- Seeing Christ Clearly

I. Christ feeds 4,000 out of compassion v.1-10

- compassion - tenderness of Christ's heart

II. Pharisees seek sign v.11-13

- no sign

- leaven of pharisees

III. Disciples & Hard Hearts v.14-21

- eyes

- ears

IV. Jesus heals blindman in stages v.22-26

- Blurry vision - see Jesus - blurry hearts

- Mark using these stories to convey a message.

V. Peter confesses Christ v.27-30

VI. Jesus predicts his death/resurrection v.31-38

- Peter rebukes Jesus

- Jesus rebukes Peter

FCF - Blurry Vision comes from hard heart and self-focus

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