- Confirmation at 5:00 Sunday followed by our youth meeting at 5:30.
- Lenten Luncheon Wednesday noon in the First Baptist gym.
- Wednesday 5:30 Lenten Bible study on the healing ministry of Jesus. Please come join us. This week Mark 5:1-20, The Demoniac healed.
Mark 10:46-52 (ESV)
And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. [47] And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" [48] And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" [49] And Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." And they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take heart. Get up; he is calling you." [50] And throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. [51] And Jesus said to him, "What do you want me to do for you?" And the blind man said to him, f "Rabbi, let me recover my sight." [52] And Jesus said to him, "Go your way; your faith has made you well." And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.
Questions for Reflection
1. When has persistence paid off for you?
2. In what circumstances might it not be good to be persistent?
3. What was significant about the way the blind man addressed Jesus? (10:47-48)
4. Why did the people rebuke the blind man? (10:48)
5. How did the blind man respond to the criticism from the crowd? (10:48)
6. When have you persistently prayed for one particular request? What happened?
7. What role does persistence play in prayer?
8. What does it mean to be persistent in prayer?
9. What specifically can you learn from Bartimaeus’s example?
