Mission City Church w/ Pastor Josh Hershey

Join us as we worship the Lord and continue our journey through John. At the end of John 3 we learn of how the ministries of John the Baptist and Jesus were working in tandem for a season. Ultimately, the crowds began to flock to Jesus. John the Baptist beamed with joy at his dwindling ministry. His work was complete! All Christians should have the same posture of this greatest prophet until the time of Christ. To desire to see Christ INCREASE and ourselves recede into the background.

n His first long discourse in the Gospel of John Jesus speaks of the absolute necessity of being ‘born again'. In fact, stresses the importance of being ‘born again' three times (John 3:3, 5, 7). This powerful teaching in the middle of the night to the great leader of the Jews, Nicodemus, is filled with dynamic lessons concerning the cross, the Spirit, and the gigantic love of God! Join us as we worship the Lord together and continue our journey through this life transforming Gospel!

Join us as we continue our journey through the Gospel of John. We will be exploring Jesus's first great ‘sign' in this Gospel—turning water into wine. A remarkable miracle that speaks of Christ's abundance and transforming power. A miracle that moves His people from legalism to life, and from self-sufficient emptiness to joy-filled fulness. A ‘sign' that points beyond itself to Jesus's great act of pouring out His blood for you and me in order to cover our shame and unite us to Himself.

Join us as we continue our journey through the Gospel of John. We will be exploring Jesus's first great ‘sign' in this Gospel—turning water into wine. A remarkable miracle that speaks of Christ's abundance and transforming power. A miracle that moves His people from legalism to life, and from self-sufficient emptiness to joy-filled fulness. A ‘sign' that points beyond itself to Jesus's great act of pouring out His blood for you and me in order to cover our shame and unite us to Himself.

Join us as we dive into John 1:19-51. Here we encounter Christ as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! We encounter Christ as One who comes to seek and save the lost through many different means—preaching, invitation by friends, and supernatural encounter! The Christ who was at work 2,000 years ago is the same Christ at work in our lives today! Let us BEHOLD HIM and FOLLOW HIM like the disciples in this powerful chapter of John do!

Proverbs 4:20-22 says, “My son, give attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart; for they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh.” Some translations say, “medicine to all their flesh.” God's Word truly is living and powerful, and when applied to our life can bring restoration and health in a multitude of ways! Join us as we discuss health and learn how God's Word can be a transformative factor in both our emotional and bodily health!

Join us as we continue our journey through the Gospel of John! We will be diving into John 1:1-18. In this passage John introduces key themes that we will see regularly throughout his Gospel. The biggest theme being Christ's divinity. Jesus is GOD in flesh! In presenting Christ's divinity John also gives us helpful language to begin to reflect on the Trinity (Father, Son, Spirit). Other themes like light, life, witness, belief, and grace all make appearances as well. Encountering God in Christ and receiving the light, life, and grace that He brings is the foundation for the Christian life!

Join us as we unpack Jesus' parable on the prodigal son, with special focus on the older brother. In this parable, the father ventures out into the darkness to plead with his older boy to begin to recognize his presence and grace. The older boy had a 'works mentality', lived a judgmental and bitter life, and desperately needed to understand the 'living inheritance' he had from his father! A lesson every child of God needs to learn and relearn! 

Join us as we worship the Lord and begin a new series on the Gospel of John! This sheds much unique light on the ministry and person of Christ. It is a Gospel written from a disciple who was part of Jesus' inner circle. One who knew His private conversations well, and had deeply internalized His message of love. One who was led by the Spirit to present Christ in such a way that simultaneously thrills and challenges all who read. Join us as we get a panoramic perspective and introduction to this life transforming Gospel!

Join us as we worship the Lord, fellowship together, and dive into what the four Gospels say about the linen shroud Jesus was buried in. What is the theological significance of His shroud? Is the shroud a historical artifact that we still possess today? A historical artifact that not only gives evidence to the crucifixion of our Lord, but also His resurrection!? Be encouraged as we take a fascinating journey into this topic and are strengthened in our faith concerning the truth of our Risen and Reigning Savior!

