LORD TOUCH ME AGAIN

Mark 8:22 - 26

22  And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they

bring a blind man unto him, and besought

him to touch him. 

23  And he took the blind man by the

hand, and led him out of the town; and

when he had spit on his eyes, and put his

hands upon him, he asked him if he saw

ought. 

24  And he looked up, and said, I see men

as trees, walking. 

25  After that he put his hands again upon

his eyes, and made him look up: and he

was restored, and saw every man clearly. 

26  And he sent him away to his house,

saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it

to any in the town. 

Last week I preached to you during the

District Tour about Jesus healing a man

with leprosy by touching him. The sermon

was entitled, HE TOUCHED ME!

So today there is another healing that

Jesus performed that I would like to share

with you today.

In fact the title of today’s sermon is

LORD TOUCH ME AGAIN

SERMON POINTS

MarK 8:22  And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. 

1 - TAKE IT TO JESUS

In this verse we read that some people

took a blind mean to Jesus. We are not

told how many people or the names of

the people.

We are not told the name of the blind

man. What we do know is that when Jesus

and the disciples arrived in Bethsaida

some people took a blind man to Jesus

and begged Jesus to touch him.

1Peter 5:7  Casting all your care upon him;

for he careth for you. KJV

TLB. Let him have all your worries and cares, for he is always thinking about you and watching everything that concerns you. *

2Chronicles 16:9 NIV For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. *

TAKE IT TO JESUS

Mark 8:23  And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. 

2 - SOMETIMES WE NEED A ONE ON ONE WITH JESUS.

Jesus could have healed this man in front

of his friends and others but he chose not

to. Why? One reason could be to establish

a one on one relationship with him.

Sometimes we need one on one time with

God. Even Jesus would go into a solitary

place and pray to his father. *

Also Jesus could have taken this man

outside of town as a testimony against the

people of Bethsaida because of their

unbelief. Jesus had just recently

performed a miracle with a few fish and a

few loaves of bread. We need to

understand that this town was the home

town of Phillip, Andrew and Peter.

Matthew 11:20  Then Jesus began to

denounce the towns in which most of his

miracles had been performed, because

they did not repent. 

21  "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 

Jesus was speaking a solemn,

compassionate declaration of the misery

they were bringing on themselves.

Chorazin and Bethsaida were cities of

Galilee, standing by the lake Gennesareth.

Tyre and Sidon were cities of Phenicia,

lying on the sea shore. The inhabitants of

them were heathens. *

Most people would agree that spitting on

some one is offensive. Jesus was not

weak in this healing but this was to

demonstrate how the disciples and

some of us are. Even though Jesus had

touched him for he was not totally blind

now, his sight was out of focus.

Sometimes we see what God is showing but we don’t see it clearly. *

SOMETIMES WE NEED A ONE ON ONE WITH JESUS.

24  And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. 

25  After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. 

26  And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town. 

3 - SOMETIMES WE NEED A SECOND TOUCH.

This once blind man now could see but he

saw men looking like trees. But they were

walking. And we know that trees don’t

walk. So Jesus touched him again and the

man saw clearly. That second touch

cleared up anything that was blocking his

vision. That second touch for us will clear

up any hate left in our hearts. It will clear

up any envy running through our veins.

The second touch will allow you to see

people who are blocking your way to

serving God. *

After this Jesus instructs the man to not

go back into town. And don’t tell anyone

in the town. Christ didn’t want the

unbelieving people of Bethsaida to see

this miracle or be told about it. Jesus had

performed miracles but many still didn’t

believe in him. Jesus also knew that he

had more work to do and he didn’t want

his fame getting out to soon.

Sight was a widely used metaphor for

understanding. This miracle depicts the

correct but incomplete understanding of

the disciples. *

If God has begun a good work in you, you need to believe what Paul wrote in,

Philippians 1:6  Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: 

But sometimes we have been through so

much that we need a second touch from

the Lord.

Lord touch me again!!!

We need to reach back and say as the

saints of old would say, pass me not O

gentle Savior, hear my humble cry. While

on others Thou art calling do not pass me

by.

Lord touch me again!!!