New King Church

Michael Badger's sermon from Session 1 of Our Family of Churches Conference.

In Mark chapter 10, Jesus has taught us about what it means to be His disciple in very practical ways.  He taught about marriage, children, and possessions/money.  And His teaching was profoundly counter-cultural.  And now in this section, Jesus teaches about leadership.  And guess what? His view of leadership is counter-cultural and upside down just like all the others.

This week we are following up our discussion in Mark 10:17-31 with a practical study on biblical stewardship. The focus of this sermon will be on God’s call to live generously and the benefits of following this call. We will also look at how the bible instructs us to be good stewards, not just of our possessions, but of our whole lives. We can’t wait to see you on Sunday!

This week will be continuing in Jesus’ teachings “on the way” from Mark 10:17-31. Here we will see Jesus interact with a rich young man who asks life’s most important question. Through Jesus' answer to the man and his following conversation with the disciples, we will see how we are to enter the kingdom of God and how to view our monetary possessions in this life. We hope to see you Sunday!

This week we will continue studying Jesus' teaching to his disciples on the way to Jerusalem from Mark 10:1-16. Here Jesus will use the examples of marriage and children to reveal what should be at the heart of every true disciple. In this passage, we will also see how we can enter God’s kingdom and address the hardness in our heart that separates us from God.

Jesus and three of the disciples have just had an amazing experience on a mountain. Now they come down to the bottom of the mountain and are faced with the sad reality of Satan at war with humanity, faithlessness of not only a father, but also Jesus's disciples.

We will see that even though our faith can often be imperfect, our perfect Lord and Savior is compassionate to help us in our weakness. Not only that, but we are reminded that prayer builds up our faith.

As Jesus disciples struggle with his teaching in the previous chapter, Jesus invites Peter, James, and John to witness the revealing of his glory and the confirmation of his deity which will change their lives forever. Join us this Sunday as we examine Christ’s transfiguration and see that, Jesus wants us to recognize his deity and he wants to know us personally.

In this passage, Jesus asks a very important question about His identity and Peter gets the right answer, but has the wrong understanding.  Jesus corrects him in the most dramatic way- "Get behind me Satan!" and goes on to tell Peter he has wrong thinking.  How is our thinking clouded by our place in history and the events going on around us?  How do we get our mind right about Jesus and what it means to serve Him?  Come this Sunday and see what Jesus has to say about this.

This Sunday we will read through Mark 8:10-26. Here we will see Jesus interact again with the Pharisees and the Disciples. Mark will use this interaction to help his readers, and us, question what their understanding is of Jesus and what keeps people from truly seeing Jesus. We look at these themes and how they apply to us on Sunday. We hope to see you there!

This week we will be studying Mark 7:24-8:9 where we will see Jesus going into the areas outside of Israel and interacting with several surprising people. Jesus will perform two healings and even miraculously feed four-thousand people all of whom you would think are outsiders. But Jesus treats them like they are all a part of God's family.