This sermon discusses the biblical story of Bartimaeus, a blind beggar who calls out to Jesus as he is passing through Jericho. It uses Bartimaeus' journey from hopelessness to having his sight restored as an example of what it means to truly be with Jesus. The sermon encourages listeners to reflect on whether they may be spiritually blind and in need of Jesus, just as Bartimaeus was physically blind but came to have faith in Jesus' power to heal him.
Mark 7, The problem of evil, tradition, ceremonial washing of hands, Jews rej...Valley Bible Fellowship
Mark 7, The problem of evil, tradition, ceremonial washing of hands, Jews rejected, signs wonders miracles, all foods are kosher, thoughts, Tyre, dogs, Decapolis
This is a study of Jesus being unorthodox. He went against the accepted rules of the Pharisees and it aggravated them to the point of wanting Him crucified.. Jesus did not come to conform but to transform.
Zacchaeus, a tax collector meets Jesus, (Luke 19:1-10). This is a story not short on important lessons!!
Listen at - http://w65stchurchofchrist.org/coc/
Whether you are in a pastoral role, a teacher, or the leader of your family, these 6 qualities apply to you. These 6 readings from The Maxwell Leadership Bible will equip and encourage you as you lead.
Mark 7, The problem of evil, tradition, ceremonial washing of hands, Jews rej...Valley Bible Fellowship
Mark 7, The problem of evil, tradition, ceremonial washing of hands, Jews rejected, signs wonders miracles, all foods are kosher, thoughts, Tyre, dogs, Decapolis
This is a study of Jesus being unorthodox. He went against the accepted rules of the Pharisees and it aggravated them to the point of wanting Him crucified.. Jesus did not come to conform but to transform.
Zacchaeus, a tax collector meets Jesus, (Luke 19:1-10). This is a story not short on important lessons!!
Listen at - http://w65stchurchofchrist.org/coc/
Whether you are in a pastoral role, a teacher, or the leader of your family, these 6 qualities apply to you. These 6 readings from The Maxwell Leadership Bible will equip and encourage you as you lead.
96 Jesus Uses The Word to Invoke Deeper ThinkingRick Peterson
Adapted from a Jeffery Anselmi sermon series https://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/2-jesus-uses-the-word-to-invoke-deeper-thinking-jeffery-anselmi-sermon-on-faith-231821?ref=SermonSeriesDetails
Adapted from a Jeff Strite sermon https://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/4-the-hour-of-the-power-of-darkness-jeff-strite-sermon-on-gethsemane-180115?ref=SermonSeriesDetails
Isaiah 9:6-7 His name will be called or He would be known as counselor. He is a counselor who understands your struggles. He is a counselor who cares for you. He is a counselor who is committed to you.
The Hope of Salvation - Jude 1:24-25 - MessageCole Hartman
Jude gives us hope at the end of a dark letter. In a dark world like today, we need the light of Christ to shine brighter and brighter. Jude shows us where to fix our focus so we can be filled with God's goodness and glory. Join us to explore this incredible passage.
Why is this So? ~ Do Seek to KNOW (English & Chinese).pptxOH TEIK BIN
A PowerPoint Presentation based on the Dhamma teaching of Kamma-Vipaka (Intentional Actions-Ripening Effects).
A Presentation for developing morality, concentration and wisdom and to spur us to practice the Dhamma diligently.
The texts are in English and Chinese.
Discover various methods for clearing negative entities from your space and spirit, including energy clearing techniques, spiritual rituals, and professional assistance. Gain practical knowledge on how to implement these techniques to restore peace and harmony. For more information visit here: https://www.reikihealingdistance.com/negative-entity-removal/
A375 Example Taste the taste of the Lord, the taste of the Lord The taste of...franktsao4
It seems that current missionary work requires spending a lot of money, preparing a lot of materials, and traveling to far away places, so that it feels like missionary work. But what was the result they brought back? It's just a lot of photos of activities, fun eating, drinking and some playing games. And then we have to do the same thing next year, never ending. The church once mentioned that a certain missionary would go to the field where she used to work before the end of his life. It seemed that if she had not gone, no one would be willing to go. The reason why these missionary work is so difficult is that no one obeys God’s words, and the Bible is not the main content during missionary work, because in the eyes of those who do not obey God’s words, the Bible is just words and cannot be connected with life, so Reading out God's words is boring because it doesn't have any life experience, so it cannot be connected with human life. I will give a few examples in the hope that this situation can be changed. A375
2 Peter 3: Because some scriptures are hard to understand and some will force them to say things God never intended, Peter warns us to take care.
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Exploring the Mindfulness Understanding Its Benefits.pptxMartaLoveguard
Slide 1: Title: Exploring the Mindfulness: Understanding Its Benefits
Slide 2: Introduction to Mindfulness
Mindfulness, defined as the conscious, non-judgmental observation of the present moment, has deep roots in Buddhist meditation practice but has gained significant popularity in the Western world in recent years. In today's society, filled with distractions and constant stimuli, mindfulness offers a valuable tool for regaining inner peace and reconnecting with our true selves. By cultivating mindfulness, we can develop a heightened awareness of our thoughts, feelings, and surroundings, leading to a greater sense of clarity and presence in our daily lives.
Slide 3: Benefits of Mindfulness for Mental Well-being
Practicing mindfulness can help reduce stress and anxiety levels, improving overall quality of life.
Mindfulness increases awareness of our emotions and teaches us to manage them better, leading to improved mood.
Regular mindfulness practice can improve our ability to concentrate and focus our attention on the present moment.
Slide 4: Benefits of Mindfulness for Physical Health
Research has shown that practicing mindfulness can contribute to lowering blood pressure, which is beneficial for heart health.
