New King Church

In Mark 3:13 Jesus withdraws and summons the twelve to appoint them as Apostles. Through these understated verses we see Jesus’s plan for the Kingdom: the sending of ordinary disciples to declare to the lost, “Repent and believe, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near!” Join us Sunday as we examine these verses and see how the mission of God is undergirded by his presence. 

Mark 3:7-12. Mark at this point, provides a summary of Jesus' ministry and who He is using three recurring themes.  And of course, these themes recur not just in Mark, but all of scripture.  Come this week and see how these themes provide a clear identity of Jesus. 

The Pharisees keep hounding Jesus and his disciples; this time with questions about the sabbath. Instead of answering their question directly, he gives them signs that he is the Messiah. Showing them what the sabbath was truly all about.

This passage begins with a question about fasting. In Jesus’ response, He tells us something vitally important about who He is, who we are, and what we should be doing.

The scribes were appalled by Jesus. He ate with tax collectors and sinners. What was he thinking? Didn't he know these morally filthy people would make him unclean? They didn't see the reverse happening. When Jesus comes to us, he isn't made dirty, we're made clean.

Guest Preacher Tyler Twombly joins us this Sunday as we begin Mark chapter 2. Jesus heals the paralyzed man, and in the middle of this miracle, he makes a bold proclamation: "your sins are forgiven." Come to New King Sunday morning as we hear about both the  ability and authority that Christ has to forgive sins.

The parables of Jesus are not the only stories in the Gospel meant to teach us lessons. The miracles of Jesus do the same thing. In Mark 1, Jesus encounters a desperate leper seeking healing. From this encounter though, we learn our own plight, our own desperation, and the goodness of Jesus to restore us completely. 

As Israel looked for their promised Messiah, they expected someone who would be much like their beloved king David. This week we will see the ways that Jesus both is like king David, and is not like king David. To be sure, this Jesus is setting up a kingdom. But it is becoming clear that his kingdom is not of this world. Join us this Sunday as we learn about Jesus, the Liberator King.

As we continue in Mark's Gospel we see the good news that the King has come and brought the Kingdom of God to earth. However, the coming of this kingdom demands a response that not all are willing to make. This Sunday we will be introduced to the kingdom of God and will consider how we are to respond to Jesus as King. (Mark 1:14-20)

The entire goal of Mark's Gospel is to answer the question, "Who is Jesus?" Here at the very beginning of his Gospel he lets us know: Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God! Jesus is the One we have been promised. He's the One we've been waiting for.