Mark 8:11-26

I. The Pharisees’ demand (8:11-12)

A. Such a sign had already been given! (Matthew 3:13-17)
B. Jesus refused to give a sign on their terms

II. The Pharisees’ and Herod’s leaven (8:13-21)

A. Sadducees included in Matthew’s account (Matthew 16:1-12)
B. The apostles were hardened by their opponents’ doctrine, doubting, and deceit
C. There is danger in tolerance of falsehood (Ephesians 5:11; Revelation 2:14-15, 20) – even “just a little” (1 Corinthians 5:6-7)

III. The blind man at Bethsaida (8:22-26)

A. The problem with Bethsaida (Matthew 11:21-22)
B. The healing done in stages for the building up of faith
C. “Neither go into the town, nor tell anyone in the town” – the citizens in Bethsaida had already shown their unbelief (Matthew 7:6)