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Bible Verse:

29 And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

30 And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.

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31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.

32 And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?

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33 They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

34 So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.

Pray

Let’s Pray… Lord, I pray now, that you will help me as I seek my best by your power and strength, to preach the Word of God. O Lord thank you for the blessing of | knowing you. And thank you for all that this account in the Gospels has for us today. I pray Lord that we live lives like you and have a Response of compassion. And I pray that this message will bless till that end. And I pray these things in Jesus name, Amen.

Illustration: Hero Russel Rebello of the Costa Concordia

Russell Rebello was the last victim to retreived from the doomed Costa Concodria three years after the ship sank. Russel, a 33-year-old cruise waiter from India. The married father-of-two had started working on the ship just a few months before the horrific event. Witnesses said that while the captain abandoned ship, Rebello, stayed on, to help other passengers to safety and even gave up his only lifejacket.

You may remember this story that happened a few years ago in January 2012. The massive cruise ship, the Costa Concordia, with more than 4,200 passengers and crew was sailing off the coast of Italy on a tour of the Mediterranean Sea. The captain deviated from his planned course to give the passengers a closer look of the coast and, all of a sudden, the ship struck a reef near the shore.

Russell Rebello was the last victim to retrieved from the doomed Costa Concodria three years after the ship sank. Rebello, a 33-year-old cruise waiter from India. The married father-of-two had started working on the ship just a few months before the horrific event. Witnesses said that while the captain abandoned ship, Rebello, stayed on, to help other passengers to safety and even gave up his only lifejacket.

Russel Rebello’s Story

Rebello was hailed a hero for saving the lives of others before losing his own when the ship sank. When asked what they would tell Rebello’s children about their father, Rebello’s brother Kevin, said,

Russel Rebello’s Story

In doing research for this message, I surprisingly discovered that the last victim to be located from this tragic event was found almost 3 years later.

“Someday, we'll tell them that their father was a hero, and that their father lost his life helping hundreds of other people to live."

In doing research for this message, I surprisingly discovered that the last victim to be located from this tragic event was found almost 3 years later.

His name was, Russel Rebello, a 33-year-old cruise waiter from India. The married father-of-two had started working on the ship just a few months before the horrific event. Witnesses said that while the captain abandoned ship, Rebello, stayed on, to help other passengers to safety and even gave up his only lifejacket.

That day, Russel Rebello, possessed something that the Captain of the Costa Concordia lacked,

His name was, Russel Rebello, a 33-year-old cruise waiter from India. The married father-of-two had started working on the ship just a few months before the horrific event. Witnesses said that while the captain abandoned ship, Rebello, stayed on, to help other passengers to safety and even gave up his only lifejacket.

he had compassion.

Rebello was hailed a hero for saving the lives of others before losing his own when the ship sank. When asked what they would tell Rebello’s children about their father, Rebello’s brother Kevin, said,

Rebelos Response of Compassion

“Someday, we'll tell them that their father was a hero, and that their father lost his life helping hundreds of other people to live."

Instead of ignoring the needs of others and focusing on self,

That day, Russel Rebello, possessed something that the Captain of the Costa Concordia lacked,

he had compassion.

Rebello ignored his own safety,

he had compassion.

Rebelos Response of Compassion

seeing the needs of others, which caused him to be moved with compassion

and he turned that compassion into action

Instead of ignoring the needs of others and focusing on self,

Rebello ignored his own safety,

saving the lives of others.

Rebello ignored his own safety,

In this life and death moment Robello chose to have a response of Compassion.

seeing the needs of others, which caused him to be moved with compassion

Proposition: This Eveing after looking at the responses of these two different individuals from this tragic event, we need to ask ourselves the question,

and he turned that compassion into action

saving the lives of others.

when it comes to eternity and when it comes to souls,

saving the lives of others.

“What response are we going to have?”

In this life and death moment Robello chose to have a response of Compassion.

Proposition: This Eveing after looking at the responses of these two different individuals from this tragic event, we need to ask ourselves the question,

Proposition: This morning after looking at the responses of these two different individuals from this tragic event, we need to ask ourselves the question,

When we see this need and realize people all around us need help

Proposition: This Eveing after looking at the responses of these two different individuals from this tragic event, we need to ask ourselves the question,

when it comes eternity and souls,

when it comes to eternity and when it comes to souls,

What will we do?

“What response are we going to have?”

“will we respond with selfishness or will we respond with compassion?”

Declaration: Today, our world needs us to respond with Compassion.

Every day we are surrounded by hundreds if not thousands of people who are lost. Many of whom, who don’t know or don't realize that they are in danger of spending eternity separated from God in a place called Hell.

When we see this need and realize people all around us need help

Transitional Sentence:

When we see this need and realize people all around us need help

In our passage this eving, let us focus, on latter part of , and

What will we do?

“will we respond with selfishness or will we respond with compassion?”

Declaration: Today, our world needs us to respond with Compassion.

“will we respond with selfishness or will we respond with compassion?”

focus on the process that leads up to Jesus responding with Compassion on these two blind men and

Declaration: Today, our world needs us to respond with Compassion.

Transitional Sentence:

how we too can respond with compassion just like Jesus did with those who are in need.

Declaration: Today, our world needs us to respond with Compassion.

Transitional Sentence:

Two Radically Different Groups(vs. 29-30)

In our passage this morning, let us focus, on latter part of , and

Transitional Sentence:

In our passage this eving, let us focus, on latter part of , and

focus on the process that leads up to Jesus responding with Compassion on these two blind men and

Text: 29 And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

focus on the process that leads up to Jesus responding with Compassion on these two blind men and

30 And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.

focus on the process that leads up to Jesus responding with Compassion on these two blind men and

how we too can respond with compassion just like Jesus did with those who are in need.

Two Radically Different Groups(vs. 29-30)

Explanation:

how we too can respond with compassion just like Jesus did with those who are in need.

Text: 29 And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

Two Radically Different Groups(vs. 29-30)

In verse 29, we are introduced to the first group of people in our message and that is, letter A, the Great Multitude.

The Great Multitude

30 And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.

Text: 29 And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

Explanation:

Illustration:

30 And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.

In our world today when we see multitudes of people gathering to see or hear a person, they are usually are gathering to hear or see a

Explanation:

In our passage this morning we find Jesus and his disciples, who are mentioned with Jesus in vs. 17, they are heading away from the city of Jericho and they are being followed by a great group of people. The Bible tells us in , “And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.”

And here in verse 29, we are introduced to the first group of people in our message and that is, letter A, the Great Multitude.

In our passage this morning we find Jesus and his disciples, who are mentioned with Jesus in vs. 17, they are heading away from the city of Jericho and they are being followed by a great group of people. The Bible tells us in , “And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.”

In verse 29, we are introduced to the first group of people in our message and that is, letter A, the Great Multitude.

movie celebrity,

a politician,

And here in verse 29, we are introduced to the first group of people in our message and that is, letter A, the Great Multitude.

The Great Multitude

or a leader of some sort.

The Great Multitude

Illustration:

In our world today when we see multitudes of people gathering to see or hear a person, they are usually are gathering to hear or see a

Illustration:

Explanation

In our world today when we see multitudes of people gathering to see or hear a person, they are usually are gathering to hear or see a

movie celebrity,

And this same thing happened to Jesus during his ministry there in the 1st century. He had become a sort of celebrity of his own. And for Jesus the multitudes were with Him from

the announcement of His birth

a politician,

movie celebrity,

a politician,

to the cross

or a leader of some sort.

a politician,

or a leader of some sort.

Explanation

to the moment of His ascension into heaven.

or a leader of some sort.

And this same thing happened to Jesus during his ministry there in the 1st century. He had become a sort of celebrity of his own. And for Jesus the multitudes were with Him from

From the time Jesus began His public ministry He was most often surrounded by the multitudes.

And this same thing happened to Jesus during his ministry there in the 1st century. He had become a sort of celebrity of his own. And for Jesus the multitudes were with Him from

Explanation

Explantation:

the announcement of His birth

And this same thing happened to Jesus during his ministry there in the 1st century. He had become a sort of celebrity of his own. And for Jesus the multitudes were with Him from

the announcement of His birth

to the cross

the announcement of His birth

to the cross

They were everywhere He went. You look throughout Matthew alone and you'll find the word multitude used at least 50 times. And if you were able to go back to the time of Jesus and see the multitudes that followed him, probably the first thing you would see was that they were needy.

to the cross

to the moment of His ascension into heaven.

