The Cost of Discipleship

Mark 8:34-37

I) Disciples must deny __________

     A) We have an _______ nature to put off

     B) We have a ________ nature to put on

II) Disciples embrace ____________

     A) The cross symbolizes pain, suffering, and ___________

     B) The disciples experienced _____________

          1) Exhibited by ____________

          2) Exhibited by all ______________

     C) _____ will face suffering

III) Disciples ____________ Jesus

     A) We should want to be ________ Him

     B) We should do what He ________

     C) We should __________ in His footsteps

IV) Discipleship is our response to ____________!

     A) We can’t ________ ourselves

     B) The world makes promises it can’t _____________

     C) Only God can save a _________!

     D) And we respond with ______________

V) Discipleship is not being ashamed of Jesus and His __________

A Living Parable

Mark 8:22-33

I) The restoration of _____________ sight

     A) Jesus’ reputation ___________ him

     B) Spit as medicine, or ______________?

     C) Why a two ________ healing?

          1) As an illustration of spiritual ____________?

          2) As an illustration of spiritual ___________?

               i) We go from __________

               ii) To ____________ sight in this life

               iii) To full sight in the ___________

II) An illustration of spiritual ____________

     A) Jesus asks, “Who do ____________ say that I am?”

     B) They reply, “A ___________!”

     C) Jesus asks, “Who do ________ say that I am?”

     D) Peter replies, “The ____________!”

     E) It was revealed by the ____________!

     F) One reason to keep it quiet is the ________________

III) An illustration of spiritual ________________

     A) Jesus reveals God’s __________

     B) Peter ___________ Him

     C) Jesus ___________ Peter!

     D) He isn’t thinking _______________

     E) We still see through a glass ______________

A Spiritual Allegory

Mark 8:1-21

I) Jesus shows us he is the ___________ bread for all

     A) Are there really ______ miraculous feedings?

     B) Jesus seems to still be in ___________ territory

     C) ________?

          1) Allowing some ________ to pass

          2) To reveal a _________

II) The Pharisees display their _______ heartedness

     A) They are there because of what they’ve _________

     B) But they want to see something ____________

     C) Jesus tells them to pound ________!

     D) (He actually tells them _______ than that)

     E) But Mark has a reason for what he _________

III) Jesus warns against _________ teachers

     A) Leven can be used in a _______ sense

     B) It’s used for something that takes __________

     C) Jesus is explaining that false teaching is _____________

     D) How do we __________ false teaching?

          1) We search the ______________

          2) We recognize false ______________

               i) False teachers reject _____________ (8)

               ii) False teachers reject _____________ (8)

               iii) False teachers are _____________ (4, 8, 16, 18)

               iv) False teachers are _____________ (11)

               v) False teachers _____________ (16)

               vi) False teachers _____________ (16)

               vii) False teachers are _____________ (19)

IV) Jesus reminds us where our _____________ sustenance is found!

To Listen and Follow

Mark 7:31-37

I) _________________

II) The __________ of the Friends

     They believe Jesus can _______!

III) The _________ of God

     A) _________ him

     B) _________ him what He’s going to do

     C) _________ for him

     D) Speaks for the _____________

IV) Why the ____________?

     A) The ____________ leadership shouldn’t be a concern

     B) But He isn’t trying to draw ___________ to Himself

     C) And they don’t yet understand the ___________ meaning

V) The ______________ of the crowds

VI) The ______________ of the crowds

     A) They affirm ___________

     B) They speak better than they _________

VII) ____________

     A) Faith is in part about our willingness to ___________ Goe

     B) Grace is ______________!

     C) ________ do we do what we do?

     D) Allegory for the ____________

          They don’t listen and don’t ________

     E) Allegory for ______

          We _______ to listen and speak!

