Mission City Church w/ Pastor Josh Hershey

GOOD FRIDAY

Join us for our special Good Friday service. “Scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:7-8).

MAUNDY THURSDAY

Join us for our Maundy Thursday service! Jesus is a Servant King! He is "the same yesterday, today, and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). His new commandment to love one another even as He has loved us, that He gave on this special night, is the primary marching order for the Christian!

THE GOSPEL OF JOHN - 'It Is Finished!'

In the second half of John 19 Christ is the King on the cross. He is willingly there as the Passover Lamb. He is there to fulfill all prophecy and bring about redemption. One of His most famous statements from the cross is only found here in John: "It is finished!" Join us as we unpack this powerful declaration and glory in the finished work of our Lord!

THE GOSPEL OF JOHN (PART 38) — ‘MY KINGDOM IS NOT OF THIS WORLD’

After being bound, spat upon, and beaten by the religious council members Jesus was delivered to the highest political authority in the land—Pontius Pilate. John gives much special insight into this story that the other Gospels do not. He speaks at length of Jesus's private discourse with Pilate. Having being accused of being a seditious king, Pilate asks Jesus directly about this claim. And how does Jesus let Pilate know He is not a 'fleshly threat' to the political kingdom of Rome? He says, "My kingdom is not of this world" (John 19:36). Join us as we unpack this powerful truth as well as many other powerful truths from Jesus's confrontation with Pilate.

THE GOSPEL OF JOHN (PART 38) — ‘MY KINGDOM IS NOT OF THIS WORLD’

After being bound, spat upon, and beaten by the religious council members Jesus was delivered to the highest political authority in the land—Pontius Pilate. John gives much special insight into this story that the other Gospels do not. He speaks at length of Jesus's private discourse with Pilate. Having being accused of being a seditious king, Pilate asks Jesus directly about this claim. And how does Jesus let Pilate know He is not a 'fleshly threat' to the political kingdom of Rome? He says, "My kingdom is not of this world" (John 19:36). Join us as we unpack this powerful truth as well as many other powerful truths from Jesus's confrontation with Pilate.

THE GOSPEL OF JOHN (PART 37) - THE THREE DENIALS OF SIMON PETER

After Jesus is arrested in the garden He is "led" before the high priest Annas. While being abused that night by the religious leaders, "Simon Peter" was near by wanting to see what would happen to Jesus.  As the night grew darker and colder, so did Peter's allegiance to Jesus. He again began to act like the old man, Simeon. But though he had a massive failure, Jesus was there to pick him up and restore him! Just like God did for Simeon and his descendants! Join us as we learn many important lessons from this powerful story in the Gospels!

Was the Mosaic Law Holy, Just, & Good?

We received many questions about how God is presented in the Old Testament verses the New Testament. We will be dividing these questions into three separate theology nights. Tonight we will be looking at the Mosaic Law as a whole. In what way can we say the law is "holy, just, and good" (Romans 7:12)? What about the laws that are challenging, and that many skeptics claim are not good? Join us for a deep dive into the first five books of Moses as we see just how holy, just, and good the law is, and tackle the skeptics questions head on! Come with your own question too.

THE GOSPEL OF JOHN - 'The Garden & The Arrest'

When John describes the "Garden of Gethsemane" he does so from a vantage point that is very different from the other three Gospels. He shows us how Jesus is the Victorious King fully in charge of what is going on. He is the only Gospel writer to speak of the Brook Kidron, to speak of a garden, to speak of the detachment of troops falling to the ground at the word of Jesus, and He is the only Gospel writer to name Peter as the one who cut off Malchus' ear. The lessons we learn from John 18 are very deep and constantly relevant. Jesus intentionally went to the garden and willingly gave Himself over the arresting party.

THE GOSPEL OF JOHN (PART 35) — ‘JESUS’ HIGH PRIESTLY PRAYER’

In John 17 Jesus's final act before He is betrayed in the Garden of Gethsemane is to publicly pray. This is a deeply heartfelt prayer that Jesus offers the Father on behalf of you and me! He prays that we would be unified, kept from evil, and filled with His love and life! A truly remarkable prayer that we all can benefit greatly from!

ASH WEDNESDAY - ‘FROM DUST TO GLORY’

Join us for our third annual Ash Wednesday. A day when we remember that we are made of dust but we are also destined for glory! A day that marks a season where we seek to even more intentionally 'put off the old man' and 'put on the new man' as we journey toward Resurrection Sunday (Eph. 4:22). Twelve times in Scripture we learn about 'forty day periods' where some great transformational or victorious event takes place. Join us as we learn about these events, consider what sort of disciplines we might want to engage in over the next forty days, and participate in 'ash ceremony' where we are reminded of our mortality and the necessity of depending on Christ within!