The Multitude were Needy

They were, likely, made up

to the moment of His ascension into heaven.

From the time Jesus began His public ministry He was most often surrounded by the multitudes.

of peasants

Explantation:

From the time Jesus began His public ministry He was most often surrounded by the multitudes.

They were everywhere He went. You look throughout Matthew alone and you'll find the word multitude used at least 50 times. And if you were able to go back to the time of Jesus and see the multitudes that followed him, probably the first thing you would see was that they were needy.

Explantation:

and farmers

They were everywhere He went. You look throughout Matthew alone and you'll find the word multitude used at least 50 times. And if you were able to go back to the time of Jesus and see the multitudes that followed him, probably the first thing you would see was that they were needy.

and fishermen.

The Multitude were Needy

They were everywhere He went. You look throughout Matthew alone and you'll find the word multitude used at least 50 times. And if you were able to go back to the time of Jesus and see the multitudes that followed him, probably the first thing you would see was that they were needy.

The poor,

They were, likely, made up

The Multitude were Needy

They were, likely, made up

of peasants

They were, likely, made up

the lower classes of society.

of peasants

They didn't live a life a privilege, they didn't live a life of comfort. They were the

and farmers

of peasants

and fishermen.

rejected,

and fishermen.

and farmers

The poor,

they were the disgusting,

and fishermen.

The poor,

they were the ones who were very needy.

the lower classes of society.

The poor,

the lower classes of society.

They didn't live a life a privilege, they didn't live a life of comfort. They were the

The Multitude were Fickle

the lower classes of society.

They didn't live a life a privilege, they didn't live a life of comfort. They were the

But something else you will also see about the multitudes was that while they were very needy they were also very fickle as well.

rejected,

They didn't live a life a privilege, they didn't live a life of comfort. They were the

they were the disgusting,

rejected,

While we can’t look at a roster of the multitude that day and see why they were following Jesus.

they were the disgusting,

Seeing who was faithful and who was not.

they were the ones who were very needy.

What we do see from all throughout the Gospels is evidence that the multitude were fickle.

they were the ones who were very needy.

The Multitude were Fickle

It’s amazing to notice that many of the people who will, in , shout Hosanna and welcome Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.

Many of these same people will join another Multitude, in , later that week shouting at Jesus not Hosanna, but instead shouting “Let him be crucified.”

The Multitude were Fickle

But something else you will also see about the multitudes was that while they were very needy they were also very fickle as well.

Some of the multitude followed Jesus for the right reasons, while sadly many of them followed Jesus because He was thrilling.

But something else you will also see about the multitudes was that while they were very needy they were also very fickle as well.

While we can’t look at a roster of the multitude that day and see why they were following Jesus.

But something else you will also see about the multitudes was that while they were very needy they were also very fickle as well.

While we can’t look at a roster of the multitude that day and see why they were following Jesus.

And these same people who went to Jesus for entertainment instead of eternity, sadly many of these same people in the multitude would eventually leave Jesus. And we see this in the next chapters especially

While we can’t look at a roster of the multitude that day and see why they were following Jesus.

They All Left Him

Seeing who was faithful and who was not.

It’s amazing to notice that many of the people who will, in , shout Hosanna and welcome Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.

Seeing who was faithful and who was not.

What we do see from all throughout the Gospels is evidence that the multitude were fickle.

Some of the multitude followed Jesus for the right reasons, while sadly many of them followed Jesus because He was thrilling.

Many of these same people will join another Multitude, in , later that week shouting at Jesus not Hosanna, but instead shouting “Let him be crucified.”

But in strike contrast, as we move on in the passage, we do see another group mentioned here in our text back in Matt chapter 20. This group is a much much smaller group from the great multitude that we just looked at. We see there in vs. 30, Letter B, The Two Unworthy Men

Some of the multitude followed Jesus for the right reasons, while sadly many of them followed Jesus because He was thrilling.

Ancient Form of TV

In Jesus’ day people, obviously didn't have the vast forms of entertainment we have today and it must have been great for them to leave their homes and listen and watch Jesus at work – what great entertainment! But as time passed, Jesus seemed to get a little too serious in his ministry. Saying things like:

Two Unworthy Men

Ancient Form of TV

He was God

In Jesus’ day people, obviously didn't have the vast forms of entertainment we have today and it must have been great for them to leave their homes and listen and watch Jesus at work – what great entertainment! But as time passed, Jesus seemed to get a little too serious in his ministry. Saying things like:

He was God

Text: 30 And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.

He was God

Explantation:

and that He could forgive sins

A serious disability.

caused many to leave being apart of the multitude.

If Jesus would had just stayed with His “magic tricks”

We start off verse 30, finding out something very important about these two men. They had a serious disability. They were blind. They physically couldn't see, but thankfully they did possess the ability to hear. The Bible says there in vs. 30 “when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.”

of casting out demons,

If Jesus would had just stayed with His “magic tricks”

We see described here, the two blind men first heard the commotion of the multitude and then asked, “What’s going on?”

of casting out demons,

healing the sick,

of casting out demons,

healing the sick,

A Serious Opportunity

feeding probably twenty thousand people from two fish and five loaves of bread,

And these same people who went to Jesus for entertainment instead of eternity, sadly many of these same people in the multitude would eventually leave Jesus. And we see this in the next chapters especially

When these two men heard the multitudes coming and heard that Jesus of Nazareth was passing through their area, they realized that they had a serious opportunity.

healing the sick,

And as you read about these blind men and how they reacted to Jesus’ presence you will see that somehow they have actually already heard of Jesus of Nazareth. They knew that He was capable of doing amazing things and the knew that He was the Son of David and it's amazing

and raising the dead

feeding probably twenty thousand people from two fish and five loaves of bread,

and raising the dead

how much these blind men were able to see and knew of the Lord.

and raising the dead

and avoided some of those more controversial teachings, then the crowds would have stayed. Jesus could have had a big ministry with tens of thousands of people. Maybe the religious leaders would have liked Him too!

But Jesus did not do that. Instead, He taught them that

They saw that they had a serious opportunity and they immediately cried out. And they immediately cried out with a serious request

He was the Bread of Life.

A Serious Request

But Jesus did not do that. Instead, He taught them that

In vs. 30 these blind men said to Jesus, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.” These men knew that God is merciful and they saw that Jesus was the Messiah and that, being from God, He would be merciful too. So they put their faith in one who is able and willing to show mercy.

He was divine.

He was the Bread of Life.

He was divine.

That He came down out of heaven

He was divine.

And it's important to understand what mercy means because its more than feeling sorry for someone. I think it may involve that sometimes, but the main idea is to offer practical help to someone in need.

That He came down out of heaven

and that God was His father.

We as sinners needed salvation, and God provided it, even though we didn’t deserve it.

and that God was His father.

These men could not see. They needed help and they knew Jesus, the Messiah, could help them. And we see them voice this serious request over the multitude to the Messiah.

and that God was His father.

Sadly by the end of His earthly ministry many of the multitude left Jesus.

They All Left Him

Sadly by the end of His earthly ministry many of the multitude left Jesus.

Application:

In our passage this evening, both of these groups are radically different. In number, of course they were very different, but as you look into this passage and learn of both groups of people you will find that there is one radical difference.

It’s amazing to notice that many of the people who will, in , shout Hosanna and welcome Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.

They All Left Him

It’s amazing to notice that many of the people who will, in , shout Hosanna and welcome Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.

The 1 Radical Difference

Many of these same people will join another Multitude, in , later that week shouting at Jesus not Hosanna, but instead shouting “Let him be crucified.”

And that radical difference is this -

Many of these same people will join another Multitude, in , later that week shouting at Jesus not Hosanna, but instead shouting “Let him be crucified.”