Faith

Mark 7:24-30

I) A mother reaches out in her ___________

     A) Her child is _____________________

     B) She has heard about ____________

     C) She’s not going to let this _____________ get away

II) The mother displays ____________

     A) She is a ____________

     B) She recognizes Jesus as ___________

III) The mother is _____________

     A) She is ____________

     B) Could reflect their current _____________

     C) But Jesus helped ____________ before

     D) Jesus may also give her some __________

IV) The mother ________________

     A) Displays ____________

     B) Her daughter is ___________

V) Important _____________

     A) God cares about _______________

          1) God wants people to _________ Him

          2) But not everyone ________

          3) And He can still be silent with those who _______ Him

     B) Why would God be ___________?

          1) Because of _______ in our lives

          2) As preparation for a greater ______________

          3) To help us realize our _________ for Him

          4) To help us __________

          5) As a test of __________

     C) We need to respond with persistent _________

     D) We should care about our ____________

     E) We should care about ___________

True Holiness

Mark 7:14-23

I) True holiness isn’t about what you _____________!

II) ____________ teaches us what holiness is (14-15)

     A) What you put in your body ____________ defile you

     B) What comes out of you _________

III) Jesus gives an invitation to ______________ (16)

IV) The disciples ask Him to ______________ (17)

     A) The argument from ____________ (18-19)

     B) The natural ________________ (19)

     C) The argument from _____________ (20-23)

          1) Sin starts in the __________

          2) Thoughts lead to ______________

          3) Jesus specifically __________ about:

               i) ______________ sins

               ii) _____________

               iii) _____________

               iv) _____________

               v) _____________

               vi) ____________

               vii) _____________

          4) The argument restated: Sin starts on the ____________

The Issue of Tradition

Mark 7:1-13

I) The Pharisee’s ________________

     A) ____________ was required in certain cases

     B) They admit what they are doing is ____________, but they treat it like the law

II) Jesus ______________ the Pharisee’s about their hypocrisy

     A) He calls them _____________

     B) __________ is a hypocrite?

          1) Playing a ___________

          2) Looking ________ on the outside

          3) Making a show of _____________

     C) ________ does He call them hypocrites?

          1) They elevated tradition over __________

          2) They were more concerned with looking good than doing ___________

     D) They protected their ___________ instead of helping others

III) ____________

     A) Sometimes we elevate ________________

     B) _____________ is our true standard!

     C) We need to let Scripture inform our understanding of ___________

     D) We need to let Scripture inform our understanding of _________

God Cares, so we Should Too!
Mark 6:45-56

I) What do we see revealed about ________________?

     A) We _____________

     B) We _____________

     C) We _____________

     D) We can have hard ___________

II) How does ___________ reveal who He is?

     A) He walks on ___________

     B) He commands the ____________

     C) He __________

III) How does Jesus reveal how _________ works?

     A) He _____________

     B) He _____________

     C) He _____________

IV) What does Jesus reveal about how ____________ supposed to be?

     A) We rest _____________

     B) We rest _____________

     C) We show ________________

Compassion in Ministry
Mark 6:30-44

I) Jesus allows us to _____________

     A) God ______________

     B) God called His people to ___________

     C) Jesus encouraged __________

     D) We also need ____________ rest

II) Jesus invites us to _____________

     A) The people ______________!

     B) Jesus sees their ______________ need

     C) The disciples get _____________

     D) Jesus ______________ them

          1) He is ___________ them

          2) He is showing them His ___________!

     E) Jesus performs a _____________

III) Additional ___________:

     A) ___________ is hard

     B) We can’t __________ rest

     C) We have to do more than _________

     D) We need to be sensitive to the ____________ needs of 
        others

     E) We need to understand the _____________ needs of others

A Paradigm for Life and Ministry
Mark 6:7-29

I) Understand the _______________

II) Look for _________________

III) Have a ministry ______________(s)

IV) Vary your ________________

V) __________ God in His work

VI) People will ____________ you

VII) People will ____________ you

     A) Our ministry will be ____________ to some

     B) Our ministry will make some people ___________

     C) Most will ultimately ___________ our ministry

     D) Our ministry will force people to ___________

     E) __________ is at the root of rejection

VIII) The biggest miracle is _______________ itself!