2. Believing is Seeing

3. Believing is Seeing
Mark 10:46-52 NLT
46 Then they reached Jericho, and as Jesus and his disciples left town, a large crowd followed him. A blind beggar named Bartimaeus (son of Timaeus) was sitting beside the road.

4. Believing is Seeing
47 When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus of Nazareth was nearby, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48 “Be quiet!” many of the people yelled at him. But he only shouted louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

5. Believing is Seeing
49 When Jesus heard him, he stopped and said, “Tell him to come here.” So they called the blind man. “Cheer up,” they said. “Come on, he’s calling you!” 50 Bartimaeus threw aside his coat, jumped up, and came to Jesus.

6. Believing is Seeing
51 “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “My Rabbi,” the blind man said, “I want to see!” 52 And Jesus said to him, “Go, for your faith has healed you.” Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus down the road.

7. Believing is Seeing
“Jesus, Son of David! Take pity on me!”

8. Bartimaeus Knew that Messiah would Give Sight to the Blind
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, and that the time of the Lord’s favour has come.”
Luke 4, quoting Isaiah 61.

9. Believing is Seeing

10. There’s a Time for SHOUTING YOUR HEAD OFF!

11. Ever Felt Invisible?

12. There’s a Time for SHOUTING YOUR HEAD OFF!
Bartimaeus had to choose between being quiet, reverent, respectful, momentarily popular with the crowd, AND BLIND…
Or noisy, ignorant, determined, very unpopular, AND HEALED!

13. Believing is Seeing An Object Lesson in Faith
Bartimaeus Called Out!
“Jesus, Son of David,
Take pity on me!”

14. Believing is Seeing An Object Lesson in Faith
Bartimaeus Threw Off
“He threw aside his coat”

15. Believing is Seeing An Object Lesson in Faith
Bartimaeus Leapt Up
“He jumped up
and came to Jesus”
(The Greek word is a Hapax Legomenon: it’s only used once in the whole of Scripture)

16. Believing is Seeing An Object Lesson in Faith
Bartimaeus Pressed In
“My Rabbi, I want to see”

17. Believing is Seeing An Object Lesson in Faith
They Pressed In
Only Three times in Mark’s Gospel does Jesus commend people’s faith:
The healing of the paralytic (2:5)
The woman with the haemorrhage (5.34)
Bartimaeus (10:52).
They had to break through to receive their healing.

18. Believing is Seeing An Object Lesson in Faith
Bartimaeus Followed On
“He followed Jesus
down the road”

19. Believing is Seeing An Object Lesson in Faith
In the Early Church, the Christian life was called “The Way”.
A Christian was “a follower of The Way” (Acts 9:2)
The Christian faith was called “The Way of the Lord” (Acts 19:9)
Bartimaeus followed Jesus in “The Way”

20. Believing is Seeing An Object Lesson in Faith
Bartimaeus:
Called Out
Threw Off
Leapt Up
Pressed In
Followed On