But in strike contrast, as we move on in the passage, we do see another group mentioned here in our text back in Matt chapter 20. This group is a much much smaller group from the great multitude that we just looked at. We see there in vs. 30, Letter B, The Two Unworthy Men

the majority of the Multitude could physically see, but sadly they could not Spiritually see who Christ really was,

Two Unworthy Men

But in strike contrast, as we move on in the passage, we do see another group mentioned here in our text back in Matt chapter 20. This group is a much much smaller group from the great multitude that we just looked at. We see there in vs. 30, Letter B, The Two Unworthy Men

Text: 30 And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.

Two Unworthy Men

Text: 30 And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.

but in contrast,

these two blind men, while they couldn't physically see, they could spiritually see clearly that Jesus was the Messiah and could give them their physical sight.

Explantation:

Text: 30 And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.

A serious disability.

But even though these two groups had their differences they both had two things in common.

Explantation:

A serious disability.

We start off verse 30, finding out something very important about these two men. They had a serious disability. They were blind. They physically couldn't see, but thankfully they did possess the ability to hear. The Bible says there in vs. 30 “when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.”

We start off verse 30, finding out something very important about these two men. They had a serious disability. They were blind. They physically couldn't see. But even though these two men were blind and unable to see, what physical ability they did possess was the ability to hear. The Bible says there in vs. 30 “when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.”

They both needed Christ.

A serious disability.

We see described here, the two blind men first heard the commotion of the multitude and then asked, “What’s going on?”

They both were searching for solutions.

We start off verse 30, finding out something very important about these two men. They had a serious disability. They were blind. They physically couldn't see. But even though these two men were blind and unable to see, what physical ability they did possess was the ability to hear. The Bible says there in vs. 30 “when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.”

A Serious Opportunity

And the same is true about our world today.

A Serious Opportunity

We see described here, the two blind men first heard the commotion of the multitude and then asked, “What’s going on?”

When these two men heard the multitudes coming and heard that Jesus of Nazareth was passing through their area, they realized that they had a serious opportunity.

The Need our World has

A Serious Opportunity

And as you read about these blind men and how they reacted to Jesus’ presence you will see that somehow they have actually already heard of Jesus of Nazareth. They knew that He was capable of doing amazing things and the knew that He was the Son of David and it's amazing

Today we have a world that is definitely in need of Christ. That fact, we are sure of, but we also have a world that is searching. They are searching for a solution, whether that’s a someone or something, a solution to help them with their problem of sin.

When these two men heard the multitudes coming and heard that Jesus of Nazareth was passing through their area, they realized that they had a serious opportunity.

And as you read about these blind men and how they reacted to Jesus’ presence you will see that somehow they have actually already heard of Jesus of Nazareth. They knew that He was capable of doing amazing things and the knew that He was the Son of David and it's amazing

The Religious

And as you read about these blind men and how they reacted to Jesus’ presence you will see that somehow they have actually already heard of Jesus of Nazareth. They knew that He was capable of doing amazing things and the knew that He was the Son of David and it's amazing

how much these blind men were able to see and knew of the Lord.

Some go to religion and are devoted to working the problem of sin away. Thinking, “If I do this or if I do that I may be able to bridge the gap between me and God.” And Religion tries to create their own ways to God. Their systems may seem logical, but they cannot bridge the gap created by our sin.

And so when they heard the multitude and when they found out Jesus was passing by, they asked no further questions. They didn't ask, “who were with Jesus, or whether he was in a hurry.” No!

They saw that they had a serious opportunity and they immediately cried out. And they immediately cried out with a serious request

The Rejectors

They saw that they had a serious opportunity and they immediately cried out. And they immediately cried out with a serious request

And so when they heard the multitude and when they found out Jesus was passing by, they asked no further questions. They didn't ask, “who were with Jesus, or whether he was in a hurry.” No!

A Serious Request

Others don’t believe in anything spiritual and they try to find the solution to their sin by finding “happiness.” Doing whatever makes them feel good to make up for the guilt and sadness that is brought on by living a life in sin, but what a vicious cycle that is.

A Serious Request

They saw that they had a serious opportunity and they immediately cried out. And they immediately cried out with a serious request

A Serious Request

In vs. 30 these blind men said to Jesus, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.” These men knew that God is merciful and they saw that Jesus was the Messiah and that, being from God, He would be merciful too. So they put their faith in one who is able and willing to show mercy.

But for the Religious and for the Rejectors, they both have two things in common they both

In vs. 30 these blind men said to Jesus, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.” These men knew that God is merciful and they saw that Jesus was the Messiah and that, being from God, He would be merciful too. So they put their faith in one who is able and willing to show mercy.

And it's important to understand what mercy means because its more than feeling sorry for someone. I think it may involve that sometimes, but the main idea is to offer practical help to someone in need.

In vs. 30 these blind men said to Jesus, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.” These men knew that God is merciful and they saw that Jesus was the Messiah and that, being from God, He would be merciful too. So they put their faith in one who is able and willing to show mercy.

And it's important to understand what mercy means because its more than feeling sorry for someone. I think it may involve that sometimes, but the main idea is to offer practical help to someone in need.

need Christ

We as sinners needed salvation, and God provided it, even though we didn’t deserve it.

and they are both searching for someone or something to be the solution to their problem of sin.

And it's important to understand what mercy means because its more than feeling sorry for someone. I think it may involve that sometimes, but the main idea is to offer practical help to someone in need.

We as sinners needed salvation, and God provided it, even though we didn’t deserve it.

But the question comes,

These men could not see. They needed help and they knew Jesus, the Messiah, could help them. And we see them voice this serious request over the multitude to the Messiah.

Application:

“How will they those who are lost, hear about Christ?”

These men could not see. They needed help and they knew Jesus, the Messiah, could help them. And we see them voice this serious request over the multitude to the Messiah.

Application:

In our passage this morning, both of these groups are radically different. In number, of course they were very different, but as you look into this passage and learn of both groups people you will find that there is one radical difference.

Application:

They were told about Christ

I want you to notice probably the most important part of this entire passage. It's found therein vs. 30, “And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.” Luke says it like this, “And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. 37 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.”

The 1 Radical Difference

In our passage this morning, both of these groups are radically different. In number, of course they were very different, but as you look into this passage and learn of both groups people you will find that there is one radical difference.

They were told about Jesus. Someone at sometime told these men who Jesus was and what hes done.

And that radical difference is this -

The 1 Radical Difference

the majority of the Multitude could physically see, but sadly they could not Spiritually see who Christ really was,

And that radical difference is this -

And now, for these blind men, that same Jesus was right there by them. They had and opportunity of a lifetime. They were told by the multitude that

the majority of the Multitude could physically see, but sadly they could not Spiritually see who Christ really was,

all the noise,

but in contrast,

the majority of the Multitude could physically see, but sadly they could not Spiritually see who Christ really was,

but in contrast,

all of the commotion,

these two blind men, while they couldn't physically see, they could spiritually see clearly that Jesus was the Messiah and could give them their physical sight.

but in contrast,

But even though these two groups had their differences they both had two things in common.

these two blind men, while they couldn't physically see, they could spiritually see clearly that Jesus was the Messiah and could give them their physical sight.

all of the crowd,

was because Jesus was near.

They both needed Christ.

But even though these two groups had their differences they both had two things in common.

They both were searching for solutions.

They both needed Christ.

They both were searching for solutions.

One Telling Another One

They both were searching for solutions.

And the same is true about our world today.

Here was Jesus the Messiah himself near them. After hearing this Good News from the multitude, they implored Jesus by faith to heal them.

And the same is true about our world today.

The Need our World has

In our world today, we need to be telling others the Good News. ends with, “and how shall they hear without a preacher?” We need to tell all those around us that Jesus is near and we need to go further than those in the multitude did and tell

The Need our World has

Today we have a world that is definitely in need of Christ. That fact, we are sure of, but we also have a world that is searching. They are searching for a solution, whether that’s a someone or something, a solution to help them with their problem of sin.

what Jesus has done for us

The Need our World has

Today we have a world that is definitely in need of Christ. That fact, we are sure of, but we also have a world that is searching. They are searching for a solution, whether that’s a someone or something, a solution to help them with their problem of sin.

The Religious

and what Jesus can do for them.

