Mark 10:46-52
Blind Bartimaeus

V.46 “Jericho” The Palm Springs of Judea

Bartimaeus- Son of the Dirty Man

•Bar- son of
•Tame' (taw-may'); to be foul; defiled, polluted, utterly unclean

V.47 “Son of David” a messianic term.

Though he was blind he could see

Rom 10:17 faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.

Faith will increase as your time in the Word increases
V. 48 Blindness = Curse?

John 9:1 His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"

Assist the poor
Lev 25:35 "'If one of your countrymen becomes poor and is unable to support himself among you, help him as you would an alien or a temporary resident, so he can continue to live among you.
“Just being in the right place on Sunday morning doesn’t matter a whole lot if what I do when I leave this place doesn’t reflect the truth that I have met with Jesus.”

Persistence
Luke 18:1
V.49 Jesus is heading to His death yet finds a place for Bartimaeus

Alfred Adler- “If you will do one thing for someone else every day for fourteen days, at the end of that time your depression will be gone.”

V.50 “Throwing his cloak aside” An indication of faith.

V.51 Ask specifically so God gets the glory

John 14:13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. 14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

In response to faith

Luke 18:43 ...he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God.

V.52 Discipleship- The natural response

Bartimaeus is a picture of us apart from Christ