Discussion Questions
The Path to Glory
Part of Book of Mark
February 6, 2022

The Path to Glory

Mark 8:1-9:1

Icebreaker - What subject was especially difficult for you during your high school or college years? How’d you get through it?

  1. Why do you think it was important for Mark to tell the stories of Jesus feeding the 5,000 in chapter 6, and then the feeding of the 4,000 in chapter 8?

  2. How is Jesus’ compassion and concern for the physical needs of the crowd indicative of His concern for your needs today?

  3. Have you ever encountered someone who wouldn’t accept your explanation of Christianity? What role does faith play in such conversations?

  4. Read Mark 8:14-21. In light of all the miracles the disciples have witnessed thus far, why are they still not understanding? Based on these verses, what might Jesus have been feeling and thinking?

  5. In what ways have we made ‘the normal Christian life’ less radical than the life Jesus describes in vv.34-38?

  6. Read verse 34. How might the world perceive Christianity if we lived in this way as Jesus described?

  7. What would need to change in your heart, mind, attitude, and/or schedule for your daily life to more closely reflect verse 34?