Bible study · Mark 13:1-37
Mark 13: Watch!
Read Mark 13:1-37 before you meet.
In a few lines
Jesus's answer on the Mount of Olives begins "Be careful" (13:5) and ends "Watch!" (13:37). The WEB's six watch verses in it are two Greek verbs, three each, and the second, which Strong's gives as "to keep awake", is the one he says three times in Gethsemane, where he finds Peter, James and John sleeping (14:34-40).
The verse to carry
“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.”
Mark 13:31
To talk about
1. Jesus's answer begins, "Be careful that no one leads you astray" (13:5). What helps you tell a true word from one that would lead you astray?
2. Jesus says, "don’t be anxious beforehand or premeditate what you will say, but say whatever will be given you in that hour" (13:11). Where do you find it hardest to trust that what you need will be given when the moment comes?
3. "What I tell you, I tell all: Watch!" (13:37). What does staying awake for Jesus look like for you in an ordinary week?