I. The Pharisees Demand A Sign - Mark 8:10-13

A. Jesus and His disciples returned to Galilee - v. 10

B. The Pharisees were angry from their previous interaction with Jesus - v. 11, Mark 7:1-23

C. Jesus rejected their demands of a “heavenly” miracle - v. 12-13, Matthew 16:1-4

II. Jesus Warns His Disciples - Mark 8:14-21

A. The disciples seem to have forgotten Who they were with - Psalm 103:1-2

B. The disciples could not learn the lesson Jesus had for them - v. 15-16, Galatians 5:1-10

III. Jesus Heals A Blind Man - Mark 8:22-26

A. Jesus healed the man gradually - v. 23-25

B. Jesus worked differently here than in other situations - Mark 10:46-52, Matthew 20:29-34, John 9:1-7

IV. Application -

A. Don’t seek signs, live by faith - Mark 8:10-13

B. Avoid the leaven of false doctrine - Mark 8:14-21

C. Let God work as He creatively desires - Mark 8:22-26