Sermon Notes 11/21 – Mark 8

v13 – we will make it through all troubles and make it to the other side

vs14-15 – charged or warn – this is a continual warning

                      ***Jesus used food to teach the disciples about leaven

Jesus said to do 2 Things:

1. v15 – TAKE HEED – have discernment/think through things/have common sense

2. v15 – BEWARE – means to watch out/keep your spiritual eyes open

leaven – represents an evil influence/sin/corruption & evil

The leaven of the Pharisees & Herod – was false doctrine/pride/corruption and unbelief

The leaven of the Sadducees – Acts 23:8 – is the denial of the supernatural power of God which includes the resurrection of the dead

                       Mark 8:22-26 – The Healing of a Blind Man

v22 – even during conflict, keep moving forward

-when there is conflict:  Keep moving forward/Keep grinding/Keep Fellowshipping

*They brought a blind man to Jesus – keep bringing the unsaved to Jesus

-Blindness represents a physcial ailment and a spiritual ailment

-This was Power Evangelism

-The blind mans healing was a process.  It happened over time

v26 – Jesus said not to go back to the village because of their unbelief

                         Mark 8:27-30 – Jesus is the Christ

verse 27 – Jesus asked – it means Jesus kept on asking

     **2 Questions:

1.) Who do people say that I am? vs27-28

2. Who do you say that I am

Christ – this is saying that Jesus Christ is God

***We must contend for the faith – Jude 3

common salvation – this means Christianity is for everyone

faith – not personal faith, but the Christian faith and its doctrines

contend earnestly – this is fighting and standing strong against the enemies of Christianity

once for all – the Bible will never be added to or changed

verse 30 – do not share this as it could created a political uprising

                              Mark 8:31-33 – Jesus Predicts His Death And Resurrection

v31 – Son of Man – emphasizes the humanity of Jesus

must – it is necessary

                   John 4:1-5

suffer – means to feel pain

-jesus came to heal pain in people – Luke 4″16-21

vs31-32 – Jesus teaches the disciples the gospel

v32 – Peter rebukes Jesus – it means to criticize;reprimand sternly;disapprove

-Peter was trying to stop the plan of God from happening

v33 – Jesus turns 180 degrees to come against Peters statement

The issue was not Peter, but satan

satan – means opposition…an adversary

-we can learn to never make the battle personal