Introduction This is why I love the Bible - It confronts the hard question Chapter eight ends with Jesus being confronted by the Pharisees. Jesus declares that “before Abraham was born, I Am!” At this the Jews picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus slipped away, leaving the temple grounds. On his way…

Introduction. When suffering occurs what is your initial thought? Amid sickness do you ever wonder what you did that resulted in God allowing your sickness? When suffering of any kind entered your life did you question what you must have done to deserve it? Or, maybe you didn’t think you deserved it…

This Sunday is called Quinquagesima, meaning fifty days until Easter. Our theme is Sola Fide, by faith alone. The Scriptures often present the contrast between sight and faith. We tend to believe what we see, but the Gospel invites us to believe what we hear. In other words, Christians learn to see with…

Jesus delays the complete healing of a blind man.

Jesus gives light to those living in spiritual darkness.

Here in this passage, we will get picture of the traits that make of up a true believer of God. It is easy to say you believe God, and there maybe some here who are convinced that others are a child of God simply because you love them and you witnessed some experience in the past where that individual proclaimed Christ. By contrasting the Pharisees with this blind man, we will 5 traits of a true believer in his or her relationship to the truth.

There is more to seeing than eyesight.

There are two parts to our Gospel text. In the first, Jesus tells his disciples of the suffering and death that awaits him in Jerusalem. In the second, Bartimaeus, the blind beggar obtains his sight from Jesus. In the first part, we see the lack of faith in the disciples, who are unable to understand…

1 The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus; 2 it shall blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord , the majesty of our…

The middle story, Mark 8:22-26, the blind man episode, is an illustration of the process that the disciples are experiencing. It is not so much a story about Jesus’ healing as it is about a man’s seeing. He only sees partially at first, as do the disciples. Then he sees clearly, as do the disciples. So the blind man episode is really an interruption in the flow of a section about the disciples’ understanding of Jesus. It provides a real-life illustration of what was occurring in the lives of the disciples.

Matthew Balentine presents four lessons that can be learned from the account of the blind beggar and Jesus found in Luke 18.

The word immediately is used (straightway in KJV) out of the 59 times the word immediately is used in the NT 41 of those are in Mark. Mark 1:18 - “They dropped their nets and followed immediately.” Mark 1:31 - Jesus heals Peter’s Mother immediately. Mark 1:42 “after Jesus had spoken the man was cleansed.”…

Jesus healed the blind man to bring his mission home, to bring light to a sin darkened world.

Through the act of healing the physical blindness of man, Jesus demonstrates to his disciples the realities of our life’s circumstances. Through the circumstances of a blind man’s life, we will see 3 realities of the circumstances of life.

Joni Eareckson Tada’s Story VIDEO There is something powerfully relatable about Joni’s story isn’t there? She grew up hearing bible stories and had a deep respect for God, but it wasn’t until her teenage years when she actually began to follow him. Even then though, she admits the her faith quickly became…

Obedience is the active ingredient in the prescription for your miracle

Jesus caused a blind man to see.

Learn about the proper way to respond to Jesus' mission.

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On the road to Jerusalem Jesus continues to teach the 12 concerning His death, burial and resurrection.

Jesus takes the place of torture in our lives and redeems them to be a place of testimony and healing.