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3. Over which city did Joshua proclaim -“Cursed before the Lord is the man who undertakes to
rebuild this city…” ?
Answer : JERICHO
5. The “Mount of Temptation” where Jesus was tempted by the devil is situated near which famous city ?
7. What is the name of the world’s lowest
(below sea level) city ?
Answer :
1,300 ft
below sea level
Answer : JERICHO
9. Jesus invited himself to have tea with a very rich man. In which city was this ?
Answer : JERICHO
new WWJD Sermon Series …i. BEING with JESUS : Who… ?
ii. BEING with JESUS : What… ?
iii. WWJD with Worries
iv. WWJD with Children & Families
v. WWJD with Corruption
new WWJD Sermon Series …
2016 Theme Verse
Mark 3:14b-15 “…that they might
BE WITH HIM and that he might send them out to preach and to have authority
to drive out demons.”
Intro: BEING with JESUS : What is it …
What can I …
Mark 10:4646 Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (that is, the Son of Timaeus), was sitting by the roadside begging.
BEING with JESUS : What is it …Bartimaeus‘Son of Timaeus’…Greek - ‘tamaios’ :
honor , honorable …Aramaic - ‘timai’ :
defilement, fear, unclean …What a contrast …
– son of honor ….– son of defilement, unclean…
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
Bartimaeus• Blind ….• Poor …No home ….No School …
Only ‘work’ - Beggar …No family …No future …A failure …
1. HOPELESS
1825
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
Bartimaeus…But even though blind…he can hear …he can talk …Q: Do blind people hear better ?Yes – if they blind from birth or very youngNo – if they get blind later in life
Jericho busy town, proximity to Jerusalem…On the main road through town …Hear a lot …. Learn a lot ….
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
Bartimaeus…• Must have heard about a ‘new teacher’….‘teaching with authority’ Performing miracles …. Healing …. Even the blind !!!
Q: Do blind people dream ?Yes or No ??
BEING with JESUS : What is it …BEING with JESUS : What is it …
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
Bartimaeus…Q: Do you think he ever dreamed of
meeting Jesus ?Q: Do you think he ever dreamt of
meeting Jesus and asking Jesus to heal him ?
Q: Do you think he ever dreamt meeting Jesus, asking Jesus to heal him and JESUS HEALING HIM ?
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
Bartimaeus…HOPELESS to start with ….with every hearing of Jesus …with every dream encounter ….
becoming 2. HOPEFUL ….
what if …. could it … if only I encounter …
too far-fetched …. just a dream …
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
Bartimaeus…HOPELESS to start with ….…. HOPEFUL !!! can it be true … JESUS … am I dreaming …
THE JESUS who healed the deaf …THE JESUS who healed the blind … JESUS really passing this way !!!!
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
Bartimaeus SHOUTED …"Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!“WAIT ….Something is wrong here ….a poor …uneducated … dirty beggar ….
Was declaring …JESUS IS THE MESSIAH !
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
Mark 10:47-4848 Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, …
“Jesus, Son of David, have
mercy on me!"
QUIET
SHHHH….
QUIET….Don’t Disturbthe master…he’s busy ….
"Son of David, have mercy on
me!"
Remember Bartimaeus …Poor …Uneducated …Dirty beggar …Q: How will he react …Q: How will he respond …
to public opinion, criticism…Q: Will he be cowed into silence…Q: If you were in his shoes,
what will you do ?
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
Mark 10:47-4848 … but he shouted
all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!“
takes a lot of courage …takes a lot of strength …Or maybe, just maybe sheer desperation …sheer “FAITH” …
"Son of David, have mercy on
me!"
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
"Son of David, have mercy on
me!"
BUT …How will Jesus respond ?Jesus – about 10days from
Calvary …Will he have time for a beggar ?Quite sure he had bigger and
better things to do …Did Jesus hear ?Even if he heard,
will he even respond ?
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
Mark 10:46-52Possible alternative title for Today’s Sermon :
‘The Man Who Stopped Jesus’49 Jesus stopped …
God HEARS the Faintest Cry…esp the sincere cry from the depths of our heart …
TODAY are you desperate … TODAY are you sincere … TODAY are you crying out … IF YOU ARE …
Mark 10:4949 Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." So they called to the blind man, "Cheer up! On your feet! He's calling you."
