Folks, here's the deal. We're talking about the eighth chapter of Mark, and I tell you what, there's some pretty wild stuff happening around here! My father used to say, if it ain't one thing, it's another, and that's what we got going on in this chapter.

So, Jesus and his disciples are walking around, and he's got his eyes peeled for some food. C'mon, man, it's gotta be a tough time for the man with no chow! Well, he comes across some Pharisees, and they're asking Jesus for a sign. Uh, excuse me, but I'm not sure what good a sign is gonna do if they're already out of food!

Anyway, Jesus gets a little fed up, and he says to them, "Why do you test me like this?" Then he turns to his disciples and tells them, "Don't you remember anything I've told you? I mean, literally, what was that? But they're like, uh, you know, they're just looking at him like he's crazy.

So Jesus reminds them of the miracle he performed in the last chapter—you know, when he fed all those people with just a couple of loaves. But he's like, "Listen, Jack, that's not gonna happen again." Then he starts talking about how he's gonna be killed, which, I'm not joking, really catches the disciples off guard.

But Jesus goes on, saying, "If any of you wants to become my disciple, you have to deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow me." See here, Jack, that's when the disciples start to realize just how serious things are getting.

So, in the end, Jesus warns his disciples to watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees. Or, uh, you know, the yeast of Herod. Yeah, that's it. He's like, "Folks, if you don't, you'll end up with a whole lot of trouble. That's the deal."