Miracles: He Opened My Eyes: Mark 10:46-52

 

He opened my eyes…

To Hope

They came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus), a blind beggar, was sitting by the road. ⁴⁷ When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” ⁴⁸ Many warned him to keep quiet, but he was crying out all the more, “Have mercy on me, Son of David.”
Mark 10:46-48 (CSB)

To Courage

Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man and said to him, “Have courage! Get up; he’s calling for you.”
Mark 10:49 (CSB)

To Compassion

Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they could see, and they followed him.
Matthew 20:34 (CSB)

To Faith

He threw off his coat, jumped up, and came to Jesus. ⁵¹ Then Jesus answered him, “What do you want me to do for you?” “Rabboni,”^[l] the blind man said to him, “I want to see.”⁵² Jesus said to him, “Go, your faith has saved you.” Immediately he could see and began to follow Jesus on the road.
Mark 10:50-52 (CSB)

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Miracles: The Messages In The Miracle: Luke 5:1-11

 

1.  Jesus Uses The Unexpected

As the crowd was pressing in on Jesus to hear God’s word, he was standing by Lake Gennesaret. He saw two boats at the edge of the lake; the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from the land. Then he sat down and was teaching the crowds from the boat. When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
Luke 5:1-4 (CSB)

2.  Jesus Seeks Our Surrender

“Master,” Simon replied, “we’ve worked hard all night long and caught nothing. But if you say so, I’ll let down the nets.”
Luke 5:5 (CSB)

3.  Jesus Blesses Beyond Belief

When they did this, they caught a great number of fish, and their nets began to tear. So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them; they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
Luke 5:6-7 (CSB)

4.  Jesus Performs To Preach

When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’s knees and said, “Go away from me, because I’m a sinful man, Lord!”  For he and all those with him were amazed at the catch of fish they had taken, and so were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s partners.  “Don’t be afraid,” Jesus told Simon. “From now on you will be catching people.” Then they brought the boats to land, left everything, and followed him.
Luke 5:8-11 (CSB)

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Miracles: The Touch: Mark 5:21-43

 

When Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a large crowdgathered around him while he was by the sea. ²² One of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet ²³ and begged him earnestly, “My little daughter is dying. Come and lay your hands on her so that she can get well and live.” ²⁴ So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd was following and pressing against him.²⁵ Now a woman suffering from bleeding for twelve years ²⁶ had endured much under many doctors. She had spent everything she had and was not helped at all. On the contrary, she became worse. ²⁷ Having heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his clothing. ²⁸ For she said, “If I just touch his clothes, I’ll be made well.” ²⁹ Instantly her flow of blood ceased, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.
Mark 5:21-29 (CSB)

1. I Can Touch Jesus in Faith

2. Jesus Can Touch Me in Mercy

While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue leader’s house and said, “Your daughter is dead. Why bother the teacher anymore?”³⁶ When Jesus overheard^[c] what was said, he told the synagogue leader, “Don’t be afraid. Only believe.” ³⁷ He did not let anyone accompany him except Peter, James, and John, James’s brother. ³⁸ They came to the leader’s house, and he saw a commotion—people weeping and wailing loudly. ³⁹ He went in and said to them, “Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep.” ⁴⁰ They laughed at him, but he put them all outside. He took the child’s father, mother, and those who were with him, and entered the place where the child was. ⁴¹ Then he took the child by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum”which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, get up”). ⁴² Immediately the girl got upand began to walk. (She was twelve years old.) At this they were utterly astounded.
Mark 5:35-42 (CSB)

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Champion: Whatever Faith: Hebrews 11:32-40

1. God Uses All Kinds of People

And what more can I say? Time is too short for me to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets.
Hebrews 11:32 (CSB)

2. God Uses All Kinds of Problems

…who by faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, quenched the raging of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength in weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead, raised to life again.
Hebrews 11:33-35 (CSB)

3. God Uses All Kinds of People and Problems to Accomplish All Kinds of Possibilities

And what more can I say? Time is too short for me to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, who by faith.
Hebrews 11:32-33 (CSB)

All these were approved through their faith, but they did not receive what was promised.
Hebrews 11:32-33 (CSB)

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