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Mark 8 · Grade 4

Seeing Clearly

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Again a great crowd had been with Jesus three days with nothing to eat. Jesus had compassion on them and fed four thousand with seven loaves and a few small fish. Then the Pharisees demanded a sign from heaven. Jesus sighed deeply and refused. In the boat, He warned the disciples about the yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod. They thought He meant bread. Jesus asked, "Don't you understand yet?"

At Bethsaida Jesus healed a blind man in two stages. At first the man saw people like walking trees. After Jesus touched him again, he saw everything clearly.

At Caesarea Philippi Jesus asked, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Christ." Jesus began to teach that the Son of Man must suffer, be rejected, be killed and after three days rise again. Peter rebuked Him, but Jesus rebuked Peter. He called the crowd to deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow Him. "For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?"

Show What You Know

  1. What did the disciples misunderstand about Jesus' warning about yeast?

  2. Describe how Jesus healed the blind man at Bethsaida.

  3. What did Peter confess about Jesus?

  4. What three things must a follower of Jesus do?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

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  1. Jesus had compassion on them and fed four thousand with loaves and a few small fish.
  2. They thought He meant .
  3. At Bethsaida Jesus healed a man in two stages.
  4. At first the man saw people like walking .
  5. After Jesus touched him again, he saw everything .

Think About It

  1. Peter knew Jesus was the Christ but did not yet understand the cross. How do people today sometimes want Jesus without the cross?

  2. What does it profit someone to gain the whole world but lose their life? What matters most to you?

Memory Verse

He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”

Mark 8:29 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What can you say no to so you can put Jesus first?
  • Why do you think the disciples kept forgetting what Jesus had done?

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