Today we have a world that is definitely in need of Christ. That fact, we are sure of, but we also have a world that is searching. They are searching for a solution, whether that’s a someone or something, a solution to help them with their problem of sin.

The Religious

Some go to religion and are devoted to working the problem of sin away. Thinking, “If I do this or if I do that I may be able to bridge the gap between me and God.” And Religion tries to create their own ways to God. Their systems may seem logical, but they cannot bridge the gap created by our sin.

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The Religious

And that’s what we will be focusing on in the next point.

Some go to religion and are devoted to working the problem of sin away. Thinking, “If I do this or if I do that I may be able to bridge the gap between me and God.” And Religion tries to create their own ways to God. Their systems may seem logical, but they cannot bridge the gap created by our sin.

The Rejectors

Others don’t believe in anything spiritual and they try to find the solution to their sin by finding “happiness.” Doing whatever makes them feel good to make up for the guilt and sadness that is brought on by living a life in sin, but what a vicious circular cycle that is.

The Rejectors

Others don’t believe in anything spiritual and they try to find the solution to their sin by finding “happiness.” Doing whatever makes them feel good to make up for the guilt and sadness that is brought on by living a life in sin, but what a vicious circular cycle that is.

We first saw two radically different Groups there in vs. 29 & 30, but secondly, I want you to notice there in vs. 31 & 32 Two Different Reactions to these blind men.

Others don’t believe in anything spiritual and they try to find the solution to their sin by finding “happiness.” Doing whatever makes them feel good to make up for the guilt and sadness that is brought on by living a life in sin, but what a vicious circular cycle that is.

but for the Religious and for the Rejectors, they both have two things in common they both

Sin,

Two Different Reactions to these blind men (vs. 31-32)

enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season,

Text: 31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.

Sin,

suffer the consequences for that sin,

enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season,

32 And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?

suffer the consequences for that sin,

and then repeat the process of sinning again to find more joy.

suffer the consequences for that sin,

It is interesting that in these two verses we see two different reactions to these blind men. The first reaction we see is the response from the multitude there in vs. 31.

and then repeat the process of sinning again to find more joy.

The Response of the Multitude

Like I said a very sad and vicious cycle, but for the Religious and for the Rejectors, they both had two things in common they both

and then repeat the process of sinning again to find more joy.

need Christ

Like I said a very sad and vicious cycle, but for the Religious and for the Rejectors, they both had two things in common they both

Explantation: They Rebuked the Blind Men

need Christ

and they are both searching for someone or something to be the solution to their problem of sin.

When the blind men cried and asked the Lord to have mercy on them and declared Jesus to be the Messiah.

need Christ

and they are both searching for someone or something to be the solution to their problem of sin.

But the question comes,

The reaction of some in the Multitude is a little bit surprising. It says there that “the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their piece.”

They rebuked these blind men. The word rebuke "means to to command, with the implication of a threat.” So when these blind men were calling to Jesus to have mercy on them, some in the multitude said with attitude, “Hey! Quite down! Don't bother Jesus.”

“How will they those who are lost, hear about Christ?”

But the question comes,

“How will they those who are lost, hear about Christ?”

They were told about Christ

“How will they those who are lost, hear about Christ?”

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I want you to notice probably the most important part of this entire passage. It's found therein vs. 30, “And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.” Luke says it like this, “And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. 37 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.”

They were told about Christ

I want you to notice probably the most important part of this entire passage. It's found therein vs. 30, “And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.” Luke says it like this, “And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. 37 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.”

But even when they did this, these blind men continued to call to Jesus the more the Bible says.

The multitude rebuked these blind men.

They were told about Jesus.

They were told about Jesus. Someone at sometime told these men who Jesus was and what hes done.

I want you to notice probably the most important part of this entire passage. It's found therein vs. 30, “And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.” Luke says it like this, “And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. 37 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.”

Before this account, we clearly see that these blind men, obviously,

They were told about Jesus.

Keep quite was their response to these blind men, but thankfully this was not, Letter B, the Response of the Messiah.

The Response of the Messiah

Before this account, we clearly see that these blind men, obviously,

knew who Jesus was

And now, for these blind men, that same Jesus was right there by them. They had and opportunity of a lifetime. They were told by the multitude that

knew who Jesus was

and what He’s done,

Text: Jesus responded to these men in the opposite way the multitude responded to these men. Look there in vs.32 “And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?”

knew who Jesus was

so this shows us that, someone in the lives of these blind men

all the noise,

and what He’s done,

Explanation: The Multitude, all they did, as they walked by, was rebuke these blind men telling them to keep quiet, but we see Jesus Doing three things in response to these blind men’s requests.

so this shows us that, someone in the lives of these blind men

We see Jesus, first, He stood still.

told them about Jesus

so this shows us that, someone in the lives of these blind men

all of the commotion,

told them about Jesus

and what He’s done.

Then He called them to come

And now, for these blind men, Jesus was right there by them. They had and opportunity of a lifetime. They were told by the multitude that

and what He’s done.

and then He spoke to them asking them a question.

And now, for these blind men, Jesus was right there by them. They had and opportunity of a lifetime. They were told by the multitude that

all of the crowd,

Illustration: Saw something I never Saw Before

all the noise,

And now, for these blind men, Jesus was right there by them. They had and opportunity of a lifetime. They were told by the multitude that

all of the commotion,

all the noise,

I remember going door knocking while being at a Missions Conference in the Bay Area. Sarah and I were with Joel and his family, and the street we got had a probelm. On one side of the street had apartments that had no trespassing signs on them and on the other side was a shopping center. At the other end of the street we saw some houses and so we just determined to go down and hit one street up and talk to anyone on the way.

As we went we found there was only 2 doors and neither of them were home and as we were walking back to the car, we met and talked to this young lady named Rosemary, as she was walking her dog. We had a great conversation with her and was able to present the Gospel to her, but there was something preventing her from accepting Christ as her Savior.

all of the commotion,

was because Jesus was near.

all of the crowd,

She told us that she couldnt become a Christian because she was concerned of what her friends would think. Her friends were LGBT and being a Christian would be in direct contrast with their lifestyle.

was because Jesus was near.

One Telling Another One

was because Jesus was near.

And I’ll never forget what I told Rosemary that morning. I said, “But Rosemary according to the Bible, those who aren't Christians those who are not saved will one day stand before God and on that day your friends won’t be beside you. In that situation, their thoughts and their concerns won’t matter. All that will matter that day is if you accepted Christ as your Savior or not.

One Telling Another One

Here was Jesus the Messiah himself near them. After hearing this Good News from the multitude, they implored Jesus by faith to heal them. T

Here was Jesus the Messiah himself near them. After hearing this Good News from the multitude, they implored Jesus by faith to heal them. This process of one telling another till they meet Jesus, is just like what we see in when Pauls says, “I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.”

And you could tell, just by saying that one statement that Rosemary was really concerned. But the question comes what if we didnt stop? What if we didnt go out that day? What if we didnt decide to go one more

Someone in the past told these blind men about who Jesus was and when the multitude came by they told them about Jesus, and we see in the end, God gives the increase, here in our passage this morning.

Application:

Here was Jesus the Messiah himself near them. After hearing this Good News from the multitude, they implored Jesus by faith to heal them. This process of one telling another till they meet Jesus, is just like what we see in when Pauls says, “I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.”

In our world today, we need to be telling others the Good News. ends with, “and how shall they hear without a preacher?” We need to tell all those around us that Jesus is near and we need to go further than those in the multitude did and tell

Someone in the past told these blind men about who Jesus was and when the multitude came by they told them about Jesus, and we see in the end, God gives the increase, here in our passage this morning.

We Have the Wrong Focus

In our world today, we need to be telling others the Good News. ends with, “and how shall they hear without a preacher?” We need to tell all those around us that Jesus is near and we need to go further than those in the multitude did and tell

what Jesus has done for us

Sadly, in our lives here in 2019, we tend to focus on time and schedules and these become more important than people

In our world today, we need to be telling others the Good News. ends with, “and how shall they hear without a preacher?” We need to tell all those around us that Jesus is near and we need to go further than those in the multitude did and tell

what Jesus has done for us

and what Jesus can do for them.

what Jesus has done for us

We too must be like Jesus and stop and give people our time. Stopping and going out of our way, talking to people and if they are lost asking them about eternity.

and what Jesus can do for them.

