Faith and Sight

Today, we will see how Jesus teaches his disciples from the healing of a blind man named Bartimaeus, that in order to clearly see the road ahead of them, they must have a whole-hearted trust in his decision to call them to mission and to ministry, and the same lesson applies to all who respond to the call of Christ to follow him as disciples.

I) Introduction – A Comparison of the "Bookends" of "The Blind Thread"

II) Sitting Out (46)

III) Crying Out (47-48)

IV) Being Called Out (49)

V) Jumping Out (50-51)

VI) Stepping Out in/by/with Faith (52)