In this message, Pastor Malcolm Wild walks through Mark 10, where James and John ask Jesus for the seats of honor — right after He predicts his suffering. He turns their ambition into a lesson on servant leadership: greatness in God's kingdom means serving, not being served, just as the Son of Man came to give His life as a ransom for many. Then the scene shifts to Jericho, where blind Bartimaeus cries out, "Son of David, have mercy on me." Despite the crowd trying to silence him, he presses through — and Jesus stops for him. The message draws out seven lessons from Bartimaeus: recognizing our need, knowing who Jesus is, persisting against discouragement, and following Him once our eyes are opened. The heart of it: without the cross, there's no crown — and the same Jesus who paused for a blind beggar is still passing by today.