Transitional Paragraph: Because when we do that, not only will we give the response the Messiah gave to these blind men, but we will also give, number 3, A Response of Compassion, and that's our last point this morning.

and what Jesus can do for them.

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A Response of Compassion (vs. 33-34)

And that’s what we will be focusing on in the next point.

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And that’s what we will be focusing on in the next point.

Text: 33 They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. 34 So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him

And that’s what we will be focusing on in the next point.

We first saw two radically different Groups there in vs. 29 & 30, but secondly, I want you to notice there in vs. 31 & 32 Two Different Reactions to these blind men.

Two Different Reactions to these blind men (vs. 31-32)

Explanation: Jesus asks a question in vs. 32 and we see in verse 33 the blind men’s reply. The question that Jesus asked was a really broad and general question. He said to them, “What will ye that I shall do unto you?” What do you want me to do to you? How can I help you?

We first saw two radically different Groups there in vs. 29 & 30, but secondly, I want you to notice there in vs. 31 & 32 Two Different Reactions to these blind men.

Two Different Reactions to these blind men (vs. 31-32)

And these men really could have said and asked for anything.

Two Different Reactions to these blind men (vs. 31-32)

Text: 31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.

32 And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?

But these blind men only had one simple request in mind and that's what we find in verse 33, “That our eyes may be opened.” They asked for the ability to see.

It is interesting that in these two verses we see two different reactions to these blind men. The first reaction we see is the response from the multitude there in vs. 31.

After they finally meet Jesus and get to say what they wanted to say to him, we see the Response of Compassion.

It is interesting that in these two verses we see two different reactions to these blind men. The first reaction we see is the response from the multitude there in vs. 31.

32 And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?

The Response of the Multitude

We see first of all Jesus was, letter A, Moved with Compassion

It is interesting that in these two verses we see two different reactions to these blind men. The first reaction we see is the response from the multitude there in vs. 31.

The Response of the Multitude

Explantation: They Rebuked the Blind Men

A. Explanation: Jesus was moved with Compassion

The Response of the Multitude

Explantation: They Rebuked the Blind Men

When the blind men cried and asked the Lord to have mercy on them and declared Jesus to be the Messiah.

Text: , “So Jesus had compassion on them,”

When the blind men cried and asked the Lord to have mercy on them and declared Jesus to be the Messiah.

Explantation: The word compassion here means, “to have pity on, have one’s heart go out to someone.” When Jesus saw these men and heard their pleas for help, he was moved with compassion

The reaction of some in the Multitude is a little bit surprising. It says there that “the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their piece.”

They rebuked these blind men. The word rebuke "means to to command, with the implication of a threat.” So when these blind men were calling to Jesus to have mercy on them, some in the multitude said with attitude, “Hey! Quite down! Don't bother Jesus.”

The reaction of some in the Multitude is a little bit surprising. It says there that “the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their piece.”

and when we are moved with compassion we should then be moved to action. This is what we will see in the just a little bit, but before we jump to that I want to stop here notice a very important principle about compassion from Jesus.

They rebuked these blind men. The word rebuke "means to to command, with the implication of a threat.” So when these blind men were calling to Jesus to have mercy on them, some in the multitude said with attitude, “Hey! Quite down! Don't bother Jesus.”

And that is for us to have compassion on others, we first have to have an awareness of others.

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They rebuked these blind men. The word rebuke "means to to command, with the implication of a threat.” So when these blind men were calling to Jesus to have mercy on them, some in the multitude said with attitude, “Hey! Quite down! Don't bother Jesus.”

As you look throughout Scripture you will see this principle illustrated time and time again. You will always have

They directly rebuked these blind men. The Multitude said to them, “To keep quiet and don’t bother Jesus.” But even when they did this, these blind men continued to call to Jesus the more the Bible says.

But even when they did this, these blind men continued to call to Jesus the more the Bible says.

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The multitude rebuked these blind men.

They directly rebuked these blind men. The Multitude said to them, “To keep quiet and don’t bother Jesus.” But even when they did this, these blind men continued to call to Jesus the more the Bible says.

The multitude rebuked these blind men.

someone in need

Keep quite was their response to these blind men, but thankfully this was not, Letter B, the Response of the Messiah.

and then someone comes along and becomes aware of that need

The multitude rebuked these blind men.

The Response of the Messiah

and they are moved with compassion.

The Response of the Messiah

Keep quite was their response to these blind men, but thankfully this was not, Letter B, the Response of the Messiah.

The Response of the Messiah

Text: Jesus responded to these men in the opposite way the multitude responded to these men. Look there in vs.32 “And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?”

And that compassion moves the person to action.

Text: Jesus responded to these men in the opposite way the multitude responded to these men. Look there in vs.32 “And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?”

Explanation: The Multitude, all they did, as they walked by, was rebuke these blind men telling them to keep quiet, but we see Jesus Doing three things in response to these blind men’s requests.

Illustration:

Text: Jesus responded to these men in the opposite way the multitude responded to these men. Look there in vs.32 “And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?”

Explanation: The Multitude, all they did, as they walked by, was rebuke these blind men telling them to keep quiet, but we see Jesus Doing three things in response to these blind men’s requests.

Whether its talking about Baby Moses in when Pharaoh’s daughter “saw the child: and behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him.”

We see Jesus, first, He stood still.

Then He called them to come

Or whether it’s the Prodigal’s son’s father when his son “was a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.”

and then He spoke to them asking them a question.

And a question I see here is a question that we all need to ask ourselves is

Then He called them to come

and then He spoke to them asking them a question.

"What Moves Us?”

Illustration: Saw something I never Saw Before

Back when I was a teenager, just after getting saved, I had the chance with a summer fun program to travel for two weeks visiting many of the National Parks in the Western Part of the United States.

Illustration: Saw something I never Saw Before

I remember going door knocking while being at a Missions Conference in the Bay Area. Sarah and I were with Joel and his family, and the street we got had a probelm. On one side of the street had apartments that had no trespassing signs on them and on the other side was a shopping center. At the other end of the street we saw some houses and so we just determined to go down and hit one street up and talk to anyone on the way.

And as we see the need here in this city and the need that’s around the world. As born-again believers, as an ambassadors for Christ,

“Are we moved with compassion and if we are, are we moved to action?”

And my friends and I, being from Hawaii, had a great time on the mainland seeing things that we’ve never seen before.

Back when I was a teenager, just after getting saved, I had the chance with a summer fun program to travel for two weeks visiting many of the National Parks in the Western Part of the United States.

And my friends and I, being from Hawaii, had a great time on the mainland seeing things that we’ve never seen before.

But there was one experience that stuck out with me the most specifically because I was a new believer.

The sad thing is as we gothrough our lives and play life, we tend to compartmentalize areas in our life.

But there was one experience that stuck out with me the most specifically because I was a new believer.

Rafting the Snake River

“Well, my house, that's where I go home to live it’s not a mission field.

Rafting the Snake River

The place that I work, well that’s where I go to work, that's not a mission field

I remember we were all sitting on a bus after we rafted down the Snake River, near Jackson, WY, heading back to our RV, when I heard behind me my friend being talked to by an older gentleman who no one in our group knew.

As we went we found there was only 2 doors and neither of them were home and as we were walking back to the car, we met and talked to this young lady named Rosemary, as she was walking her dog. We had a great conversation with her and was able to present the Gospel to her, but there was something preventing her from accepting Christ as her Savior.

I’ll never forget that situation because of the question that older gentleman asked my friend. He asked my friend, “If you were to die today, how sure are you that you would make it to heaven?”

How would Jesus see

I remember we were all sitting on a bus after we rafted down the Snake River, near Jackson, WY, heading back to our RV, when I heard behind me my friend being talked to by an older gentleman who no one in our group knew.

I’ll never forget that situation because of the question that older gentleman asked my friend. He asked my friend, “If you were to die today, how sure are you that you would make it to heaven?”

