Don't just sit by
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Light, action, camera?
Light, action, camera?
I’m sure you are familiar with that phrase, lights, action, camera, well this is not that. We are talking about the Light of the World, stepping out in action for the whole world to see. Our life in Christ and for Christ is to be the same way, living out our faith in plain sight (Mt5:14-16) so people may be apt to ask about your life, your hope (1Pt3:15).
14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; 15 nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
16 “Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Mk5
and add to that one
15 but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence;
Our venture to Jerusalem with Jesus and the apostles continues (Mk10:32)
32 They were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking on ahead of them; and they were amazed, and those who followed were fearful. And again He took the twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him,
They have left Jericho and making the last 15 miles of his life on this earth. Passover is coming and little did the world understand that He was to be the Passover Lamb, God’s acceptable sacrifice for all time for all people, for all who believe.
Crowds along the road must have been increasing because of Passover, on the road we see those who are not the desirable to be in Jerusalem, the undesirable, the poor, the sinful, the diseased and the handicapped.
Anticipation is growing as is the crowd following Jesus as you will see in our passage.
Our passage is the last miracle, healing that we see noted in book of Mark (Mk10:46-52)
46 Then they came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road. 47 When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
48 Many were sternly telling him to be quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 49 And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him here.” So they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take courage, stand up! He is calling for you.”
50 Throwing aside his cloak, he jumped up and came to Jesus. 51 And answering him, Jesus said, “What do you want Me to do for you?” And the blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, I want to regain my sight!”
52 And Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and began following Him on the road.
What do you see, what do you notice, what sticks out to you?
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Today we are looking at the story from the Mark account that focuses on one of the blind beggars whereas in Matthew it shows two beggars, but again, we have two people sharing a story, same story with different focus.
We are going to look at the
The Narrative
Some observations
Some application
The Narrative
The Narrative
In looking at the passage directly we can see several things from the narrative and it is always good to try to get eyes to see things in the aspect of when they transpired, then when written and to whom, then application for today, if any. So look at the narrative now.
The setting
On the way out of Jericho (Mk10:46; Lk18:35)
We have looked at the Mark account, and I will intermix the others as we go today, now look at what Luke says about the setting
35 As Jesus was approaching Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging.
So Mark says as they were leaving Jericho, Luke says as they were approaching, so is there a contradiction there?
I know the answer, and the answer is no, there are two towns named Jericho, the old Jericho from the days of Joshua that lay almost destroyed and abandoned, and the new Jericho build by Herod the Great, they were right next to each other.
So leaving one and entering to the other. is what Bible Expositors Commentary says.
The crowd
Look at Mk10:46, what can you tell me about the crowd?
Great multitude (Mk10:46)
The blind
In the Mark account it only mentions one blind man, but look what Matthew says
Two blind men (Mt20:29-32)
29 As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him. 30 And two blind men sitting by the road, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”
31 The crowd sternly told them to be quiet, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” 32 And Jesus stopped and called them, and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?”
Mt20:31-32
Two blind men noted in Matthew, now what can we learn from the Luke passage?
Focus on certain blind man (Lk18:35-43)
35 Then it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging. 36 And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant.
37 So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. 38 And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Certain blind man named Bartimaeus (Mk10:46)
Bartimaeus who sat begging (but not for long) (Mk10:46)
And now leads us to the miracle
The miracle
Since you have your bibles open, may we look at the elements of the miracle.
The plea (Mk10:47-48)
What can you tell about the plea?
Notice, how does he address Jesus?
Interesting fact this is the first time in public that Jesus is called “Son of David” so among the multitude, the crowd on the way to Passover, Jesus is called “Son of David” called by the name the Jewish people would know as the Father of their coming Messiah. He was bringing into the public light, public square who Jesus is as He prepares for His triumphal entry.
What was the plea for?
The healing (Mk10:49-51)
What did the crowd say to the man (v.49)?
