Mark 8: When Miracles Aren’t Enough

Mark 8:1-10

Mark 8:1-10• “They have remained with me now three days”

Mark 8:1-10• “They have remained with me now three days”• Second miraculous feeding (Mk. 6:33-44)

Mark 8:1-10• “They have remained with me now three days”• Second miraculous feeding (Mk. 6:33-44)• Disciples show a stunning lack of faith

(Mk. 6:51-52)

Mark 8:11-21

Mark 8:11-21• Notice the contrast between the crowd in vv. 1-

10 & the Pharisees in vv. 11-13

Mark 8:11-21• Notice the contrast between the crowd in vv. 1-

10 & the Pharisees in vv. 11-13• “The Pharisees came out…seeking from Him a

sign from heaven” (Jn. 6:28-31)

Mark 8:11-21• Notice the contrast between the crowd in vv. 1-

10 & the Pharisees in vv. 11-13• “The Pharisees came out…seeking from Him a

sign from heaven” (Jn. 6:28-31)• “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the

leaven of Herod”

Mark 8:22-26

Mark 8:22-26• “They came to Bethsaida” (Mt. 11:20-22)

Mark 8:22-26• “They came to Bethsaida” (Mt. 11:20-22)• “He brought him out of the village”

Mark 8:22-26• “They came to Bethsaida” (Mt. 11:20-22)• “He brought him out of the village”• Of all the recorded healings Jesus performed,

His method here is unique – why heal like this?

Mark 8:22-26• “They came to Bethsaida” (Mt. 11:20-22)• “He brought him out of the village”• Of all the recorded healings Jesus performed,

His method here is unique – why heal like this?• The physical healing of the blind man gives a

picture of the spiritual condition of others in the chapter

Lessons from the Text

Lessons from the Text• Belief is a process

Lessons from the Text• Belief is a process• Even those who are familiar with Jesus may not

always “get it”

Lessons from the Text• Belief is a process• Even those who are familiar with Jesus may not

always “get it”• God’s solutions to our needs do not have to

match ours

Lessons from the Text• Belief is a process• Even those who are familiar with Jesus may not

always “get it”• God’s solutions to our needs do not have to

match ours• Blindness involves how we see God and how we

see ourselves