Bible Stories for Adults

Bartimaeus

Mark 10:46-52

Next Week - Jesus Heals a Man At Bethesda (Mark 10:46-52)
Bible Words to Remember:
Be strong, do not fear; your God will come ... He will come to save you. Isaiah 35:4

How popular had Jesus become after 3 years of preaching, teaching, healing and miracles?
Mark 10:1
Did Jesus ever have trouble getting away by Himself?
Mark 7:24-26
Did Jesus get upset when people interrupted His attempts at privacy?
Mark 6:27, 30-34
How far did His compassion extend for the "faceless" crowds?
Mark 8:1-9a
How did Jesus view the people in the crowds?
Mark 3:32-35

What were some of the reasons people flocked to Jesus?
Mark 9:15
Mark 4:1-2
Mark 10:17
Mark 10:13, 16
Mark 7:32

How assertively would people try to get healing from Jesus?
Mark 1:40
Mark 2:1-4
Mark 3:7-10
Mark 5:24-29
Mark 6:54-56
Didn't these miracles of healing interfere with Jesus' mission to call people to saving faith?
Mark 5:18-20
How did Jesus use His healing ministry as proof of who He was?
Matthew 11:2-5
How would John the Baptist understand from this who Jesus was?
Isaiah 35:5-6
Isaiah 26:19
Isaiah 61:1

Who gave Jesus His last chance for a healing miracle before His final entry into Jerusalem?
Mark 10:46
Was Bartimaeus sitting by himself?
Matthew 20:30
Since he was blind, how did he know Jesus was walking by?
Luke 18:36-37

How did he call Jesus that showed that he recognized Jesus as the Messiah?
Mark 10:47
Jeremiah 33:14-16
How did this call show that Bartimaeus was one of few who could really see?
Matthew 13:11-17
Why is it important for us to call on Jesus' name like Bartimaeus?
Acts 4:12
Who are the real blind?
Revelation 3:17

For what did Bartimaeus ask?
Luke 18:38
For what are we to ask?
Psalm 30:10
Why do we need God's mercy?
Luke 18:13

How seriously did Bartimaeus desire the Savior's mercy?
Mark 10:48
Why was Bartimaeus so persistent with his request?
Matthew 20:29

What parable did Jesus give to show we should be persistent with our requests to God?
Luke 18:1-5
What promise does Jesus make when we pray persistently?
Luke 18:6-8
Do we have to pray persistently for God to answer?
Mark 11:24
Do we have to pray persistently to get God's attention?
Luke 11:9-10
How can we know ahead of time what God's answer will be?
Luke 11:11-13

Did Jesus hear Bartimaeus' pleas above the noise of the crowd?
Luke 18:40a
What does Jesus promise to those who hear His call and answers?
Revelation 3:20
How did Bartimaeus answer Jesus' call?
Mark 10:49-50

What other examples does the Bible give of people leaving things to come to Christ?
John 4:7, 28-29
Matthew 9:9
Mark 1:16-20
Acts 9:15-16
What did Jesus say about those who are called but refuse to leave things to follow Him?
Luke 14:16-24
What does Jesus promise to those who leave the things of the world for Him?
Mark 10:28-30

What did Jesus ask Bartimaeus when he came to Him?
Mark 10:51
Did Jesus have to ask this question?
Matthew 6:8
Why did Jesus ask it?
Philippians 4:6-7

For what did Bartimaeus ask?
Luke 18:41
How did Jesus give Bartimaeus his sight?
Luke 18:42
Didn't Jesus have to do something more than just speak?
Genesis 1:3
John 1:1-3

What saved Bartimaeus from his blindness?
Mark 10:52
What saves us from our blindness?
1 Peter 2:9-10
John 8:12
John 3:19, 21
How did Bartimaeus respond to his healed vision?
Luke 18:43