Jesus Stood Still – Part 1

Introduction  

-          Joshua 10:12-13ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ ܝ:12 – 13

-          Hebrews 13:8ܥܒܼܖ̈ܝܐ ܝܓ:8 

-          Romans 10:13ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܜ:13

-          Matthew 11:28ܡܬܝ ܝܐ:28

-          John 5:40ܝܘܚܢܢ ܗ:40

Seven Powerful Lessons

1)      Bartimaeus – vs. 46ܒܲܪܛܝܼܡܲܝ (ܡܪܩܘܣ ܝ:46)  

a.       I know who his father was. I know who my father was!

o   Romans 5:12ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܗ:12

o   I Corinthians 15:22ܐ. ܩܘܖ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܝܗ:22

o   Psalm 51:5ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܢܐ:5

o   Psalm 58:3ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܢܚ:3

b.       I know this man is blind. I know I was spiritually blind!

o   I Corinthians 2:9ܐ. ܩܘܖ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܒ:9

o   Matthew 13:16ܡܬܝ ܝܓ:16

o   Mark 8:18ܡܪܩܘܣ ܚ:18

o   II Corinthians 4:3-4ܒ. ܩܘܖ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܕ:3 – 4

c.        I know he was very poor. I know I am poor, too!

o   Luke 12:16-21ܠܘܩܐ ܝܒ:16 – 21

2)      He heard it was Jesus of  Nazareth – vs. 47ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܢܵܨܪܵܝܵܐ (ܡܪܩܘܣ ܝ:47)

o   John 9:1-37ܝܘܚܢܢ ܛ:1 – 37

o   Luke 13:18ܠܘܩܐ ܝܓ:18

o   Romans 10:17ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܝ:17

3)      Many wanted him to be quiet – vs. 48ܪܵܒܵܐ ܢܵܓ̰ܘܝܼ ܗ݉ܘܵܘ ܒܝܼܹܗ ܕܫܵܬܸܩ ܗ݉ܘܵܐ

-          Why they did that?

o   They did not know what it was to be blind

o   They did not believe in the power of Christ

o   They did not want anyone disturbing their customs

o   They were not interested in the glory of the Redeemer.

Conclusion:                    Psalm 51:17ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܢܐ:17