1. Conflicting Roles and Agendas Conflicting Roles and Agendas
Mark 8:27-33
Conflicting Roles and Agendas
Mark 8:27-33

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3. A Crucial Conversation in Caesarea
Jesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say that I am?” (Mark 8:27)

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8. 1. The Identity of Jesus
27 Jesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 They told Him, saying, “John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; but others, one of the prophets.” 29 And He continued by questioning them, “But who do you say that I am?”… (Mark 8:27-29)

9. 1. The Identity of Jesus
29 And He continued by questioning them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ.” 30 And He warned them to tell no one about Him. (Mark 8:29-30)
And Jesus said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.” (Matthew 16:17)

10. 1. The Identity of Jesus
31 And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 And He was stating the matter plainly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. (Mark 8:31-32)
“If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.” (Mark 8:34)

11. 2. The Mission of Jesus
And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must [dei] suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. (Mark 8:31)

12. 2. The Mission of Jesus
22 “Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know— 23 this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death. 24 But God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power.” (Acts 2:22-24)

13. 2. The Mission of Jesus
23 …but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles. 24 But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is God’s power and God’s wisdom, 25 because God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength. (1 Corinthians 1:23-25)

14. 3. The Determination of Jesus
32 And He was stating the matter plainly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. 33 But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s.” (Mark 8:32-33)

15. 3. The Determination of Jesus
“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45)
When the days were approaching for His ascension, He was determined to go to Jerusalem… (Luke 9:51)

16. 4. The Agenda of Jesus
31 And Jesus began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 And He was stating the matter plainly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. 33 But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s.” (Mark 8:31-33)

17. 4. The Agenda of Jesus
There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death. (Proverbs 14:12)
13 “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14 For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.” (Matthew 7:13-14)

18. 4. The Agenda of Jesus
“Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?” (Luke 6:46)

19. 5. The Love of Jesus
31 And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 And He was stating the matter plainly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. 33 But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s.” (Mark 8:31-33)

20. 5. The Love of Jesus
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her… (Ephesians 5:25)