even if we all have limitations in life, like
Bartimeo, his story becomes an
inspiration to everyone. He did not listen
to the people that surround him, instead
he act by faith and draw closer to God
and believe that only Him can heal his
blindness.

31. •If we keep on doing our part and
if we will not give up, he will
reward our efforts with success
and he will listen to us and
answer our request like what
Bartimeo experienced.

32. HOW TO GO BEYOND THE LIMIT?
•1. ACCEPT YOUR LIMITATIONS
•2. ASK FIRST
•3. ALERT
•4. ACT by FAITH
•5. APPROACH GOD WITH HUMILITY
•6. ACKNOWLEDGE HIM ALWAYS