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Mark 8:27-29 (Matthew 16:13-16; Luke 9:18-20) ) Slide 2 Bethsaida Nazareth Caesarea Samaria Joppa Jericho Jerusalem Gaza Sea of Galilee Dead Sea Jordan River MediterraneanSea NASA PHOTO EBibleTeacher.com CaesareaPhilippiSidon Tyre Capernaum New Testament Israel His Work in Galilee Preaching for two years. Feeding 4,000 (Mark 8:1-10) Feeding 5,000 (Mark 6:30-44) Healed many in Genessaret (Mark 6:53- 56) Slide 3 Bethsaida Nazareth Caesarea Samaria Joppa Jericho Jerusalem Gaza Sea of Galilee Dead Sea Jordan River MediterraneanSea NASA PHOTO EBibleTeacher.com CaesareaPhilippiSidon Tyre Capernaum New Testament Israel His Work in Galilee Publicly confronted Pharisees (Mark 7:1-16) Healed a demon- possessed man (Mark 5) Preached sermon on the mount (Matthews 5, 6, 7; See Mark 1:22) Fame spread rapidly in Galilee (Mark 1:27-28) Slide 4 Position, title Knowledge Ability Responsibility Power, authority Purpose, mission Slide 5 What is wanted/expected of me? What do I want/expect from this person? What if I agree, or decline? What if I succeed, or disappoint? Do I want a further relationship? Slide 6 John the Baptist, Elijah, one of the prophets (8:28; see Mark 6:14-16) The son of David (Matt. 12:23; see Matt. 9:27, 21:9) One sent from God (John 9:28-33) The Prophet; possibly the Christ (John 7:40-41) These are reverent, thoughtful responses (although they fall short of the true identify of the Lord.) Slide 7 A commoner, delusional or uppity (Mark 3:21; Mark 6:1-3) An insignificant Galilean (John 7:40-43, 52) A servant of Beelzebub (Mark 3:22; Matthews 12:24) A lawbreaker, insurrectionist, and rabble-rouser (Luke 23:2, 5) These responses were common at the time, and have remained common in the past 2,000 years. Slide 8 (secular, irreverent, short-sighted, unspiritual, profane but not necessarily irreligious; would not have though themselves an enemy) A curiosity; someone to exploit for show (Luke 23:8) Someone whose mission was to make everything fair (Luke 12:13-14) Someone whose mission was to heal sick people (Luke 17:11-18) Someone whose mission was to provide free food (John 6:24-27) Note the follow-up questions: v. 28-34 Similar answers continue today. Slide 9 Godless enemies: fake, phony, creation of overzealous or cunning disciples, dangerous, bad for people. Religious enemies: just one of the prophets, just one of the gospels. Inferior to later revelations. Worldly, misguided friends: o Community organizer o Champion of social justice o Champion of diversity o Champion of hospitals and health care The importance of charity cannot be overlooked! James 2:14-17; Matthew 5:16 But Jesus is much more than just a charitable doer of good things! Slide 10 Mark 8:29