Sermon Tone Analysis

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).

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and add to that one

Our venture to Jerusalem with Jesus and the apostles continues (Mk10:32)

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)

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

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

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)

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)

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

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

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

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.

Bartimaeus faith (Mk10:50-51; Lk18:41; Mk5:34; 1Jn5:14)

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

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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

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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.

LK17:14-15

What made the man well?

Was it his faith, his action, his gratitude?

YES!

Now do we express our gratitude?

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