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Mark 8 · Preschool

Jesus Helps a Blind Man See

Name Date

Color the picture. Point to Jesus, the man who can see, and the trees.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“Then again he laid his hands on his eyes. He looked intently, and was restored, and saw everyone clearly.”

Mark 8:25 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Cover your eyes, then open them. Say: Jesus helps us see! Thank God for your eyes.

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Mark 8 · Kindergarten

Follow Jesus

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

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

Mark 8:29 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

EYE
BREAD
TREE
CROSS

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw your favorite part of the story: Follow Jesus.

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does God give you every day?
  • Who do you say Jesus is?

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Mark 8 · Grade 1

You Are the Christ

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

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

Mark 8:29 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Jesus fed four thousand.
Seven baskets were left.
A blind man could see.
Peter said Jesus is the Christ.
Take up your cross.

Put the Story in Order

Write the number 1 to 5 in each circle to show the right order.

Jesus fed four thousand.

A blind man could see.

Seven baskets were left.

Take up your cross.

Peter said Jesus is the Christ.

Draw your favorite part of the story: Follow Jesus.

Memory Verse

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

Mark 8:29 (WEB)

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does God give you each day?
  • Who do you say Jesus is?
  • Jesus gave sight as a gift. What do you love to look at that God made?

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Mark 8 · Grade 2

Now I Can See!

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Read the Story

Some people brought a blind man to Jesus. Jesus took him by the hand. He led him out of the village.

Jesus put His hands on the man's eyes. The man said he saw people, but they looked like trees walking around!

Jesus put His hands on the man's eyes again. Now the man could see everyone clearly. Jesus made him all better!

Memory Verse

“Then again he laid his hands on his eyes. He looked intently, and was restored, and saw everyone clearly.”

Mark 8:25 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. Who did people bring to Jesus?

    Like trees walking aroundOut of the villageA blind man

  2. Where did Jesus lead him?

    A blind manLike trees walking aroundOut of the village

  3. What did people look like at first?

    Like trees walking aroundOut of the villageA blind man

  4. How many times did Jesus put His hands on the man's eyes?

  5. How did the man see at the end?

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

BTREESAUVTMOECYNRLUJBIBREADKFNLPYKUAPCHRISTIVEYNACNPFGSEVENGDSLFOLLOWNEYVILLAGEEP
  • VILLAGE
  • CHRIST
  • FOLLOW
  • BREAD
  • SEVEN
  • BLIND
  • TREES
  • SEE

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Jesus healed the man step by step. How can you be patient when change is slow?
  • Peter said Jesus is the Christ. What does Christ mean?

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Mark 8 · Grade 3

Take Up Your Cross

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Read the Story

Another big crowd was with Jesus for three days with nothing to eat. Jesus had compassion on them. With seven loaves and a few small fish, He fed about four thousand people. Seven baskets were left over.

Jesus healed a blind man at Bethsaida. First the man saw people like trees walking. Jesus touched his eyes again, and he saw everyone clearly.

Jesus asked His disciples, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Christ." Jesus told them He would suffer, be killed, and rise again after three days. He said, "Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me."

Memory Verse

He called the multitude to himself with his disciples and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Mark 8:34 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. How many people did Jesus feed with seven loaves?

  2. How many baskets were left over?

  3. How was the blind man healed?

  4. What did Peter say about Jesus?

  5. What did Jesus say would happen to Him?

Put the Story in Order

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4
5

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Jesus said to take up your cross and follow Him. What is one hard thing you can do to follow Jesus?
  • Peter said Jesus is the Christ. What does Christ mean?

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Mark 8 · Grade 4

Seeing Clearly

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Read and Think

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.

breadblindseventreesclearly
  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)

Copy It

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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Mark 8 · Grade 5

The Turning Point

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Read and Think

Mark 8 is the hinge of the Gospel. The first half asks who Jesus is, and Peter's confession answers: "You are the Christ." The second half asks what kind of Christ He is, and Jesus answers: a suffering Son of Man who will be rejected, killed and raised. From here on the journey leads to Jerusalem and the cross.

The healing of the blind man in two stages is unique to Mark and acts as a parable of the disciples. Like the man, they see partially. They recognize Jesus as the Christ, but they cannot see clearly why He must suffer. Earlier, Jesus had rebuked their dullness after the second feeding: "Having eyes, don't you see?" Their full sight will come only after the cross and resurrection.

Peter's rebuke shows his partial sight. He wanted a Messiah without suffering. Jesus' sharp response, "Get behind me, Satan," reveals that avoiding the cross is the devil's temptation. Then Jesus defines discipleship: denying self, taking up the cross, and following Him. Paradoxically, whoever loses his life for Jesus and the gospel will save it. Shame about Jesus now leads to shame when He comes in glory.

Show What You Know

  1. How does Mark 8 serve as the hinge of the Gospel?

  2. How is the two-stage healing a picture of the disciples?

  3. What kind of Messiah did Peter want?

  4. Why did Jesus call Peter Satan?

  5. What is the paradox of losing and saving one's life?

Crossword

423165

Across

  1. Peter said Jesus is the ____.
  2. People brought a ____ man to Jesus.
  3. In the end the man saw everyone ____.
  4. At first people looked like ____ walking.

Down

  1. How many baskets were left over.
  2. Jesus led the man out of it.

Think About It

  1. Where are you on the two-stage journey of seeing Jesus clearly? What questions do you still have?

  2. What might taking up your cross look like at home, at church, or with friends?

Memory Verse

“He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.”

Mark 8:31 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What might following Jesus cost you this week?
  • Why do you think the disciples kept forgetting what Jesus had done?
  • What is one specific way you could live out this chapter this week?

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