The Easy Comparison

But the way that Jesus would see your neighborhood

I’ll never forget that situation because of the question that older gentleman asked my friend. He asked my friend, “If you were to die today, how sure are you that you would make it to heaven?”

The Easy Comparison

I'll never forget that situation because

The Easy Comparison

and the way Jesus would see your workplace,

I'll never forget that situation because

The way that Jesus would see the multitudes in your life,

I'll never forget that situation because

here we were a bunch of nobody kids from Hawaii

would be the same way He saw the multitudes in and the same way He saw these two blind men in

in the big and scary mainland

here we were a bunch of nobody kids from Hawaii

She told us that she couldnt become a Christian because she was concerned of what her friends would think. Her friends were LGBT and being a Christian would be in direct contrast with their lifestyle.

in the big and scary mainland

and here was a man asking my friend, who would be considered a rebel, asking him how sure he was that he was on his way to heaven

Having godly compassion means seeing the needs of people before seeing the differences in people. Seeing their need for salvation

and here was a man asking my friend, who would be considered a rebel, asking him how sure he was that he was on his way to heaven

As a new Christian listening to this older gentleman being a witness to my friend, who was a complete stranger to him, just blew my mind. But as I read this passage I couldn’t help but think back to that time.

Transitional Sentence:

This man on the bus in Jackson WY,

As a new Christian listening to this older gentleman being a witness to my friend, who was a complete stranger to him, just blew my mind. But as I read this passage I couldn’t help but think back to that time.

This man on the bus in Jackson WY,

And that finally brings us to last part of that equation.

he stopped and

Jesus, when the blind men came to Him and told Him of their need,

he stopped and

This man on the bus in Jackson WY,

went out of his way to talk to this nobody kid from Hawaii

he stopped and

went out of his way to talk to this nobody kid from Hawaii

He was moved with compassion and this compassion, Letter B, Moved Jesus to Action.

And I’ll never forget what I told Rosemary that morning. I said, “But Rosemary according to the Bible, those who aren't Christians those who are not saved will one day stand before God and on that day your friends won’t be beside you. In that situation, their thoughts and their concerns won’t matter. All that will matter that day is if you accepted Christ as your Savior or not.

asking him a question that could change his eternity.

went out of his way to talk to this nobody kid from Hawaii

Jesus was moved to Action (vs. 34)

That’s exactly what Jesus did with these blind men.

asking him a question that could change his eternity.

34 So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him

That’s exactly what Jesus did with these blind men.

I also really like how Luke describes this account. “And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee. 43 And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.”

Jesus stopped

and went out of his way to talk to these unworthy blind men.

Explantation:

Jesus stopped

and went out of his way to talk to these unworthy blind men.

We are told in God’s Word that “immediately their eyes received sight.” And what an exciting event this was for these blind men.

Asking them a question that would change their life.

And you could tell, just by saying that one statement that Rosemary was really concerned. But the question comes what if we didnt stop? What if we didnt go out that day? What if we didnt decide to go one more

And when you stop and think about this as well, not only did Jesus Himself stop, but He caused the whole multitude to stop as well.

Asking them a question that would change their life.

And when you stop and think about this as well, not only did Jesus Himself stop, but He caused the whole multitude to stop as well.

But as we come back to , we see something very interesting in Jesus’ statement. He says, “Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.”

Application: Some of us today, if we were Jesus heading up to Jerusalem,

Jesus heard and saw the neediness of these men, they were blind, and that drove him to have compassion on them, but is that all that Jesus saw in these blind men?

And when you stop and think about this as well, not only did Jesus Himself stop, but He caused the whole multitude to stop as well.

Application: Some of us today, if we were Jesus heading up to Jerusalem,

No.

Application: Some of us today, if we were Jesus heading up to Jerusalem,

with all of our schedules and deadlines being important to us, we would probably respond to these blind men by saying, “I'm sorry guys, I really wish I could help, but I really can't talk right now. I literally have a big entry to make and I want to get there a little bit early to get ready for it. I’m sorry I wish I could help, but Im just to busy.”

We Have the Wrong Focus

He saw their faith.

with all of our schedules and deadlines being important to us, we would probably respond to these blind men by saying, “I'm sorry guys, I really wish I could help, but I really can't talk right now. I literally have a big entry to make and I want to get there a little bit early to get ready for it. I’m sorry I wish I could help, but Im just to busy.”

We Have the Wrong Focus

Sadly, in our lives here in 2019, we tend to focus on time and schedules and these become more important than people

We Have the Wrong Focus

These men’s flaws didn’t impress Jesus the most, it was their faith that made the difference.

Sadly, in our lives here in 2018, we tend to focus on time and schedules.

And don't misunderstand me. It is important to be organized and be good stewards of the time that God has given us.

Wishing to Heal the Sick

And don't misunderstand me. It is important to be organized and be good stewards of the time that God has given us.

Today we are not like Jesus, we don’t have the authority to fix a broken leg or heal someone of their disease,

But the problem comes when those schedules and calendar become more important than people.

And don't misunderstand me. It is important to be organized and be good stewards of the time that God has given us.

We too must be like Jesus and stop and give people our time. Stopping and going out of our way, talking to people and if they are lost asking them about eternity.

But the problem comes when those schedules and calendar become more important than people.

to heal the temporary,

We too must be like Jesus and stop and give people our time. Stopping and going out of our way, talking to people and if they are lost asking them about eternity.

We do have the knowledge from the Word of God and the ability to give them the Good News of the Gospel which is able to heal their broken relationship with God.

Transitional Paragraph: Because when we do that, not only will we give the response the Messiah gave to these blind men, but we will also give, number 3, A Response of Compassion, and that's our last point this morning.

A Response of Compassion (vs. 33-34)

Transitional Paragraph: Because when we do that, not only will we give the response the Messiah gave to these blind men, but we will also give, number 3, A Response of Compassion, and that's our last point this morning.

A Response of Compassion (vs. 33-34)

To heal something that's eternal.

We need to go from just being moved with compassion, to being moved to action. The action of giving the Good News to the whole world.

Text: 33 They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. 34 So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him

A Response of Compassion (vs. 33-34)

Explanation: Jesus asks a question in vs. 32 and we see in verse 33 the blind men’s reply. The question that Jesus asked was a really broad and general question. He said to them, “What will ye that I shall do unto you?” What do you want me to do to you? How can I help you?

Text: 33 They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. 34 So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him

He’s given us the opportunity to participate in this process and He’s given to us the mission of spreading this Good News all across the world.

Explanation: Jesus asks a question in vs. 32 and we see in verse 33 the blind men’s reply. The question that Jesus asked was a really broad and general question. He said to them, “What will ye that I shall do unto you?” What do you want me to do to you? How can I help you?

And these men really could have said and asked for anything.

We need to be moved to action and see others saved

Explanation: Jesus asks a question in vs. 32 and we see in verse 33 the blind men’s reply. The question that Jesus asked was a really broad and general question. He said to them, “What will ye that I shall do unto you?” What do you want me to do to you? How can I help you?

And these men really could have said and asked for anything.

But these blind men only had one simple request in mind and that's what we find in verse 33, “That our eyes may be opened.” They asked for the ability to see.

They could asked for wealth and riches.

Conclusion

After they finally meet Jesus and get to say what they wanted to say to him, we see the Response of Compassion.

In the early 1900’s, when the Iroquois theater caught on fire, if you'll study that incident, you will find that 600 people sadly, burned alive in that raging inferno.

These men could have asked for power and authority.

They could asked for wealth and riches.

But there was a story of a 17 year old girl who got out with her life.

These men could have asked for power and authority.

But these blind men only had one simple request in mind and that's what we find in verse 33, “That our eyes may be opened.” They asked for the ability to see.

We see first of all Jesus was, letter A, Moved with Compassion

But these blind men only had one simple request in mind and that's what we find in verse 33, “That our eyes may be opened.” They asked for the ability to see.

After they finally meet Jesus and get to say what they wanted to say to him, we see the Response of Compassion.

She pushed people out of the way and Ran as hard as she could.

A. Explanation: Jesus was moved with Compassion

Text: , “So Jesus had compassion on them,”

She eventually got on a street car and sat down and was suddenly just overwhelmed with all kinds of emotion.

