A Blind Man Receives His Sight (How This Speaks of Us)
Luke 18:35-43 · March 27, 2022
In this message, the story of Bartimaeus in Luke 18 illustrates spiritual blindness and the salvation Jesus offers. His cries for mercy show how faith begins with recognizing our need for Christ, who is ready to hear and restore us.
Timestamps
00:00 A foreshadowing of how you receive salvation and of how you receive from Christ
01:32 The Bible compares real blindness to spiritual blindness over 100 times
02:36 Luke 18:35 - Jesus' Hebrew name is Joshua which means salvation
06:33 Everywhere God goes, He makes things Holy
07:19 Luke 18:35 - Bartimaeus sits by the road begging
09:07 Luke 18:36 - Hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant
10:35 Luke 18:37-38 - Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!
14:59 When you ask for mercy, you are recognizing your weakness
17:14 Luke 18:39 - Bartimaeus cries out more for help
19:51 Luke 18:40 - Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him
23:33 Luke 18:41 - Jesus is waiting for you to ask
25:03 Luke 18:42 - Your faith has made you well
30:25 This is Spiritual warfare
31:09 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 - The reason people in the world don't believe is because the god of this world (Satan) that we battle against, has blinded their eyes
32:10 Closing prayer