Regular meditation and mindfulness practice can strengthen the immune system, aiding the body in fighting infections.
Mindfulness may help reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and obesity by reducing stress and improving overall lifestyle habits.
Slide 5: Impact of Mindfulness on Relationships
Mindfulness can help us better understand others and improve communication, leading to healthier relationships.
By focusing on the present moment and being fully attentive, mindfulness helps build stronger and more authentic connections with others.
Mindfulness teaches us how to be present for others in difficult times, leading to increased compassion and understanding.
Slide 6: Mindfulness Techniques and Practices
Focusing on the breath and mindful breathing can be a simple way to enter a state of mindfulness.
Body scan meditation involves focusing on different parts of the body, paying attention to any sensations and feelings.
Practicing mindful walking and eating involves consciously focusing on each step or bite, with full attention to sensory experiences.
Slide 7: Incorporating Mindfulness into Daily Life
You can practice mindfulness in everyday activities such as washing dishes or taking a walk in the park.
Adding mindfulness practice to daily routines can help increase awareness and presence.
Mindfulness helps us become more aware of our needs and better manage our time, leading to balance and harmony in life.
Slide 8: Summary: Embracing Mindfulness for Full Living
Mindfulness can bring numerous benefits for physical and mental health.
Regular mindfulness practice can help achieve a fuller and more satisfying life.
Mindfulness has the power to change our perspective and way of perceiving the world, leading to deeper se
In Jude 17-23 Jude shifts from piling up examples of false teachers from the Old Testament to a series of practical exhortations that flow from apostolic instruction. He preserves for us what may well have been part of the apostolic catechism for the first generation of Christ-followers. In these instructions Jude exhorts the believer to deal with 3 different groups of people: scoffers who are "devoid of the Spirit", believers who have come under the influence of scoffers and believers who are so entrenched in false teaching that they need rescue and pose some real spiritual risk for the rescuer. In all of this Jude emphasizes Jesus' call to rescue straying sheep, leaving the 99 safely behind and pursuing the 1.
3. 1. What is the name of the 1st city Joshua
conquered in the ‘Promised Land’ ?
Answer :
JERICHO
4. 2. In which city were 2 Israelites saved
by ‘visiting’ a prostitute ?
5. 3. Over which city did Joshua proclaim -“Cursed
before the Lord is the man who undertakes to
rebuild this city…” ?
Answer :
JERICHO
6. 4. Which city is known as a “City of Palms” ?
Answer :
JERICHO
7. 5. The “Mount of Temptation” where Jesus
was tempted by the devil is situated near
which famous city ?
8. 6. What is the name of the world’s oldest
inhabited city ?
Answer :
JERICHO
9. 7. What is the name of the world’s lowest
(below sea level) city ?
Answer :
1,300 ft
below sea level
Answer :
JERICHO
10. 8. When I say the word :
“Sycamore Tree”
which city do you think of ?
Answer :
JERICHO
11. 9. Jesus invited himself to have tea with a
very rich man. In which city was this ?
Answer :
JERICHO
12. 10. In the Gospel of Mark, where did Jesus
perform His last healing miracle?
Answer :
JERICHO
13. 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
14. 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 …
16. Jesus Final Journey to Jerusalem
Just before Passover Celebration …
About 10 days before ‘Calvary’…
17. Mark 10:46
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.
18. 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…
19. 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
20. 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 young
No – 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 …
21. 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 …
22. 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 …
23. 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 …
25. 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 …
26. Mark 10:47-48
47 …. he began to shout,
"Jesus, Son of David,
have mercy on me!"
27. 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 …
28. Mark 10:47-48
48 Many
rebuked him
and told him to
be quiet, …
“Jesus, Son of
David, have
mercy on me!"
QUIET
SHHHH….
QUIET….
Don’t Disturb
the master…
he’s busy ….
29. "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 …
30. Mark 10:47-48
48 … 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 …
31. "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 …
32. Mark 10:46-52
Possible 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 …
33. Mark 10:49
49 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 …
34. Mark 10:50
50 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 …
35. Mark 10:51
51 "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?"
36. Mark 10:51
51 … 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 ?
37. Mark 10:51
51 … 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, Shelter
Health …
God !
Freedom to worship ?
38. Mark 10:52
52a "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…
39. Mark 10:52
52b 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 - Bartimaeus
the only 1 of 3 named -
WHY ?
40. BEING with JESUS : What is it …
Application : Lessons from Bartimaeus
Journey from ….
HOPELESS
HOPEFUL
HOPE-FULFILLED
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
41.
42. Application : Lessons from Bartimaeus
From HOPELESS to HOPEFUL to HOPE-FULFILLED
He 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 …
43. Application : Lessons from Bartimaeus
Jesus 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 …
44. Application : Lessons from Bartimaeus
Bartimaeus was physically blind.
Most of us are not physically blind ….
Q: But are we SPIRITUALLY BLIND ?
Q: Which is worse …
Physical Blindness OR
Spiritual Blindness ?
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
45. 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 Keller
1880-1968
46. Application : Lessons from Bartimaeus
John 9:39-41
39 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 …
47. BEING with JESUS : What is it …
Application : Lessons from Bartimaeus
2 Cor 4:3-4
And 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 …
48. BEING with JESUS : What is it …
Application : Lessons from Bartimaeus
Bartimaeus was physically blind.
Most of us are not physically blind ….
Q: But are we SPIRITUALLY BLIND ?
Q: Which is worse …
Physical Blindness OR
Spiritual Blindness ?
If you know … you seek / accept help
If you DO NOT KNOW ….
BEING with JESUS : What is it …
49. 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-FULFILLED
Jesus 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 …