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Joel and Mary Nadel, Covenant Church
From J.C. Ryle’s “Expository Comments on the Gospels - Mark”
House Rules: Phones, Respect, Stay on the Text
Jesus’ Ministry Travels
Introduction
Approaching the end of Jesus earthly ministry
First part was Him establishing His purpose for God’s people - that He/the Son of God, has come to save His people from their sins
Now He is focused on the work He must do at the Cross
He continues to teach God’s will
He continues to address the cost of discipleship
He continues to explain His mission to save His people
He continues to prepare His followers for what will happen in Jerusalem
He continues to press on toward Jerusalem
Today: Jesus performs His last miracle before entering Jerusalem
Pray
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Introduction
An account of one of the Lord’s miracles - a very vivid account of spiritual things
This is not some history lesson that doesn’t matter to us
This is a picture of something very important to every Christian
An example of strong faith
As Jesus was leaving Jericho, He encountered a blind man named Bartimaeus
Mark 10:47-48 “And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent.
But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!””
Bartimaeus was blind in body but not in his soul - The eyes of his understanding were open
Saw things that the Jewish leadership, the Scribes and Pharisees, never saw at all
He saw that this Jesus of Nazareth, who grew up in rural Galilee, was the Son of David - the Messiah that had been prophesied by the prophets
He had seen none of the mighty miracles - had not seen people raised from the dead, had no seen people with incurable illnesses healed by a touch.
His blindness prevented this
He had heard the reports of the Lord’s mighty works and he believed them.
Didn’t care they were hearsay
He believed from all, that this was the Saviour, and He could heal him
This is why he said “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
We should work and pray that we might have such precious faith
We can’t see Jesus with our eyes either, but we have the reports of His power and grace, His willingness to save, written in the Bible
We have the great promises from His own lips, written down for our encouragement
We need to trust those promises and put our faith in Christ without question
We can believe with confidence in His words and believe what He seeks to do for all sinners - that He will do it
What is the beginning of faith?
Bartimaeus teaches us Believing on Christ and continually leaning on His word.
What is the first step we take as a Christian, but to plead, like Bartimaeus, “Jesus have mercy on me?”
What is the daily plea of a Christian, but keeping up that same spirit
An example of perseverance in the face of opposition
Mark 10:48 “And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent.
But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!””
Bartimaeus refused to stop - He knew it was now or never for him
While the others did not appreciate the misery of blindness, Bartimaeus did
Others didn’t think it was worth the trouble to be healed, but Bartimaeus did
He didn’t care about the rebukes from Jesus followers, he didn’t care about the ridicule that his aggressiveness brought on him
He “cried out all the more” and so received his heart’s desire
Anyone who wants to be saved needs to pay attention to Bartimaeus’ conduct
Like him, we shouldn’t care what others think and say when our eternal souls are at stake.
We will always encounter people who tell us it is too soon, or too late, that we are pushing too hard, that we don’t need to pray or read our bible so much, to worry so much about salvation
We can’t pay attention to such people - like Bartimaeus, we need to cry all the more: Son of David, have mercy on me!
Why is it that people are so timid and half-hearted when seeking Christ?
Why are they so easily discouraged in coming near to God?
Answer: They don’t appreciate the gravity of their own sins - the sickness in their own hearts and the disease in their own souls - their own peril
Once someone realizes their own guilt, and the trouble they are in, as it is in reality, they will never rest until they gain the pardon and peace of Christ
Like Bartimaeus
they must know their own diseased condition
they must persevere, like Bartimaeus, until they are finally healed
An example of the influence that gratitude to Christ should have on us
Bartimaeus did not go back home when he received his sight
He did not want to leave the one who showed him such mercy
He immediately dedicated his new power of sight to Jesus, the one who cured him, and followed Jesus in “on the road” (in the way)
Christ ought to have this effect on everyone who receives His mercy
As a follower of Christ, our gratitude should make us a follower of Christ and urge us on to holiness
Freely saved, the Christian should give himself freely and willingly to the service of Christ
2 Cor 5:14 “For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died;”
This should be true for all Christians today
The one who brags of a relationship with Christ, who does not follow Him in his life, is a liar, and is ruining his own soul
Rom 8:14 “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.”
Bringing it home
Have we had our eyes opened by the Holy Spirit?
Are we able to see sin, Christ, holiness, and heaven in their true light?
Can we say: one thing I know, that while I was once blind, now I see?
If so, we know the things we are reading by experience - if not, we are on the wide road that leads to destruction, and we have everything to learn
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