Mission City Church w/ Pastor Josh Hershey

The reason God brings Israel out of bondage and into the Promised Land solely has to do with God’s promises made to Abraham. IT WAS ALL OF GRACE. God reminds Israel of this again and again. He says, “It is not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart that you go in to possess their land… for you are a stiff-necked people.” Rather, the promises are SOLELY possessed because of God’s covenant with Abraham. “That He may fulfill the word which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” (Deuteronomy 9:5-6) Join us as we dig into God’s liberating grace FOR YOU that most fully comes to expression in the life and death of Christ! It is THROUGH AND IN CHRIST ALONE that we enter God’s promises and are enabled to love, obey, and serve Him!

This morning we will review God’s covenant with Abraham. It is God’s covenant with Abraham that propelled him to obedience to leave Ur and offer his son Isaac. In a similar manner, we will find ourselves walking in obedience as we are in view of God’s covenant. The only way to victory over sinful habits and reigning in life is by constantly heeding the glorious truths of what God has done in sending His Son! We must be in continuous view of God’s great mercies. We must behold Jesus as not just the Author of our faith, but the Finisher of it! In this place obedience like Abraham becomes a natural and joyful part of life! Join us!

Join us as we look into the teachings and extraordinary healing miracles which occurred under the ministries of six different healing ministers who lived during the late 19th century an early 20th century: Andrew Murray, Carrie Judd, Maria Woodworth-Etter, John Dowie, E. W. Kenyon, and John Lake. The lives of each of these men and women help us look to Jesus and believe the Lord in all things.

“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” (Hebrew 13:7-8).

What happened after God gave Abram a new name (Abraham) and the sign of His covenant (circumcision) in Genesis 17? Abraham became a man of great obedience! He would hold NOTHING back from His covenant God! When God asks Abraham for “your only son Isaac, whom you love” (Gen. 22:2), the Gospel of the Covenant was opened to Abraham at an even deeper level. Part of ancient covenantal ceremonies was “the exchange of sons.” Abraham was thinking, “If God is asking for my son, that must mean He will give me His Son!” How do we know this? Abraham told Isaac, ““My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering” (Gen. 22:8). Jesus said, “Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad”  (John 8:56). Wow! This revelation enabled Abraham to walk in steadfast faith. Join us as we dig into the glories of the blood covenant!

In Genesis 17 God continues His covenantal relationship with Abram. First, He gives Abram a new identity. He will now be Abr-AH-am. God is actually breathing His own name into Abram’s name here! Second, God gives Abram the sign of the covenant (circumcision) and tells him that the Promised Seed will not come through Abram’s self effort. This was a tough pill to swallow, but would move Abraham’s covenantal relationship with God to another level. Join us as we see how God’s covenant relationship with Abram applies to our new covenantal relationship with God through Christ!

Genesis 15 is one of the most important and pivotal passages in all of Scripture. It is here that God comes and cuts a covenant with His friend, Abram. Through this story we learn a great deal about God’s love, grace, and salvation for humanity. It is God alone who takes the “walk of death.” It is God alone who takes an oath. Abram simply stands on the sidelines and believes. Join us as we dig into this powerful story!

The most solemn moment of Jesus with his disciples was when He was in the Upper Room celebrating the Passover with them. He takes the cup, and says, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you” (Luke 22:20). This is a loaded statement. In fact, this is the first time in the Gospels that the word “covenant” came out of Jesus’ lips. So, what does it mean? The fact is, the concept of “covenant” is central to the Scriptures and the message of the gospel. Join us as we begin our journey into the power of the new covenant and the shed blood of Jesus!

Join us as we dig into a very exciting and important moment in the history of the church when it comes to healing—the second half of the 19th century. We will be discussing the lives, teachings, and witnesses of Johann Blumhardt, Dorothea Trudell, Charles Cullis, William Boardman, R. Kelso Carter, A. J. Gordon, and A. B. Simpson. “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” (Hebrew 13:7-8).

What God has done for us in Christ, is a finished work. It is a perfect work, which perfects you and me. We are righteous, holy and blameless, as He is. We are complete in Him.The Psalmist describes that “this was the Lord’s doing; and it is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.” (Ps 118: 23-24)

The Psalmist is describing the day of redemption, when Jesus went to the cross, and worked a perfect work on our behalf. What amazing love! And it is a finished work too, so there is nothing for you to “do” to add to it in any way…

Each day, we can say; “This is the day the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it, knowing that we are speaking of and celebrating the full provision and supply of the cross – the finished work of Jesus. Rest in His love for you, and rejoice and be glad.

In the book of Judges Gideon and 300 men of faith would defeat an army of 135,000. How was this possible!? Well, we are told “the sword of Gideon” was a “tumbling loaf of barley bread” (Judges 7:13). It was the Lord’s work! The “weakling” who began his life “threshing grain” while hiding in a “winepress” would ultimately be the chosen of God to lead Israel into the Lord’s deliverance (Judges 6:11-12). His story is full of themes of communion. Join us as we conclude our “Healing Series” by taking ourselves to the Table of the Lord. For our Lord in His own body bore our sickness and carried our disease. The Loaf is a loaf of healing. A Loaf of deliverance that causes the Enemy’s tent to collapse!