bartimaeus: a blind man with 20/20 vision mark 10:46-52
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BARTIMAEUS: a blind man
with 20/20 vision
Mark 10:46-52
His Pitiful Condition vs. 46
• He was blind since birth
• He was a beggar
• A good portrait of those outside of Christ– A lost person is spiritually blind
• II Cor 4:3-4; Eph 4:17-18
– A lost person is also a spiritual beggar • Acts 4:12; Eph 4:8-9
His Persistent Cry vs. 47-49
• He recognized who Jesus was & what He could do for him – One must recognize who Christ is, knowing what He
did for others and can do for you
• Heb 11:6
• He knew this was a great opportunity that could pass him by and never return– If one allows salvation to pass them by this morning,
one may never have the opportunity to be saved again.
• Gen 6:3; Isa 55:6
His Persistent Cry vs. 47-49
• He saw hat Christ’s way was far better than his own – After salvation, there will be a change of
direction in your life• II Cor 5:17
• He repeated the cry – One should allow nothing to keep them away
from the Lord – Nothing is worth going to Hell over
His Persistent Cry vs. 47-49
• He received a response in which his faith was honored and he received an audience with the Lord Jesus. – Jesus Christ is not too busy to hear your cry
His Personal Cost vs.50
• He cast away his garment which must have been of great value to him considering he was a poor beggar – One must understand that coming to Jesus is
not without personal cost • Mk. 8:36-37
His Powerful Cure vs. 51-52
• His response to Christ was one of pure faith – When one’s faith is exercised, the power of
God moves in that person's life – If one trusts anything other than Jesus for their
salvation, they are in for a rude awakening• Acts 4:12; Jn. 14:6
His Preferred Course vs 52
• He wanted to be near the One who had healed and saved him, even though he was told to go on his way– When salvation comes into a life, there will be
a desire for the things of God • Eph. 2:1-10; Mt 7:13-14
CONCLUSION
One day a Christian and a Communist were sitting
on a park bench watching the world go by.
As they watched, a poor, drunken beggar
walked by dressed in rags.
The Communist pointed to the beggar and said, "Communism would put a new suit on that man!"
To which the Christian responded, "Maybe so,
but Jesus Christ can put a new man in that suit."