He's Alive! It's really true! The tomb is still empty! Join us as we celebrate the greatest day in history and experience His Presence! Our Children's Church is excited to perform a special skit and song, and the Sermon will unpack the resurrection of Jesus Christ in the Gospel of Matthew! 

Join us as we celebrate Good Friday! We will be looking at Jesus' seven final statements from the cross. His final ‘sermon' before He died. It is important as followers of Jesus to have each one of these final statements deeply imbedded on our hearts and minds!

Join us as we worship the Lord, fellowship together, and begin holy week waving palm branches to our King! The fact that PALM BRANCHES lined the road and were waved at Jesus as He entered Jerusalem to the shouts of 'hosanna!' has profound theological significance. Jesus is our Victor, the long awaited Lamb of God, our Second Adam, and to Him belongs all glory and praise! Let us lay our lives down before our King of kings! Jerusalem, Nazareth circulating

Join us for our Bible Study as we continue our series on Healing! We will be looking at how Jesus regularly taught His disciples to use His Name when casting out demons or laying hands on the sick. Peter told the crippled man at the Gate Beautiful, “In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk” (Acts 3:6). He then explained the miracle saying, “His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know” (Acts 3:16). Christ has commissioned us to be agents of healing and has given us His authoritative name to use as we minister!

Join us as we worship the Lord, fellowship together, and spend one last Sunday diving into the Song of Songs. At the end of the Song the bride of Christ is ON FIRE for the LORD. She is out in the harvest field with the LORD, filled with His love and life, and fully leaning upon Him in all things. The intensity of their love is described as "Flames of fire. A most vehement flame" (Song 8:6). A fire that was stoked as she simply rested in the arms of Jesus and was restored to new life!

Join us as we continue our journey on the subject of healing. James says, "Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up" (James 5:14-15). Jesus also taught about the 'prayer of faith'. He taught us how to speak to mountains with no doubt in our heart (Mark 11:22-24). Join us as we are encouraged to pray bold faith-filled prayers!

Join us as we worship the Lord, fellowship together, and learn what it means to have an eternal springtime in Christ! Pastor Josh is back and is excited to share about the joy and new life that we have in our union with Christ from the second chapter of the Song of Songs! Christ has come “skipping” and “leaping” upon the mountains inviting us experience new creation life with Him!

If a marriage is going to prosper one key pillar that needs to be in place is healthy communication. The Bible has a lot to say on this subject because we are fallen human beings who need a lot of help communicating. We will especially be spending a lot of time in the book of Proverbs as we seek God's wisdom and grace in this very important subject. Join us  as we worship the Lord, fellowship together, and conclude our series on marriage by diving into the book of Proverbs!

Join us as we continue our journey on the subject of healing. We will be diving into the role 'faith' plays in healing throughout the Scriptures. Especially looking at the story of the woman with the issue of blood, the boy who would throw himself into water and fire, and the lame man at the Gate Beautiful. Jesus is the Author and Finisher of our faith and He wants us to trust Him in even the most seemingly impossible situations!

Jesus declared, "What God has joined together, let not man separate” (Matt. 19:6). Join us as we look at the subject of the marriage covenant. There are serious covenantal obligations one agrees to when they enter into the relation of marriage. Covenantal obligations that we need to be aware of and seek to nurture through the grace of our Lord. We will in particularly be looking at marriage vows and the subject of divorce.

Join us for our special ‘Ash Wednesday' service. A service where we reflect on our mortality, our transformation in Christ, and the biblical instructions concerning fasting. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of a season where we begin to look more intently at the redemptive sufferings of Christ and are encouraged to pick up our own crosses so we can walk more fully in His life as we journey toward Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday.

God is the one who designed the institution of marriage. He is also the one who makes our marriages fruitful and flourishing. Though it was instituted in Eden, it has since operated East of Eden. Yet, in Christ, we can again begin to experience some of the glories for which marriage is intended! A beautiful grace-relationship that God gifts even those who are outside of Him, but works best when people find their place back in Him. Join us as we worship and discover what Scripture has to say about marriage.

