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Mark 8 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: You Are the Christ

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolJesus Helps a Blind Man See

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenFollow Jesus

EYE → picture 4BREAD → picture 1TREE → picture 2CROSS → picture 3

Grade 1You Are the Christ

Jesus fed four thousand. → picture 4Seven baskets were left. → picture 3A blind man could see. → picture 2Peter said Jesus is the Christ. → picture 5Take up your cross. → picture 1

Order:

1. Jesus fed four thousand.2. Seven baskets were left.3. A blind man could see.4. Peter said Jesus is the Christ.5. Take up your cross.

Grade 2Now I Can See!

  1. Who did people bring to Jesus? A blind man (circle)
  2. Where did Jesus lead him? Out of the village (circle)
  3. What did people look like at first? Like trees walking around (circle)
  4. How many times did Jesus put His hands on the man's eyes? Two times. He put His hands on the man's eyes again.
  5. How did the man see at the end? He could see everyone clearly.
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Grade 3Take Up Your Cross

  1. How many people did Jesus feed with seven loaves? About four thousand
  2. How many baskets were left over? Seven
  3. How was the blind man healed? In two steps; after the second touch he saw clearly.
  4. What did Peter say about Jesus? You are the Christ.
  5. What did Jesus say would happen to Him? He would suffer, be killed, and rise again after three days.
1: Jesus fed four thousand.2: Seven baskets were left.3: A blind man could see.4: Peter said Jesus is the Christ.5: Take up your cross.

Grade 4Seeing Clearly

  1. What did the disciples misunderstand about Jesus' warning about yeast? They thought He was talking about bread, not the leaders' teaching and influence.
  2. Describe how Jesus healed the blind man at Bethsaida. In two stages: first he saw people like walking trees; after a second touch he saw clearly.
  3. What did Peter confess about Jesus? You are the Christ.
  4. What three things must a follower of Jesus do? Deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Jesus

Word bank: 1. seven; 2. bread; 3. blind; 4. trees; 5. clearly

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5The Turning Point

  1. How does Mark 8 serve as the hinge of the Gospel? Peter's confession answers who Jesus is, and the second half reveals what kind of Christ: one who suffers, dies and rises.
  2. How is the two-stage healing a picture of the disciples? They see partially, knowing Jesus is the Christ, but not yet understanding why He must suffer.
  3. What kind of Messiah did Peter want? One without suffering
  4. Why did Jesus call Peter Satan? Peter's attempt to turn Him from the cross was the devil's temptation.
  5. What is the paradox of losing and saving one's life? Whoever loses his life for Jesus and the gospel will save it.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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