What was Jesus command (v.49)
On the way to the cross, his face set for Jerusalem, nothing was going to stop Him except a blind man, a beggar on the road who needed His touch.
Regardless of how busy we may think God is, He is there ready to listen to our prayers, to answer our prayers in accordance to His grace, His mercy and His will. Even when we don’t understand or see His will when we are praying at times.
What did the man do (v.50)
Interesting fact that the cloak would be what would be over him and before him that would be used to collect coins from the people as he sat and begged along the road. He is throwing off his lifestyle of begging and being of good cheer and jumped up to go to Jesus
What was Jesus question (v.51)?
What was the man’s response (v.52)?
Notice the title that he uses for Jesus, Rabboni, there is only one other place that is used in the New Testament and in case you are wondering it is (Jn20:16) at the tomb of Christ used by Mary of Magdalene
The response (Mk10:52; Lk18:43)
what was the response by Jesus (v.52)?
Now may we look at the Luke version
43 Immediately he regained his sight and began following Him, glorifying God; and when all the people saw it, they gave praise to God.
What was the response of the people (Lk18:43)?
The people saw, they gave praise to God.
What was the response in (Mk10:52)?
the man regained sight and began to follow Jesus
This certain man named Bartimaeus received his sight immediately and became a disciple, a follower of Jesus. And the result to others is they gave praise to God. From a blind beggar, an outcast, to a praising God disciple of Jesus because of his action of faith, getting up and throwing off the old and receiving the new in Christ Jesus.
Application: Lessons to learn
Application: Lessons to learn
This was not a miracle addressed to the apostles, but a lesson to be learned by the multitude, the crowd that were heading up to Jerusalem. It was not just the work of Jesus the miracle worker, but the work of Bartimaeus too.
Bartimaeus persistence (Mk10:48; Lk18:39; Mt7:7-8)
Look at the Luke verse on this
39 Those who led the way were sternly telling him to be quiet; but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
do we let people detour us, discourage us, dismay us, or do we have the persistence like Bartimaeus.
He exemplified the type of persistence Jesus mentions.
7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 “For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
Bartimaeus faith (Mk10:50-51; Lk18:41; Mk5:34; 1Jn5:14)
41 “What do you want Me to do for you?” And he said, “Lord, I want to regain my sight!”
Bartimaeus was persistent and put his faith into action knowing exactly what he wanted and believed that Jesus could and would do it.
Look at this other example
34 And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace and be healed of your affliction.”
Mk
The woman with the blood issue for 12 years, did not give up, she touched Jesus by faith.
We need to be people of persistent faith who are not discouraged, dismayed or derailed. Look what John has to say
14 This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
1Jn6
Bartimaeus gratitude (Mk10:52; Lk17:12-19; 1The5:14)
Bartimaeus put his gratitude into action too, he started to follow Jesus right away. May we not forget our own gratitude either. Check out this passage.
12 As He entered a village, ten leprous men who stood at a distance met Him; 13 and they raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
14 When He saw them, He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were going, they were cleansed. 15 Now one of them, when he saw that he had been healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice,
16 and he fell on his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him. And he was a Samaritan. 17 Then Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But the nine—where are they?
LK17:14-15
18 “Was no one found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?” 19 And He said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith has made you well.”
What made the man well? Was it his faith, his action, his gratitude? YES!
Now do we express our gratitude?
14 We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
May we express it in our actions, in our teaching, in our encouraging and building up, in our helping and in our patience with everyone.
Bartimaeus had a call of faith
Bartimaeus had a call to show faith
Bartimaeus had a great result because of his faith
May we have the kind of faith that Bartimaeus had a beggar becomes a disciple a squatter becomes a pilgrim, from just sitting by, to one who is living, seeing, walking and singing of the glory of God, one who sees Jesus for exactly who He is “Jesus Son of David” to do what he knew only God could do “have mercy on me.”
May we remember, may we have, may we put into action the kind of faith displayed here today and not just sit by. Faith is to be exercised, it is to be grown, it is to be displayed.
(prayer)