The Father has "blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ" (Eph. 1:3). Join us as we worship the Lord, fellowship together, and continue our series on 'Who We Are in Christ'. We will especially be exploring what it means to be the BRIDE OF THE LAMB as we look at the Songs of Songs!

The Father has "blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ" (Eph. 1:3). Join us as we worship the Lord, fellowship together, and continue our series on 'Who We Are in Christ'. We will especially be exploring what it means to be an AMBASSADOR and SOLDIER of the King. From a seated position in heavenly places we have spiritual authority and grace to represent His kingdom on earth!

Join us TONIGHT AT 7PM as we dive into the subject of healing. We will be looking at how God has revealed Himself as Yahweh Rapheka ('The LORD who heals you'). We will also be diving into the story of the bronze serpent and see how it ties into Christ's redemptive work on the cross. Jesus bore our sicknesses and carried our diseases! By His wounds we are healed!

Join us as we dive into the subject of healing. Compassion and love drove Jesus to heal multitudes! He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He is the One who heals us internally and externally. The One who heals us emotionally, relationally, and physically. Let us begin to step out in faith, believe God's Word, pray big prayers, and be open to receiving God's healing grace into our lives!

The Father has "blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places IN CHRIST" (Eph. 1:3). Join us as we worship the Lord and continue our series on 'Who We Are in Christ' and explore what it means to be CHILDREN OF GOD and CO-HEIRS WITH CHRIST. We are King's kids with an inheritance that goes far beyond what our puny minds can imagine!

The Father has "blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ" (Eph. 1:3).This is remarkable! EVERY blessing! And they are all found simply by being "in Christ." Join us as we worship the Lord, fellowship together, and especially dive into the foundational blessings of the forgiveness of all of our sins and the gift of righteousness! We are FULLY FORGIVEN and MADE RIGHTEOUS in Christ!

You are far more blessed IN CHRIST than you have ever dared imagine! You are fully forgiven, made righteous, shame free, empowered, sanctified, crucified and risen, a child of God, an ambassador of the King, God's dwelling place, Christ's Bride, and much more! We will begin our journey in this new series by diving into the story of Mephibosheth and seeing how his story gives a great framework for us understanding what it means to be "in Christ"!  

A foundational biblical story to understanding how we walk in the promises of God is the story of Israel being called to enter the Promised Land in Joshua 1. There are many powerful lessons in this chapter of the Bible! We learn that the promises of God are pure gift, that the Lord is with us every step of the way as we inherit the promises in our life, and that God's Word makes us strong and courageous to begin to appropriate His promises! Join us as we worship the Lord  and position ourselves properly to begin to walk in all of God's exceedingly great and precious promises!

A foundational biblical story to understanding how we walk in the promises of God is the story of Israel being called to enter the Promised Land in Joshua 1. There are many powerful lessons in this chapter of the Bible! We learn that the promises of God are pure gift, that the Lord is with us every step of the way as we inherit the promises in our life, and that God's Word makes us strong and courageous to begin to appropriate His promises! Join us as we worship the Lord  and position ourselves properly to begin to walk in all of God's exceedingly great and precious promises!

Let's begin the New Year fearlessly and courageously looking unto Jesus! He is the God-Man who walks on water and invites us to walk on water with Him. He is the One who never leaves us and is with us in the midst of every storm. Let's begin this New Year by being reminded of the importance of walking by faith and not by sight, trusting the Lord every step of the way. Join us as we worship!

The final vision John sees in the New Jerusalem is a vision of the River of Life. Jesus had told His followers, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water" (John 7:37-38). The Bride of the Lamb has a River of Life flowing right through her producing fruit from the tree of life and leaves that are for the healing of the nations! God truly is our full supply and we can completely trust Him as the giver of abundant life! Join us as we worship!

