“Embracing Change To Experience Life!”
Mark 10:46–52
Mark 10:46-52….
“(v.46) 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.
(v.47) When he heard that .…
Mark 10:46-52….
…. it was Jesus of Nazareth, he
began to shout, ‘Jesus, Son of
David, have mercy on me!’ (v.48)
Many rebuked him and told him
to be quiet, but he shouted all the
more, ‘Son of David, have mercy
on me!’ (v.49) Jesus stopped and
said, ‘Call him.’ So they called to
blind man, ‘Cheer up! On your
feet! He's calling you.’ ….
Mark 10:46-52….
…. (v.50) Throwing his cloak aside,
he jumped to his feet and came to
Jesus. (v.51) ‘What do you want me
to do for you?’ Jesus asked him.
The blind man said, ‘Rabbi, I want
to see.’ (v.52) ‘Go,’ said Jesus, ‘your
faith has healed you.’ Immediately
he received his sight and followed
Jesus along the road.” (NIV)
“Real contentment must come
from within. You and I cannot
change or control the world
around us, but we can change
and control the world within us.”
(Warren Wiersbe)
“Everybody thinks of
changing Humanity and
Nobody thinks of changing
Himself.”
(L. Tolstoy)
“When we are no longer able
to change a situation, we are
challenged to change ourselves.”
(Victor Frankl)
Mark 10:47….
“When he heard that it was
Jesus of Nazareth,
he began to cry out….”
There are things that
will happen to you
that you cannot control,
but you can be in command
of your reaction.
“You will suddenly realize
that the reason
you never changed before
was because you
didn’t want to.”
(Robert H. Schuller)
Mark 10:51….
“…‘Rabbi, let me
recover my sight.”
He believed that Jesus
would do something so he
wouldn’t walk away the same.
God does not say that
He will change your situation.
What He does promised is
that He will change you.
“Will power does not change men.
Time does not change men.
Christ does!”
(Henry Drummond)
Mark 10:51….
“And Jesus said to him,
‘What do you want me
to do for you?’ ….”
Sir Isaac Newton’s
‘First Law of Motion’ states…..
“Everything continues
in a state of rest
unless it is compelled
to change by forces
impressed upon it!”
I think we all recognize within
ourselves the need for change.
Yet we also recognized that
the change we need is
often hard to achieve.
Bartimaeus’ cry….
“Have mercy on me.”
He was clear in what he
needed and Jesus responded.
Mark 10:48….
“And many rebuked him,
telling him to be silent….”
Everyone else told him
he shouldn’t do it that way!
Are you
worried
about what
other people
think?
“Do not worry” …
are the words of Jesus!
Mark 10:46….
“… and a great crowd ….”
Bartimaeus seems
to have no chance.
If he had missed Jesus,
if he had waited for
‘more ideal conditions,’
he never would
have been healed!
We have to quit waiting
for the right opportunity
to come along.
Mark 10:50….
“And throwing off his cloak,
he sprang up
and came to Jesus.”
Sometimes, we have to
do something different!
Hebrews 12:1….
It says to lay aside
every burden and sin.
Bartimaeus
took off his coat
and ran to Jesus.
Mark 10:52….
“…. And immediately
he recovered his sight and
followed Him (Jesus)
on the way.”
A life of change
begins with STEPS….
Assume Responsibility
For Your Life
Believe That You Can Change
Make Clear What You
Really Need
A life of change
begins with STEPS….
Do Not Be Bothered
By What People Will Say
Stop Waiting For
Perfect Conditions
Do Something
Bold & Dramatic