Q: What do you think is going on in his mind ? Can it be true ? Sure Jesus is calling
me and not someone else ?
Wait let me take a bath first …
Let me pack my stuffs first …
Mark 10:5050 Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.
His cloak is his only form of livelihood …
What about the ‘MONEY’ …
Casting everything aside …
Q: Do blind man jump? He jumped … Must have literally
ran to Jesus …
Mark 10:5151 "What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him.
THE All Important Question ….
THE SAME QUESTION that Jesus asked … is still asking … will still be asking ...
"WHAT DO YOU WANT ME
TO DO FOR YOU?"
Mark 10:5151 … The blind man said, …
Bartimaeus could have asked for …WEALTH ….WISDOM … POSITION … etc etc.Ref : Mark 10:36
"What do you want me to do for you?" he (Jesus) asked.
Q: What will YOU ask for ?
Mark 10:5151 … The blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to see.”
(ESV) "Rabbi, let me recover my sight."
Bartimaeus asked for something that he had lost …
Q: What things sometimes we take for granted ?Family & Spouse …Friends …Education, Food, ShelterHealth …God !Freedom to worship ?
Mark 10:5252a "Go," said Jesus, "your faith has healed you." Immediately he received his sight…
I can see …I can see …Thank you
Jesus…
Q: Where did he get the FAITH ?How, When …. ?
Sincerity …
Simplicity …
GOD sees …GOD hears …GOD answers…
Mark 10:5252b and followed Jesus along the road.
Recovered his physical sight So thankful … So grateful …Q: Did he know where Jesus
was going ?Q: Did he know what will
happen to Jesus shortly ?Q: Of the 100’s or more that
Jesus healed - Bartimaeusthe only 1 of 3 named -WHY ?
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
Application : Lessons from Bartimaeus
Journey from ….
HOPELESS
HOPEFUL
HOPE-FULFILLED
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
Application : Lessons from BartimaeusFrom HOPELESS to HOPEFUL to HOPE-FULFILLEDHe was desperate for Jesus …He was not going to be prevented by ‘social decorum’ - what others say or think …He cried out with all his strength …This type of cry …Jesus hears …Jesus accepts as he is …Jesus breaks through …
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
Application : Lessons from BartimaeusJesus TODAY is still asking the same question …What Do You Want Me To Do ?What Do You Want Me To Do for you Today ?A need ….A situation …A desperation …Q: is there sincerity ?Q: is there that deep desire,
even desperation ?
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
Application : Lessons from BartimaeusBartimaeus was physically blind.Most of us are not physically blind ….Q: But are we SPIRITUALLY BLIND ?Q: Which is worse …
Physical Blindness ORSpiritual Blindness ?
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
Quotes:
You may have 20/20 vision and still be spiritually blind
The only thing worse than being blind
is having sight but no vision.
Better to be blind and see with your heart,
than to have two good eyes and see nothing.
Helen Keller1880-1968
Application : Lessons from BartimaeusJohn 9:39-4139 Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this
world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind."
40 Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, "What? Are we blind too?"
41 Jesus said, "If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
Application : Lessons from Bartimaeus2 Cor 4:3-4And even if our gospel is veiled, it is
veiled to those who are perishing. The god of this age has blinded the
minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
Application : Lessons from BartimaeusBartimaeus was physically blind.Most of us are not physically blind ….Q: But are we SPIRITUALLY BLIND ?Q: Which is worse …
Physical Blindness ORSpiritual Blindness ?
If you know … you seek / accept helpIf you DO NOT KNOW ….
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
Conclusion :Bartimaeus shouted :
“Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me”Q: Is that what you WANT ?
Is that what you NEED ?From HOPELESS to HOPEFUL to HOPE-FULFILLEDJesus TODAY is still asking the same question …Q: What Do You Want Me To Do ?
What Do You Want Me To Do for you Today ?
BEING with JESUS : What is it …