A Kingdom of God Bible Seminar, Session One This presentation is the first segment in the fourth and final Kingdom of God Seminar series for 2012. Matthew 6:33 reveals to us in summation where our number one priority must be for entering God's kingdom, and that is to seek first the promised kingdom of God and God's righteousness. Even as this limited statement indicates, though we learn elsewhere in scripture that salvation is a gift that cannot be earned, that gift is conditional upon our devotion and obedience. Search for, "Believe the Gospel," to find session two.

Mark Welch

Pastor, United Church of God

Mark graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Theology major, from Ambassador College, Pasadena, CA in 1978.  He married Barbara Lemke in October of 1978 and they have two grown children, Jaime and Matthew.  Mark was ordained in 1985 and hired into the full-time ministry in 1989.  Mark is the coordinator for United’s Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Services and his wife, Barbara, is an interpreter for the Deaf.