Compassion for the Nations | Mark 8:1-13

Discussion Starters

  1. Compare the miraculous feeding stories and Mark six and Mark eight. What is similar? What is different? What do you observe about Jesus?
  2. In Mark eight, compare Jesus interaction with the crowd and his interaction with the Pharisees. What do you notice?
  3. Why is Jesus compassionate with the crowd, and resistant toward the Pharisees? What other scriptures shed light on this?
  4. Since Jesus is the exact imprint of God’s nature, what does this passage teach us about God? What are the implications for our lives?
  5. Since we are to grow in Christ likeness, what does this passage teach us about Christianity?
  6. What is your biggest take away from this passage? How will it impact your life?
  7. If this passage was to have its full effect on our church, what might change?
   
 
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