Looking for Your Men’s Group’s Next Bible Study?
Faith isn’t something you stumble into. It’s something you build.
Built to Last is a six-week journey through the book of Ephesians designed to help men build a faith with a strong foundation. A foundation that doesn’t stay on the page but shows up in everyday life.
Using the familiar process of building and maintaining a house, each week takes men deeper into Ephesians and asks a practical question:
What does it actually look like to build a life on Christ?
Whether you’re looking for your church’s next men’s study, something for a Life Group or Sunday School class, or simply a study to work through on your own, Built to Last was designed to give you everything you need in one book.
What You’ll Build Over Six Weeks
Week 1 — The Blueprint
Before Paul tells us what to do, he tells us who we are. Week One explores our identity in Christ: chosen, redeemed, given an inheritance, sealed with the Holy Spirit, and strengthened by God.
Week 2 — The Level
Ephesians 2 levels the ground. Men explore grace, purpose, belonging, and what it means to align our lives with what God has already done for us.
Week 3 — The Measuring Tape
How do we measure spiritual growth? Week Three turns toward prayer, faith, love, strength, and learning to see our lives through God’s perspective.
Week 4 — The Connections
Nothing strong is built without good connections. This week focuses on unity, service, finding our place, and understanding that God never intended us to build alone.
Week 5 — The Toolbox
It’s time to put the tools to work. These studies move faith into everyday life. How we live, the example we set, our priorities, our relationships, and our marriages are this week’s topics.
Week 6 — Built to Stand
The final week turns to the armor of God, prayer, and standing firm. Because the goal isn’t simply to finish a six-week study. It’s to build something that will stand when life gets hard.
One Book. Everything You Need.
Every participant uses the same book.
Inside you’ll find:
Daily Scripture readings
Real-life stories and reflections
Practical Live It challenges
Go Deeper questions for personal reflection and group discussion
Dinner Table Devotionals you can take home to your family
Prayer
A complete six-week Leader’s Guide
Resources for salvation, rededication, and next steps
No separate leader book. No curriculum subscription. No video series required.
Grab your Bible. Grab the book. Gather some men. Start building.
Want Me to Join Your Group?
I didn’t write Built to Last simply to put another book on a shelf. I wrote it because I believe men need God’s Word, and I believe we need other men around us as we figure out what following Christ looks like in everyday life.
If your church, men’s ministry, Life Group, or Sunday School class chooses to go through Built to Last, I’d love to hear about it.
When schedules and distance allow, I’m available to visit your group in person. If distance makes that difficult, I’m also happy to join you by video for a kickoff, final session, Q&A, or just a conversation about what your group is learning.
I’m not interested in showing up and giving you another sermon.
I’d rather pull up a chair, open the Bible with you, talk about Ephesians, answer questions about the study, and hear what God has been teaching your group.
Interested in having me join your group?
Email: maury@gritandwit.net
Who Is Built to Last For?
Built to Last can work well for:
Men’s ministries • Small groups • Life Groups • Sunday School classes • Father-son studies • Individual study
You don’t have to be a Bible scholar.
You don’t have to have everything figured out.
And you certainly don’t have to be “ready to own a house” spiritually.
The book begins with men who have been handed the keys and are asking the same question many of us ask:
What do I do now?
About Maury
Maury D. Wood II is a husband, father of four, writer, author, and the voice behind Grit & Wit.
His writing connects biblical truth with ordinary life—family, marriage, fatherhood, work, church, and all the unfinished projects in between.
Maury is also the author of Faith With Work Boots On, a seven-week journey through the book of James, and Waiting For the King, an Advent journey through the songs of Christmas, which releases in November 2026.
Through Grit & Wit, he writes about what faith looks like when it leaves the church pew and follows us home.