At the end of Revelation John is given a powerful picture of the church. He describes the church as "the bride of the Lamb" and symbolically describes it as a giant, golden, bedazzled, cubic city that descends from the highest heavens. A city with twelve gates that are always open to the north, south, east, and west calling for all the inhabitants of the world to find their place in new covenant glory and everlasting life. Fittingly, it is the most 'shiny' and 'glorious' vision in the Bible as God brings His magnificent story to an end. Let us give thanks for the new creation bride He has made us to be in Christ! We truly are far more blessed than we can imagine!

At the end of Revelation John is given a magnificent vision of the Bride of the Lamb! Her name is New Jerusalem. And she comes down from heaven to replace the old Jerusalem that was smoldering in ashes. This City is not made of bricks and mortar. Rather, it is made of men and women! It is made of those who have put their faith in Christ and become “living stones” of God's House! (1 Peter 2:5) Those who have come to the Heavenly Jerusalem have partaken of “living waters” and entered into “new creation” (John 7:38; 2 Corinthians 5:17). This City is not simply our eternal destination, but also a powerful picture of who we are in Christ today! Join us we worship the Lord together!

Join us for our Bible Study. We will be worshipping the LORD and concluding our study of Proverbs with Proverbs 30-31. Proverbs like “Open your mouth for the speechless, in the cause of all who are appointed to die" (Proverbs 31:8), “Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies.” (Proverbs 31:10), and  “Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised" (Proverbs 31:30).

In Revelation 20 John sees a graphic vision of Satan being bound from deceiving the nations. This signifies that the great commission will be successful! The nations will be baptized and discipled! The Rider on the White Horse and His bridal army that follows Him will leaven the world with the Gospel! During this conquest the saints spiritually reign in heaven and on earth—having been made priests and kings. After the success of the church age, John gets a glimpse of the distant future. He sees one final epic battle, the final demise of Satan, and the final judgment before the throne of God at the end of history. Join us as we worship together and are encouraged in the Word of the Lord!

Join us for our Bible Study. We will be worshipping the LORD and digging into Proverbs 29-30. Proverbs like “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when a wicked man rules, the people groan” (Proverbs 29:2), “The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD shall be safe” (Proverbs 29:25), and “Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar” (Proverbs 30:5-6).

In Revelation 19 John sees the bride that replaces the harlot. A bride clothed in bright linen, who gives glory to the Lamb, rather than glorying in herself (like the harlot). Next, John sees the Bridegroom. He comes charging out of Heaven on a white horse with eyes of fire and many crowns on His head! He comes to the battle with His garments already stained in blood and with a sword coming out of His mouth! He comes with His bridal army following in His footsteps. It is an epic picture of how Christ conquers the nations with the Gospel! A powerful image of what He is doing to day through His church! Join us as we worship, fellowship together, and learn about our Conquering and Victorious King! He will reign until every enemy is put under His feet!

In Revelation 18 John is told Mystery Babylon (aka Jerusalem) has “become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird!” (Rev. 18:2) The once Holy City became a Haunted City. The once Holy House became a Haunted House. After Jesus and the early church cleansed the land by casting out thousands of demons, they all came back with seven demons more wicked than themselves (Matt. 12:45). It was hell on earth. So a heavenly voice proclaimed, “Come out of her, my people” (Rev. 18:4). Join us as we worship the LORD and learn both the historical and present significance of what it means to come out of Old Babylon-Jerusalem. We have a “better covenant” with “better promises” (Heb. 8:6).

In Revelation 17 John sees a vision of a whore riding the monstrous beast that came up out of the sea. She was once faithful to the LORD but has prostituted herself with the nations of the world. She is drunk on the blood of the saints. She is a parody of the high priest and temple. She is 'Mystery Babylon', Jerusalem before her utter destruction in AD 70. We will learn about the redemptive-historical significance of this great whore as well as how the ways of this whore still misleads people even today.

 In Revelation 11 we meet “two witnesses” who breathe out fire! They walk in the spirit and power of Moses and Elijah. This is the third and final vision within the sixth trumpet and continues the theme of the first two visions of fire-breathers and prophetic voices. After the ministry of these witnesses the seventh trumpet blows, and the world is drastically changed! Join us as we worship the LORD and learn important truths about Spirit-empowered prophetic ministry and new covenant realities!

