Why we want to be a pitiful church

Mark 10:46-52Big Ideas - This story is our clearest picture of discipleship - Discipleship isn't morals or knowledge. It's sitting down and crying out for help from Jesus. - Mercy is everything - The only people who receive mercy are the pitiful, the needy, the desperate. - That is where we need to practice being. - The people around Jesus tried to quiet the blind man, to keep him from Jesus. - The more we experience mercy, the more merciful we become. This is following Jesus.Questions - What do you think Jesus wants from you? - What is discouraging you from crying out to Jesus? What thought? What voice? What fear? - Have you ever experienced people around Jesus (Christians) trying to keep you from Jesus? - What would change if you started constantly shouting for mercy? - Have you decided to not pray for something because it's "unrealistic"?Try This - Ask yourself what you need from God that you can't do for yourself. - Ask a friend what they need from God that they can't do for themselves. - Ask God for those things.