After they finally meet Jesus and get to say what they wanted to say to him, we see the Response of Compassion.

We see first of all Jesus was, letter A, Moved with Compassion

Explantation: The word compassion here means, “to have pity on, have one’s heart go out to someone.” When Jesus saw these men and heard their pleas for help, he was moved with compassion

A. Explanation: Jesus was moved with Compassion

She smelt the smoke on her clothes.

A. Explanation: Jesus was moved with Compassion

We see first of all Jesus was, letter A, Moved with Compassion

Text: , “So Jesus had compassion on them,”

and when we are moved with compassion we should then be moved to action. This is what we will see in the just a little bit, but before we jump to that I want to stop here notice a very important principle about compassion from Jesus.

A. Explanation: Jesus was moved with Compassion

Text: , “So Jesus had compassion on them,”

She looked down and saw her hands were singed.

Text: , “So Jesus had compassion on them,”

And that is for us to have compassion on others, we first have to have an awareness of others.

These hands were the same hands that had pushed people out of her way and that never helped anybody out of the building.

Explantation: The word compassion here means, “to have pity on, have one’s heart go out to someone.” When Jesus saw these men and heard their pleas for help, he was moved with compassion

just like He was moved with compassion in after seeing the multitude.

She began to weep the more and said, “O, dear Lord…”

just like He was moved with compassion in after seeing the multitude.

As you look throughout Scripture you will see this principle illustrated time and time again. You will always have

someone in need

And I’m glad that we serve a Lord who has compassion on the multitudes and on the individuals.

The dignified woman sitting near her on the street car rebuked her and said, “I saw you come out of that building, you ought to thank your Lord that your even alive.”

And I’m glad that we serve a Lord who has compassion on the multitudes and on the individuals.

just like He was moved with compassion in after seeing the multitude.

And I’m glad that we serve a Lord who has compassion on the multitudes and on the individuals.

He had pity on them and his heart went out for those two blind men.

She looked humbly at her, and said, “Yes, I am thankful that I’m alive,”

He had pity on them and his heart went out for those two blind men.

and then someone comes along and becomes aware of that need

and they are moved with compassion.

He saw the situation that they lived in

He had pity on them and his heart went out for those two blind men.

and then with tears she looked at her singed hands and said, “but, O dear Lord, I didn’t bring anybody with me.”

and he saw the condition that they lived with.

(pause)

He saw the situation that they lived in

and he saw the condition that they lived with.

And that compassion moves the person to action.

and he saw the condition that they lived with.

The Convicting Question

This drove Jesus to have compassion on them and when we are moved with compassion we should then be moved to action. This is what we will see in the next point, but before we jump to that I want to stop here notice a very important principle about compassion from Jesus.

Illustration:

This drove Jesus to have compassion on them and when we are moved with compassion we should then be moved to action. This is what we will see in the next point, but before we jump to that I want to stop here notice a very important principle about compassion from Jesus.

If Jesus met you later today and said, “I'm taking you home today, Is there anybody going to come to heaven because of you?”

This drove Jesus to have compassion on them and when we are moved with compassion we should then be moved to action. This is what we will see in the next point, but before we jump to that I want to stop here notice a very important principle about compassion from Jesus.

And that is for us to have compassion on others, we first have to have an awareness of others.

Whether its talking about Baby Moses in when Pharaoh’s daughter “saw the child: and behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him.”

And that is for us to have compassion on others, we first have to have an awareness of others.

Or whether it’s the Prodigal’s son’s father when his son “was a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.”

What would you say Him?

As you look throughout Scripture you will see this principle illustrated time and time again. You will always have

And that is for us to have compassion on others, we first have to have an awareness of others.

someone in need

What’s their names?

As you look throughout Scripture you will see this principle illustrated time and time again. You will always have

And a question I see here is a question that we all need to ask ourselves is

The Challenge to All

someone in need

"What Moves Us?”

and someone who is aware of that need

“What causes us to be moved with compassion and does it move us to action?”

and compassion follows.

and someone who is aware of that need

Today we need be more like Jesus and we need to make time for people and be moved to action.

and compassion follows.

“What will your response be here today?”

Illustration:

Over 50 years ago Max Helton and his family became aware of the need that was there in Hawaii

and compassion follows.

Whether its talking about Baby Moses in when Pharaoh’s daughter “saw the child: and behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him.”

and they were moved with compassion

Illustration:

Or whether it’s the Prodigal’s son’s father when his son “was a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.”

and this led them to action.

Whether its talking about Baby Moses in when Pharaoh’s daughter “saw the child: and behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him.”

We see that the equation goes like this:

Or whether it’s the Prodigal’s son’s father when his son “was a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.”

We see that the equation goes like this:

They traveled around the US on deputation showing others the need that was there in Hawaii

and these church members saw the need too and had compassion as well on the people of Hawaii

you will have someone in need

We see that the equation goes like this:

And this moved them to action and the need drove many of these churches to partner with the Helton family and these members sacrificially gave of their resources to send Max Helton and his family to Hawaii.

and then someone comes along and becomes aware of that need

you will have someone in need

and then someone comes along and becomes aware of that need

There Max and his Family started Koolau baptist church. This church 10-15 years started a school ministry and 38 years after that. After impacting and including hundreds of families there in Hawaii, that school reached me.

and compassion follows.

And that compassion leads to action.

We saw the need and right now we are on deputation to start a church there in my hometown of Kailua.

And that compassion leads to action.

Application:

And as we see the need here in this city and the need that’s around the world. As born-again believers, as an ambassadors for Christ,

And that compassion leads to action.

Application:

“Are we moved with compassion and if we are, are we moved to action?”

Application:

Seeing the Multitudes in

and seeing the individuals here Matthew chapter 20,

The sad thing is as we gothrough our lives and play life, we tend to compartmentalize areas in our life.

and seeing the individuals here Matthew chapter 20,

“Well, my house, that's where I go home to live it’s not a mission field.

and seeing the individuals here Matthew chapter 20,

they all caused Jesus to be moved with compassion. And a question I see here is a question that we all need to ask ourselves is

"What Moves You?”

The place that I work, well that’s where I go to work, that's not a mission field

they all caused Jesus to be moved with compassion. And a question I see here is a question that we all need to ask ourselves is

How would Jesus see

“What causes you to be moved with compassion?”

"What Moves You?”

“What causes you to be moved with compassion?”

What moves you, as a born-again believer, as an ambassador for Christ,

But the way that Jesus would see your neighborhood

“What causes you to be moved with compassion?”

What moves you, as a born-again believer, as an ambassador for Christ,

“What moves you to compassion?”

and the way Jesus would see your workplace,

What moves you, as a born-again believer, as an ambassador for Christ,

The way that Jesus would see the multitudes in your life,

As you drive through your neighborhood and see those who live near you, are you moved with compassion?

“What moves you to compassion?”

As you drive through your neighborhood and see those who live near you, are you moved with compassion?

would be the same way He saw the multitudes in and the same way He saw these two blind men in

The people you work with, as you sit there at work, being passed by your boss and co-workers, does seeing their life and seeing their state cause you to be moved to compassion?

As you drive through your neighborhood and see those who live near you, are you moved with compassion?

The people you work with, as you sit there at work, being passed by your boss and co-workers, does seeing their life and seeing their state cause you to be moved to compassion?

Having godly compassion means seeing the needs of people before seeing the differences in people. Seeing their need for salvation

When you Compartmentalize Everything

Transitional Sentence:

When you Compartmentalize Everything

The sad thing is when we go through our lives and play life, we kind compartmentalize things.

“Well, my house, that's where I go home to live it’s not a mission field.

The sad thing is when we go through our lives and play life, we kind compartmentalize things.

And that finally brings us to last part of that equation.

“Well, my house, that's where I go home to live it’s not a mission field.

The office, well that’s where I go to work, that's not a mission field, it's not the jungles of Africa.”

“Well, my house, that's where I go home to live it’s not a mission field.

The office, well that’s where I go to work, that's not a mission field, it's not the jungles of Africa.”

Jesus, when the blind men came to Him and told Him of their need,

The office, well that’s where I go to work, that's not a mission field, it's not the jungles of Africa.”

