Sermon
The Bartimaeus Genesis Story
Center Church
Speaker: Josh Miller
September 14, 2022 · 48 min
Summary
Mark 10:46-52 presents Bartimaeus, a blind beggar transformed into a devoted disciple through faith in Jesus. The sermon contrasts Bartimaeus's bold, authentic faith with other characters in Mark 10, arguing that listeners should emulate his humility, persistence despite rejection, and willingness to abandon everything to follow Christ.
Highlights
An easy way to waste my life is to live for the approval of people instead of from the approval of God.
If you're received by Christ, it doesn't matter if you're rejected by men.
Faith is an internal conviction that results in external action.