Mission City Church w/ Pastor Josh Hershey

Join us tonight for our Bible Study! We will be digging into what the Scripture teaches about living by faith in God's revelatory Word and walking in the Spirit! Paul writes, "the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned" (1 Cor 2:14).

Join us as we worship the LORD and continue our mini-series on the Unseen Realm. Last Sunday we looked at what Scripture teaches about the 'subtle schemes' of the dark side. Today we will look at what the Bible teaches about some of their more aggressive and tormenting tactics. What do the Gospels teach us about deliverance from demons? How do we know if someone needs deliverance? Well, the Bible gives us many helpful instructions. Jesus commanded His disciples to "cast out demons" (Matthew 10:8) and also declared that authority over demons would be one of the "signs" that follow those who believe the Gospel (Mark 16:17). Let’s be part of the deliverance team of Jesus who are prepared and equipped to set captives free!

Join us as we worship the Lord and continue our mini-series on the Unseen Realm. Last Sunday we looked at the origin story of the devil and his angels. This Sunday we will discover what Scripture teaches about the devil’s schemes and strategies. The Bible says, “we are ignorant of his schemes” (2 Cor. 2:11). At least, we shouldn’t be! We should know how to identify his ‘flaming arrows’ and ‘roars’ as he roams the world seeking to devour. And we should also know how to ‘resist’ him standing firm in the faith!

Jesus said, "I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you" (John 15:15).How do we act with friends? We open our heart to them! We share what is going on in our life, have meals, tell jokes, and simply desire to be for one another. With close friends we share our deepest secrets and wear our emotions on our sleeve. Do you know this is how God wants to be with us? That we can regular converse with Him throughout the day as our Friend?

Join us as we continue our mini-series on the Unseen Realm! Last Sunday we looked at the spiritual creatures who inhabit the kingdom of light. This morning we will discover what Scripture teaches about the spiritual creatures who inhabit the kingdom of darkness. It is important to know who the enemy is—their creation, their rebellion, their organization, their schemes, and their ultimate destination. In particular we will look at who the Devil as we delve into his origin story in Genesis, Ezekiel, Isaiah, and Revelation. Jesus spoke about the fallen spiritual creatures more than any other person in Scripture. If our Loving Savior deemed it necessary to teach us of these things, we must listen.

Join us as we begin a mini-series on the ‘unseen realm. We are in a great spot in the book of Acts to take a few weeks and discover in more depth what the Bible teaches about the unseen realm—spiritual creatures that inhabit the heavens, ‘sons of God’, stars, seraphim, cherubim, archangels, angels, ‘the Divine Council’, Satan, demons, fallen angels, principalities, powers, thrones, dominions, and much more! Knowing what God’s revealed Word says about these entities will greatly help us on our journey in the ‘seen’ realm.

Join us for our Bible Study—'Christ In You Brings Rest'! We will be looking at the themes in chapters 21 and 22 of New Creation Realities. We are called to live from the life of Jesus Christ who indwells us and fully enter into His Rest. Jesus said, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” (Matthew 11:28-29)

Acts 12 opens with the martyrdom of the first apostle—James. Though the Church mourns the loss of one of Jesus’ inner three apostles, they still continue to persevere in prayer for Peter who had been locked up in prison by Herod. And God responds to their prayers! A heavenly messenger breaks Peter's chains, opens iron gates, leads him into freedom, and ultimately strikes down the tyrant! And all this happens in the eleventh hour! Join us as we worship, pray, and dive into the Word!

Join us tonight for our Bible Study! We will be looking at what it means to be free from condemnation and why we no longer need to walk as ‘mere men’. Too many of us live in a state of unworthiness—the revelation of who we are in Christ, the power of the Spirit in our lives, and the glory of new creation life lies dormant. But we don’t need remain in that state! We all can begin to walk in liberty and the abundant life God has given us as children of God!

After Cornelius received the Gospel in Acts 10-11 there appears to be a slow response by Christians in Jerusalem to engage in Gentile missions. But other Christian communities weren’t as lax. The Christians in Cyrene (North Africa) and those from the island of Cyprus began to send out missionaries to Gentile dense areas like the great city of Antioch. A mission greatly blessed by God! And once the great teachers like Saul of Tarsus and Barnabas got involved, the mission became even more blessed! Join us as we worship and continue our journey through Acts and learn to be bold and brave in our 'adventures' with Christ!