Questions Mark 8 B

Day 1 Review Last Weeks Questions

1. From our discussion on the questions or the lecture what stood out the most to you?

2. What have you applied to your life this week from our study last week?

Day 2 Read Mark 8:22-26

3. Why do you think Jesus led this man out of the city? See also Matthew 11:21

4. Knowing  how Jesus used miracles to teach us Kingdom principles what might be the reason this miracles happened in two stages? Skim the remainder of this chapter for clues.

5. Why did Jesus tell this man not to even go back into to town?

Day 3 Read Mark 8:27-30 and Matthew 16:13-20

6. Was Peter’s confession of Jesus only due to reasoned thought, or was it something else?

7. What words do you use to describe Jesus?

8. How does your character and conduct reflect your confession of Christ?

9. From the Matthew version of this story; what did Jesus mean by “on this rock I will build my church”? Was Peter that rock or was Jesus speaking of something else?

10. What does Jesus mean when He says that “the gates of hell shall not prevail against it”?

11. What are the keys  a symbol of  in Matthew  16:19

Day 4 Read Mark 8:31-33

12. After Peter’s great step of faith, what was his great fall, according to this passage?

13. How do you perceive, interference with God’s will for your life or the life of others?

14. How much time do you spend seeking the will of God for His plan for your day?

Day 5 Read Mark 8:34-38

15. What is the difference between coming to the cross of Christ for salvation and “taking up our cross and following Jesus”?

16. According to THIS PASSAGE what should we be willing to die for?

17. Is there anything you plan to change in your life because you have applied these verses to your heart?