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Series: Collage: Portraits of a Revolutionary Message 42 – When Believing is Seeing Mark 10: 46-52 Mark 10: 46-52 HCSB 46 They came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus), a blind beggar, was sitting by the road. 47 When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, “Son of David, Jesus, have mercy on me!” 48 Many people told him to keep quiet, but he was crying out all the more, “Have mercy on me, Son of David!” 49 Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man and said to him, “Have courage! Get up; He’s calling for you.” 50 He threw off his coat, jumped up, and came to Jesus. 51 Then Jesus answered him, “What do you want Me to do for you?” “Rabbouni,” the blind man told Him, “I want to see!” 52 “Go your way,” Jesus told him. “Your faith has healed you.” Immediately he could see and began to follow Him on the road. NOTE: Parallel passages (Matthew 20: 29-34; Luke 18: 35-43). Matthew’s account tells of two men. INTRODUCTION: The subject in the section we have been studying (Mark 8: 34-10: 52) is discipleship. Jesus is calling people to Himself (to be followers/disciples) and the theme is discipleship: The call and cost. This is a “last call” situation as Jesus nears Jerusalem and the cross. As we come to this end of Christ’s journey toward Jerusalem scene before arriving in Jerusalem, the final two encounters give us two different responses to the Master and His call to discipleship. • The Rich Young Ruler (Mark 10: 17-25) – Hearing the call and Sadly walking away.
• Blind Bartimaeus (Mark 10: 46-52) – Seeing the Master in a new light and leaving all to follow Him. JESUS ADDRESSES DISCIPLESHIP (Mark 8: 34 – 10: 52) 1. The call and cost of discipleship (8: 34-38) 2. Seeing Jesus in a whole new light (9: 1-13) 3. The Master has power of demons and darkness (9: 14-29) 4. Disciples follow the pattern of redefined greatness (9: 33-37; 10: 35-45) 5. Jesus calls disciples to remove anything that hinders their walk with Him (9: 42-50) 6. Disciples adhere to a biblical concept of marriage (10: 1-12) 7. In order to follow Jesus in discipleship, we must release everything to pursue Him (10: 17-31) 8. Discipleship is initiated by moving from darkness to light and from blindness to sight (10: 46-52) I. LIVING IN THE DARK A. Finding Bartimaeus 1. Blind - Blind people were considered sinners because people around them believed that their blindness was the result of sin and Divine judgment. 2. Beggar – Being blind and a beggar would place Bartimaeus on the “bottom rung” of the social ladder. 3. Helpless and hopeless (pictures how we are in our sins) B. Bartimaeus is every man (person) - Picture of living in sin (darkness, unenlightened, spiritual ignorance) Hopeless and helpless – going nowhere fast. II THE PURSUIT A. His call to Jesus: Two terms Bartimaeus uses 1. Son of David (vv. 47, 48) – Messianic title. He truly recognized what others failed to recognize – that Jesus was the Messiah.
2. Rabbouni – “Lord” (KJV) “Rabbi” (NIV, ESV) – “Master, chief, prince.” A title of honor. In essence, Bartimaeus is saying “My great Master” B. Bartimaeus’ refusal to be silenced or deterred from engaging the Master. C. Believing is seeing: He saw Jesus and Jesus caused him to see! We don’t know how he got all that information. But we see a believing heart. So we meet Bartimaeus. The story turns in verse 49 and the focus is on Jesus. From the blind beggar to the supernatural healer. (John MacArthur) III. THE ENCOUNTER A. Stopping to heal: Two things we see 1. Jesus’ compassion 2. His willingness to take the time out of a busy and focused schedule to deal with one specific need. B. The question: “What do you want Me to do for you?” 1. Jesus asked questions as part of His conversations with people to determine their desires and the define their motives. The Why? Which? and What? of Jesus. 2. A question similar to what Jesus asked the man at the pool of Bethesda (John 5: 6) - 6 When Jesus saw him lying there and knew he had already been there a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to get well?” 3. The question might well give us insight into how we ought to pray: be specific in making our requests. C. The healing: By faith! 1. Immediate (by the touch of Jesus – Luke 2. More than physical healing! Wholeness (whole KJV) (saved!). Greek sozo – “to save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction.”
