Mark

The shortest Gospel. The fastest. And the most honest book in the New Testament about the men who followed Jesus.No genealogy, no manger - fourteen verses into Mark, a carpenter is walking down a beach telling working men to drop their nets. What follows is ten weeks through the Gospel of Mark for men who are done performing: men who compare, who want the best seat, who have fallen asleep when it mattered, and who want to follow Jesus anyway.This is a no-homework study. Nothing to prepare, nothing to fill out. Each week’s session is done together, out loud - a short reflection, the passage read aloud, seven questions worth arguing about, one concrete practice, and a closing prayer.Each of the ten sessions includes:A check-in question that gets every voice in the room earlyA reflection that carries Mark’s fast-moving storyThe key passage printed in full - no one has to bring a BibleThe big idea in one paragraphSeven discussion questions built for men, not seminariansOne practice for the weekA written prayerAt the center of the study is Jesus’ announcement - not 'get saved and coast,' but the Kingdom of God is now within reach. Following him is an apprenticeship: a life you learn, not a box you check. Ten weeks in Mark will not hand your men another standard to fail. It hands them a King who is competent so they don’t have to be - and a group of failures he never gave up on.Also included: a ten-week overview so a leader can see the whole arc before week one, group ground rules, and a closing session on what to do when the ten weeks are over.Works equally well for a men’s small group meeting weekly or for one man reading on his own with a journal. Scripture passages are printed in the World English Bible, a modern public-domain translation. Grab a friend, open Mark, and drop the nets.