How would Jesus see

He was moved with compassion and this compassion, Letter B, Moved Jesus to Action.

But the way that Jesus would see your neighborhood

How would Jesus see

Jesus was moved to Action (vs. 34)

But the way that Jesus would see your neighborhood

and the way Jesus would see your workplace,

34 So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him

The way that Jesus would see the multitudes in your life,

and the way Jesus would see your workplace,

I also really like how Luke describes this account. “And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee. 43 And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.”

The way that Jesus would see the multitudes in your life,

Explantation:

would be the same way He saw the multitudes in and the same way He saw these two blind men in

The way that Jesus would see the multitudes in your life,

We are told in God’s Word that “immediately their eyes received sight.” And what an exciting event this was for these blind men.

would be the same way He saw the multitudes in and the same way He saw these two blind men in

Having godly compassion means seeing the needs of people before seeing the differences in people.

But as we come back to , we see something very interesting in Jesus’ statement. He says, “Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.”

The World Needs a Response of Compassion

They all stood before Him with superficial and hidden needs, and, whether they

Jesus heard and saw the neediness of these men, they were blind, and that drove him to have compassion on them, but is that all that Jesus saw in these blind men?

No.

knew it

They all stood before Him with superficial and hidden needs, and, whether they

or not,

knew it

He saw their faith.

These men’s flaws didn’t impress Jesus the most, it was their faith that made the difference.

or not,

they needed His healing, physically,

Wishing to Heal the Sick

they needed His healing, physically,

and more importantly, they needed his spiritual healing as well.

This world is not in a shortage of suffering people. Because of sin, we are surrounded on a minute by minute basis by those who are suffering physically and spiritually,

Today we are not like Jesus, we don’t have the authority to fix a broken leg or heal someone of their disease,

This world is not in a shortage of suffering people. Because of sin, we are surrounded on a minute by minute basis by those who are suffering physically and spiritually,

and more importantly, they needed his spiritual healing as well.

but in order for us to have compassion we need to see and be aware like Jesus was to the great need that surrounds us each and every day.

to heal the temporary,

This world is not in a shortage of suffering people. Because of sin, we are surrounded on a minute by minute basis by those who are suffering physically and spiritually,

Transitional Sentence:

We do have the knowledge from the Word of God and the ability to give them the Good News of the Gospel which is able to heal their broken relationship with God.

Transitional Sentence:

but in order for us to have compassion we need to see and be aware like Jesus was to the great need that surrounds us each and every day.

Transitional Sentence:

And that finally brings us to last part of the equation. Jesus, when the blind men came to Him and told Him of their need, He had compassion on them and this compassion, Letter B, Moved Jesus to Action.

To heal something that's eternal.

Jesus was moved to Action (vs. 34)

We need to go from just being moved with compassion, to being moved to action. The action of giving the Good News to the whole world.

And that finally brings us to last part of the equation. Jesus, when the blind men came to Him and told Him of their need, He had compassion on them and this compassion, Letter B, Moved Jesus to Action.

Jesus was moved to Action (vs. 34)

Text: and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him

He’s given us the opportunity to participate in this process and He’s given to us the mission of spreading this Good News all across the world.

Text: and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him

Jesus was moved to Action (vs. 34)

We need to be moved to action and see others saved

Text: and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him

I also really like how Luke describes this account. “And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee. 43 And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.”

Conclusion

I also really like how Luke describes this account. “And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee. 43 And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.”

Explantation:

Here we see the Response of Compassion.

Explantation:

In the early 1900’s, when the Iroquois theater caught on fire, if you'll study that incident, you will find that 600 people sadly, burned alive in that raging inferno.

Jesus was moved with compassion and this moved him to action.

Here we see the Response of Compassion.

But there was a story of a 17 year old girl who got out with her life.

Jesus was moved with compassion and this moved him to action.

The Response of Compassion is Action

She pushed people out of the way and Ran as hard as she could.

Jesus was moved with compassion and this moved him to action.

The Response of Compassion is Action

Here we see in verse 34, the one who designed the eye, heals these blind men’s eyes in an instance, with one simple touch. We are told in God’s Word that “immediately their eyes received sight.” And what an exciting event this was for these blind men. They who were once blind, now they see. They received their sight and as we see in vs. 34 they glorified God, giving praise to him,

She eventually got on a street car and sat down and was suddenly just overwhelmed with all kinds of emotion.

The Response of Compassion is Action

But as we come back to , we see something very interesting in Jesus’ statement. He says, “Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.”

She smelt the smoke on her clothes.

Here we see in verse 34, the one who designed the eye, heals these blind men’s eyes in an instance, with one simple touch. We are told in God’s Word that “immediately their eyes received sight.” And what an exciting event this was for these blind men. They who were once blind, now they see. They received their sight and as we see in vs. 34 they glorified God, giving praise to him,

She looked down and saw her hands were singed.

Jesus heard and saw the neediness of these men, they were blind, and that drove him to have compassion on them, but is that all that Jesus saw in these blind men?

But as we come back to , we see something very interesting in Jesus’ statement. He says, “Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.”

Jesus heard and saw the neediness of these men, they were blind, and that drove him to have compassion on them, but is that all that Jesus saw in these blind men?

No.

These hands were the same hands that had pushed people out of her way and that never helped anybody out of the building.

No.

He saw their faith.

She began to weep the more and said, “O, dear Lord…”

No.

These men’s flaws didn’t impress Jesus the most, it was their faith that made the difference.

The dignified woman sitting near her on the street car rebuked her and said, “I saw you come out of that building, you ought to thank your Lord that your even alive.”

These men’s flaws didn’t impress Jesus the most, it was their faith that made the difference.

He saw their faith.

Jesus saw their condition and He was moved with compassion and His Response was one of action.

These men’s flaws didn’t impress Jesus the most, it was their faith that made the difference.

She looked humbly at her, and said, “Yes, I am thankful that I’m alive,”

Wishing to Heal the Sick

and then with tears she looked at her singed hands and said, “but, O dear Lord, I didn’t bring anybody with me.”

Jesus saw their condition and He was moved with compassion and His Response was one of action.

I don't know about you, but every time I see someone who is physically in need, I think to myself, “I wish I had the power and ability to touch and heal them of their ailments just like Jesus did.” I truly think this, but of course I don’t possess the power and authority to heal the human anatomy or alter creation for that matter.

Wishing to Heal the Sick

(pause)

The Convicting Question

But even though I cannot fix a broken leg or heal someone of their disease,

I don't know about you, but every time I see someone who is physically in need, I think to myself, “I wish I had the power and ability to touch and heal them of their ailments just like Jesus did.” I truly think this, but of course I don’t possess the power and authority to heal the human anatomy or alter creation for that matter.

But even though I cannot fix a broken leg or heal someone of their disease,

to heal the temporary,

If Jesus met you later today and said, “I'm taking you home today, Is there anybody going to come to heaven because of you?”

But even though I cannot fix a broken leg or heal someone of their disease,

to heal the temporary,

I do have the knowledge from the Word of God and the ability to give them the Good News of the Gospel which is able to heal their broken relationship with God.

What would you say Him?

to heal the temporary,

I do have the knowledge from the Word of God and the ability to give them the Good News of the Gospel which is able to heal their broken relationship with God.

To heal something that's eternal.

I do have the knowledge from the Word of God and the ability to give them the Good News of the Gospel which is able to heal their broken relationship with God.

What’s their names?

To heal something that's eternal.

We need to move from compassion, to the response of action. The action of giving the Good News to the whole world.

To heal something that's eternal.

The Challenge to All

We need to move from compassion, to the response of action. The action of giving the Good News to the whole world.

Mending and healing people’s relationships to God, we can have a part in that.

We need to move from compassion, to the response of action. The action of giving the Good News to the whole world.

Today we need be more like Jesus and we need to make time for people and be moved to action.

He’s given us the opportunity to participate in this process and He’s given to us the mission of spreading this Good News all across the world.

Mending and healing people’s relationships to God, we can have a part in that.

He’s given us the opportunity to participate in this process and He’s given to us the mission of spreading this Good News all across the world.

“What will your response be here today?”

Having a Response of action and seeing others saved.