IV. THE REST OF THE STORY (v. 52) Luke 18: 43 HCSB 43 Instantly he could see, and he began to follow Him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God. A. “He began to follow Him . . .” (Mark 10: 52) (Discipleship) B. He glorified God C. People praised God! People saw the evidence of healing and praised God! FIVE THINGS WE SEE IN THIS STORY (THESE REFLECT A SALVATION EXPERIENCE) 1. Living in darkness (spiritual blindness) 2. Encountering the Healer 3. Seeing Him (Jesus) for who He really is! 4. Experiencing immediate healing (salvation – spiritual wholeness) 5. This radical transformation leads to following the Master!
• Blind Bartimaeus (Mark 10: 46-52) – Seeing the Master in a new light and leaving all to follow Him. JESUS ADDRESSES DISCIPLESHIP (Mark 8: 34 – 10: 52) 1. The call and cost of discipleship (8: 34-38) 2. Seeing Jesus in a whole new light (9: 1-13) 3. The Master has power of demons and darkness (9: 14-29) 4. Disciples follow the pattern of redefined greatness (9: 33-37; 10: 35-45) 5. Jesus calls disciples to remove anything that hinders their walk with Him (9: 42-50) 6. Disciples adhere to a biblical concept of marriage (10: 1-12) 7. In order to follow Jesus in discipleship, we must release everything to pursue Him (10: 17-31) 8. Discipleship is initiated by moving from darkness to light and from blindness to sight (10: 46-52) I. LIVING IN THE DARK A. Finding Bartimaeus 1. Blind - Blind people were considered sinners because people around them believed that their blindness was the result of sin and Divine judgment. 2. Beggar – Being blind and a beggar would place Bartimaeus on the “bottom rung” of the social ladder. 3. Helpless and hopeless (pictures how we are in our sins) B. Bartimaeus is every man (person) - Picture of living in sin (darkness, unenlightened, spiritual ignorance) Hopeless and helpless – going nowhere fast. II THE PURSUIT A. His call to Jesus: Two terms Bartimaeus uses 1. Son of David (vv. 47, 48) – Messianic title. He truly recognized what others failed to recognize – that Jesus was the Messiah.
2. Rabbouni – “Lord” (KJV) “Rabbi” (NIV, ESV) – “Master, chief, prince.” A title of honor. In essence, Bartimaeus is saying “My great Master” B. Bartimaeus’ refusal to be silenced or deterred from engaging the Master. C. Believing is seeing: He saw Jesus and Jesus caused him to see! We don’t know how he got all that information. But we see a believing heart. So we meet Bartimaeus. The story turns in verse 49 and the focus is on Jesus. From the blind beggar to the supernatural healer. (John MacArthur) III. THE ENCOUNTER A. Stopping to heal: Two things we see 1. Jesus’ compassion 2. His willingness to take the time out of a busy and focused schedule to deal with one specific need. B. The question: “What do you want Me to do for you?” 1. Jesus asked questions as part of His conversations with people to determine their desires and the define their motives. The Why? Which? and What? of Jesus. 2. A question similar to what Jesus asked the man at the pool of Bethesda (John 5: 6) - 6 When Jesus saw him lying there and knew he had already been there a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to get well?” 3. The question might well give us insight into how we ought to pray: be specific in making our requests. C. The healing: By faith! 1. Immediate (by the touch of Jesus – Luke 2. More than physical healing! Wholeness (whole KJV) (saved!). Greek sozo – “to save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction.”
IV. THE REST OF THE STORY (v. 52) Luke 18: 43 HCSB 43 Instantly he could see, and he began to follow Him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God. A. “He began to follow Him . . .” (Mark 10: 52) (Discipleship) B. He glorified God C. People praised God! People saw the evidence of healing and praised God! FIVE THINGS WE SEE IN THIS STORY (THESE REFLECT A SALVATION EXPERIENCE) 1. Living in darkness (spiritual blindness) 2. Encountering the Healer 3. Seeing Him (Jesus) for who He really is! 4. Experiencing immediate healing (salvation – spiritual wholeness) 5. This radical transformation leads to following the Master!