In chapter 16 of Revelation John sees a vision of the fulness of judgment coming upon old covenant Israel. Seven golden bowls are brought out of the heavenly sanctuary and “poured out” on different zones of old creation. These are the bowls filled to the brim with the shed blood of the martyrs, and in them the wrath of God is complete (15:1). The plagues of each bowl mirror the plagues of Egypt as Jerusalem itself had become spiritually Egypt (11:8). On top of this, the seven bowls correspond to the seven days of creation, and what is happening is a de-creation moment. God is removing the old world order and making the new world order more evident for the world to see! The final covenantal transition takes place and the new creation realities in Christ begin to shine bright! We are now living in that new creation light!

In Revelation 16 there is a great battle between two armies—the army of the 'kings from the sunrise' and the army summoned by 'frog demons'. The battle occurs at the Mountain of Assembly. It is primarily a spiritual warfare. An epic battle between those who belong to Christ and those who belong to Christ's enemies! A battle that ends with lightning, thunder, earthquakes, and one-hundred pound hailstones!

In chapter 16 of Revelation John sees a vision of the fulness of judgment coming upon old covenant Israel. Seven golden bowls are brought out of the heavenly sanctuary and “poured out” on different zones of old creation. These are the bowls filled to the brim with the shed blood of the martyrs, and in them the wrath of God is complete (15:1). The plagues of each bowl mirror the plagues of Egypt as Jerusalem itself had become spiritually Egypt (11:8). On top of this, the seven bowls correspond to the seven days of creation, and what is happening is a de-creation moment. God is removing the old world order and making the new world order more evident for the world to see! The final covenantal transition takes place and the new creation realities in Christ begin to shine bright! We are now living in that new creation light!

Join us for our Bible Study! We will be worshipping the LORD and digging into Proverbs 25-26. Proverbs like “If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink” (Proverbs 25:21), “Whoever has no rule over his own spirit is like a city broken down, without walls” (Proverbs 25:28), “As a dog returns to his own vomit, so a fool repeats his folly” (Proverbs 26:11), and “He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a dog by the ears” (Proverbs 26:17).

In Revelation 15 we see the martyrs standing on the crystal sea in heaven. But this time we are told the sea is "mingled with fire." The crystal blue sea has become a red sea. Dyed in the fiery witness of the blood of the martyrs! As they stand they "sing the song of Moses" and there are "plagues" that pour out from heaven to earth. It is another exodus from Egypt. God is always bringing His people out of Egypt and into His Promises! Our only duty is to stand in faith and sing praises to the Lamb! Join us as we worship the LORD!

In Revelation 14 we meet the 144,000 again. The people of God who were "sealed" by the Holy Spirit and who "follow the Lamb wherever He goes." These saints are victorious in an ironic way. They are victorious through martyrdom. Just like Jesus! Their martyrdom makes them the "firstfruits" harvest of the apostolic generation. Jesus comes with a "sickle" in hand and reaps this harvest to heaven. Their blood that is poured out will serve as the portion of blood that Babylon will drink in judgment at the end of the age. Their blood will be a seed that will set the tone for a massive growth of the church!

In Revelation 13:11 John writes, "I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon." This is the false prophet that appears three times later in the book of Revelation. He is a wolf in sheep's clothing. One who works lying signs and wonders and causes the people of the land to worship the seven-headed sea beast. What does this lamblike dragon signify? What is the mark of the beast on the right hand and forehead? How does it all apply to our lives today? Join us as we worship the LORD, fellowship together, and discern how to resist dragon-like beasts!

Join us for our Bible Study! We will be worshipping the LORD and digging into Proverbs 23-24! Proverbs like “Do not overwork to be rich; because of your own understanding, cease!" (Proverbs 23:4), “Do not let your heart envy sinners, but be zealous for the fear of the LORD all the day; for surely there is a hereafter, and your hope will not be cut off” (Proverbs 23:17-18), and “If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.” (Proverbs 24:10)