How you see him is how you see him

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Mark 8

14 His followers had only one loaf of bread with them in the boat; they had forgotten to bring more. 15 Jesus warned them, “Be careful! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.” 16 They discussed this with one another and said, “It is because we have no bread.”

17 Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened? 18 Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember? 19 When I broke the five (Grace) loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”

“Twelve,” they replied. (12= faith)

20 “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”

They answered, “Seven.” (completeness)

21 He said to them, “Do you still not understand?”

 

 

Reese getting on the plane, the guy with the snake tattoo!

 

 

INTRO

Yeast = speaks positively and negatively in the scriptures… but the nature of yeast is that it spreads!

 

 

Pharisees = The religious, religion over relationship,  

Hated sin, 

    Hated sinners, 

            Hated art music etc… 

                  HATED THE WORLD

they thought everything was worldly keeping them separate from everyone.

 

 

Herod = The world, and politics, mindsets over relationship.

Herod was known for money, power and prestige. Liberal who was out to do whatever was best for him at the expense of everyone else. 

 

 

 

 

Scene 1

 18 Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember? 19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”

“Twelve,” they replied.

20 “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”

They answered, “Seven.”

21 He said to them, “Do you still not understand?”

 

 

 

JESUS IS SAYING… HAVE YOU NOT SEEN ENOUGH EARTHLY MIRACLES - THERE IS A PROBLEM IF YOU SEE THE POWER AND DON’T BELIVE !

• voting democrat will not change anyones life
• voting republican will not change anyones life
• pushing your religious view points will not change anyones life.
• Pushing your world order mindset won’t change anyones life.

1 Cor. 4:20 The gospel is not mere words, but of power.

V.21 What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod of discipline, or shall I come in love and with a gentle spirit?

 

 

Words = your opinion your ideas, your interpretation of what scripture says…. 

BUT POWER… WHAT KIND OF POWER? LOVE!

 

 

Wuest says it like this: What are you desiring? With a stick shall I come to you or in a love that has as its impelling motive the benefit of the one loved, the exercise of which love demands self sacrifice, and in the spirit of meekness?

 

 

VOLTAIRE

Even if a miracle should be wrought in the open market place before a thousand sober witnesses I would rather mistrust my senses than to admit a miracle.

 

*this is what the Pharisees did… they covered up Jesus resurrection. 

 

 

POWER WASN’T ENOUGH.

 

Power won’t always reveal who God is to the blind!

 

 

 

Scene 2

22 They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. 23 He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?” (JESUS KNEW HE COULDN’T SEE!)

24 He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.”

25 Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26 Jesus sent him home, saying, “Don’t even go into the village.”

 

 

22-26 Jesus heals a blind man… he prayed for him twice. 

We often preach this as to say “sometimes you have to pray 2 times for someone to be healed”. I disagree (yes you do sometimes have to pray more than once- but that is not what this is getting at)

 

 

 

Why would Jesus have to pray twice?????

 

 

He is stressing the point - sometimes we do not see things clearly and we must ask him to clarify!

 

IN THE GREEK = HE CONTINUALLY ASKS - DO YOU SEE CLEARLY?

 

 

 

Scene 3

27 Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?”

28 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”

29 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.”

30 Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.

 

 

JESUS ASKS = WHO DO PEOPLE SEE ME AS?

 

 

 

THEN V. 27-30 Jesus asks the disciples “who am I”?

Peter answers you are the messiah! 

Jesus exclaims… YES! 

Matthew 16: 17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. 

 

 

THERE ARE A LOT OF RELIGIOUS PEOPLE WHO STILL DO NOT SEE GOD FOR WHO HE IS.

 

THERE ARE A LOT OF CHRISTIANS WHO STILL DO NOT SEE GOD FOR WHO HE IS.

 

AND ALL OF US TO SOME DEGREE DO NOT SEE GOD FULLY FOR WHO HE IS… JESUS CONTINUE TO HEAL MY SPIRITUAL VISION!