1. Looking back over the Follow series, what has most changed or challenged your understanding of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus? Which truth or passage has stayed with you? How has your understanding of discipleship become more gospel-centered?

 

  1. Jesus’ final earthly act was to speak to His disciples before being taken up and seated at the Father’s right hand. What does this sequence teach us about where Christ’s authority is exercised today? Why is it significant that His reign is still mediated through His Word? How does His ascension strengthen rather than weaken His presence with His people?

  

  1. The New Testament presents Jesus as reigning over history, interceding for His people, empowering His Church by the Spirit, and directing history toward His Kingdom. Which of these realities do you most need to remember right now.  Why? What circumstances make this truth especially meaningful or difficult to believe?

  

  1. Throughout Mark, we have seen that the gospel is not simply how we begin the Christian life. It is how we continue growing. Where are you most tempted to rely on your own strength instead of the reigning Christ? How does knowing that Jesus is actively working for you and with you reshape that struggle?

  

  1. Mark concludes by saying, “They went out… while the Lord worked with them” (16:20). What might faithful discipleship look like this week if you genuinely believed that Jesus is already at work ahead of you? Is there a conversation, relationship, act of service, or step of obedience He may be inviting you into?

 

  1. As you reflect on your own discipleship what is one way you sense Jesus continuing to form you as His disciple? Is there one habit to begin, one attitude to surrender, one relationship to invest in, or one area where Christ is inviting deeper trust? How can this group encourage and pray for you as you take that next step?

 

  1. Finish with prayer, thanking Jesus that He is alive, reigning, and at work today. Ask Him to deepen your trust in His presence, strengthen your obedience, and empower you by His Spirit to faithfully follow Him until He returns.