1. 46 Then they came to Jericho
46 Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging. 47 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48 Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 49 Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”

2. So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up. On your feet
So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.” 50 Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus. 51 “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.” 52 “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.

5. Mercy - Doing something for others that they can’t do themselves.
Faith - “Evidence, that leads to knowledge, that gives you an assurance of things you can’t see.”-Mikel Del Rosario
Mercy - Doing something for others that they can’t do themselves.
Grace –
You have saved the best til now!

6. 46 Then they came to Jericho
46 Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging.
blind, begging Bartimaeus
Timaeus – Gr. time – Matthew 27:6,9- 6 The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the temple treasury, since it is the price of blood.”-time
Look at Mark 10:45 – give his life as a ransom for many.
Honored

7. 47 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48 Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Son of David – 2 Sam 7:12-16, Isa 9:6-7
Recognition or Seeing that the crowds and maybe not even the disciples were able to see
Jesus, heal me!
Jesus, I need money!
Hatred for crowd.
MERCY
Are you ok with asking for Mercy? “loves like a hurricane, I am a tree bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy.”

8. The Crowd that just rebuked the man is now encouraging him.
49 Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.”
The Crowd that just rebuked the man is now encouraging him.
Warm confidence
Do you scoff, only to be proved wrong?
You lack faith!
Peter thinking we would have hundreds of people coming to a Sunday morning service. Me: attendance dwindled the longer I was there.

9. 50 Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus
50 Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus. 51 “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.”
Cloak= maybe all he owned, but it was not getting in the way
What do you want me to do for you? – Mark 10:36
James and John’s request vs. Bartimaeus’ request
Rabboni-furthering showing Bartimaeus’ ability to see.

10. What do you want me to do for you?
James and John
Didaskale (professor)
Do for us what we ask
Bartimaeus
Rabboni (not a teacher, THE teacher)
Son of David
Have mercy on me.
What do you want me to do for you?

11. 52 “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.”
Sozo-saved. Saved by faith through grace.
Healing and Salvation
Mercy and Grace and Faith
Does one bring about the other?
Why is one healed and not another?
I’m afraid my mercy will not be as good as his mercy!
RESULTS

12. John 17:3
Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

13. Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
Road=way
Mark 10:32 – on the WAY to Jerusalem
Mark 1 – J.B. - Prepare the WAY for the Lord.
John 14:6 – “ I am the WAY, the truth, and the life.”

14. Mercy takes you on a path that leads to the cross of Jesus Christ where you find yet more mercy.