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Who Do you think is a leader in the bible?

Who Do you think is a leader in the bible?. Why didn’t you consider Bartimaeus ?. What trait did he not have to be labeled a “leader”?. Blind Bartimaeus. The Gospel of Mark leads us to believe that Bartimaeus had been blind for some time. We also know that Bartimaeus was poor.

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Who Do you think is a leader in the bible?

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  1. Who Do you think is a leader in the bible?

  2. Why didn’t you consider Bartimaeus? What trait did he not have to be labeled a “leader”?

  3. Blind Bartimaeus • The Gospel of Mark leads us to believe that Bartimaeus had been blind for some time. • We also know that Bartimaeus was poor. • There was no way he could work… • And in those days there was no kind of government relief…

  4. Blind Bartimaeus • In fact "Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet." Mark 10:48 • You see, the crowd had Bartimaeus stereotyped. • In their eyes, he would never be anything more than a blind beggar. • In their eyes, he would never be anything but a burden.

  5. Blind Bartimaeus • Blind Bartimaeus had become totally dependent upon others. • Blind Bartimaeus had to be led around… • Blind Bartimaeus had to be led by someone to the well for a drink of water • Blind Bartimaeus had to be led by someone to the shade during the heat of the day • Blind Bartimeaus had to be led by someone to the roadside to beg… • Blind Bartimeaus had to be led back to the place where he slept…. .

  6. Blind Bartimaeus • All that Blind Bartimaeus could do…, was to stumble through life blindly or be led by someone down the road. • And he would sit along the side of the road…, and beg. • Hoping for a kindhearted traveler…, to share a few coins with him.

  7. Blind Bartimaeus • But Blind Bartimaeus was a leader…how? • What leadership characteristics did he portray in Mark 10?

  8. How do you make it stick?

  9. WHAT, WHERE, WHO IS GOD CALLING YOU TO LEAD?What’s your mission field?WHO NEEDS TO BE LED?Ask yourself the pertinent questions?

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