WATCH OUT FOR THE YEAST OF THE PHARISEES

Mark 8:14-21

Key Verse 15

“Be careful,” Jesus warned them. “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod.”

1. Read verses 14-15. What happened before Jesus crossed to the other side of the lake? (11-13) What did Jesus warn his disciples against? (14-15) What does the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod refer to?

2. Read verses 16-18a. What did Jesus’ disciples talk about and what does it show about them? (16) How did Jesus rebuke them? (17, 18a) What can we learn from Jesus’ rebuke?

3. Read verses 18b-21. What did Jesus want His disciples to remember? (18b) What events did He remind them of? (19-20) What should they understand through these miracles? (21)

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