Mission City Church w/ Pastor Josh Hershey

“Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead according to my gospel” (2 Timothy 3:8). The Gospel is not *just* that Jesus Christ has been raised. But that the Christ who has been raised is “of the seed of David.” Why is this so central to the Gospel message? Why does it have such a prominent position in the sermons of the New Testament? Join us and find out!

Join us as we discuss the lives of James Moore Hickson and F. F. Bosworth. “Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” (Hebrews 13:7-8)

Last week we ended our journey through the Davidic Covenant by looking at the last of the four major prophets—Daniel. While Daniel was the only one to not mention David directly, he was the most explicit about the GLORY and TIMETABLE of David’s coming kingdom. And he was helped in his understanding of the ‘when’ and ‘what’ of this kingdom by an angel … Gabriel. Gabriel of course would appear on the scene again! Join us as we journey into the birth narratives and life of Christ! Marvel at how God is faithful to ALL of His promises. We have a King with an everlasting kingdom! Let us believe it, experience it, and be ambassadors of this Glorious King!

After Jerusalem was sacked, the temple destroyed, and the people taken into exile, everything looked bleak. Were the promises that God had made to Abraham, Moses, and David no longer true? Was the covenant and sworn oath that he made with David concerning an everlasting kingdom void? No! God sent prophets to remind His people in their darkness that His promises were still true! Those who submitted to His discipline were given new life and assurance that one day the Davidic King would reign for all eternity! Join us!

The longest speech God gives in Scripture after Mount Sinai is in the book of 2 Samuel. In this speech God is swearing promises to King David. He says, “I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. … Your throne shall be established forever” (2 Sam. 7:12, 16). This covenant that God makes with David plays a central role in Scripture from this point forward. God will be faithful to His sworn promises. As He always is! The Davidic Dynasty truly is everlasting! A good, faithful, and eternal King reigns! Join us!

We will conclude our study of the Mosaic Covenant by looking at the book of 1 Corinthians. This letter is a good example of how Paul understood the Mosaic law in light of the new covenant and how he drew applications for the church. Paul quotes from capital punishment law, agriculture law, priestly law, as well as the wilderness wandering narrative. He says all was written for the church! Join us!

We will be learning from three healing ministers from the beginning of the 20th Century: John G. Lake, James Moore Hickson, and Smith Wigglesworth. The blind saw, the deaf heard, the lame walked, and the dead were raised! “Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” (Hebrews 13:7-8)

God gave the law at Sinai knowing His people would break it. He told Moses, “They will provoke Me and break My covenant…for I know the inclination of their behavior today” (Deut. 31:16, 21). The law was not given to give life. Rather, it was given to magnify sin and witness to Christ as sin’s solution. On top of this, the law always had a time limit. With the coming the new covenant we are no longer under the law and it becomes obsolete (Gal. 3:25; Heb. 8:13). Finally, Paul says that because the law was put to death in the body of Christ we can now be married to Christ instead of the law (Rom. 7:4). Bearing the fruit of love, faith, and holiness comes from our union with our Bridegroom, Christ, rather than from our union with the law. We have a new heart with a different inclination! We have the law written on our heart rather than written on stone! Join us!

Join us as we continue to look at the Mosaic Covenant. Why were the people of Israel sprinkled with blood at Sinai? What were some of the reasons for the Book of the Covenant? How does what God was doing with Israel at Sinai relate to Christians today who are not under the Mosaic Covenant? How are we to act as people who are in covenant with God through Jesus Christ? All these questions and more will be touched upon!

When Israel arrives at Mount Sinai God establishes another covenant with them. One of the primary purposes of the Mosaic Covenant was to expose “sin” and “death.” Two diabolical evils in the world. Where did “sin” originate? With the Enemy. Jesus said Satan was “a murderer from the beginning” (John 8:44). Satan rebelled against God and in turn caused Adam and Eve to rebel against God. What was the fruit of sin? “Death” (Rom. 6:20-23). By initiating His covenant at Sinai God exposes the seriousness of sin and death and gives witness to the redeeming grace that will one day come in Christ. Join us as we begin to unpack the Mosaic Covenant!