Mark 10:46-52 – Blind Bartimaeus Receives His Sight

1.  When has persistence paid off for you?

 

 

 

 

 

2.  Read Mark 10:46-52.  Why did the people rebuke the blind man?  (10:48)

 

 

 

          -How did the blind man respond to this?

 

 

 

 

3.  How did the blind man’s response to Jesus demonstrate his faith?  

 

 

 

 

 

4. What can you learn from Bartimaeus’ example about faith?  

 

 

 

 

Mark 11:1-11- The Triumphal Entry

 

 

5.  What did Jesus ask the disciples to do? (11:2-3)

 

 

          -Did these events happen as planned?  

 

 

 

 

6.  Why do you think Jesus chose a colt to ride into Jerusalem on (besides
 fulfilling scripture)?  (11:8-10)

 

 

 

 

 

7.  Judging by the reaction of the people, what can we learn about their 
perception of the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem? (11:9-10 *also see Zechariah 
9:9)

 

 

 

 

8.  Have you ever been led by God to do something that seemed unusual or 
difficult to justify?  What happened?   

 

 

 

 

 

9.  How can you show your appreciation, as the people of Jerusalem did, of 
Jesus coming into your life?

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Christ was not the king of Israel so that he might exact a tax or equip an 
army with weaponry and visibly vanquish an enemy.  He was the king of Israel in 
that he rules minds, in that he gives counsel for eternity, in that he leads 
into the kingdom of heaven for those who believe, hope, and love.” – Augustine.