Mission City Church w/ Pastor Josh Hershey

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!

In John 16 Jesus describes the work of the Holy Spirit among the world and in the heart of believers! He declares, “When He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth... He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you" (John 16:14-15). Allow the Holy Spirit to have His way in YOU!

In John 15 Jesus declares, “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love." (John 15:9). What a mind-blowing statement 🤯. Jesus loves us the same way the Father loves Him! John 15 is packed with powerful and life-transforming truth just like this! Make sure to join us as we dive deep into the redemptive teaching of Jesus in John 15 and the beginning of John 16.

At the end of John 14 Jesus declares, "My peace I give to you... Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid" (John 14:27). Then in John 15 Jesus gives a beautiful illustration of how His disciples lives would be deeply dependent on His own life. He declared, "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing" (John 15:5). Join us as we unpack these very powerful truths! 

In John 14 Jesus shares many deep redemptive truths with His disciples in the Upper Room right before His arrest. What does it mean for Jesus to prepare a ‘room’ for us in the Father’s House? What does it mean to pray in His Name? What does it mean that when we see Jesus we see the Father? Join us and find out!

Join us as we worship the Lord, fellowship together, and continue our journey through the Gospel of John. In John 13 our Lord begins an extended period of personal time with His twelve apostles. And this time begins with an act that shocked them. He assumed the position of a Gentile slave, took off His outer garments, and began to wash their dirty feet! There are many powerful lessons in John 13, with the primary one being the importance of serving one another with love!

In John 12 Jesus comes to Judea as He begins His final week of ministry before His crucifixion. Two very important acts take place in this chapter. Jesus is anointed by Mary of Bethany and He rides into Jerusalem on a donkey fulfilling a prophecy from Zechariah. Both actions powerfully declare what kind of king Jesus would be! Join us as we begin the New Year looking to King Jesus! There are so many powerful lessons in John 12 for you and me!

Join us as we worship the Lord and seek to enter the New Year full of faith! No matter how you feel about your current situation in life the good news is that God's mercy is new every morning (Lam. 3:22-23). As we enter the New Year let's rededicate ourselves to the Lord and His purposes in our lives. Let us look to the examples of Samson and Joshua as people who put their faith in the Lord and saw mighty victory in their lives. God "is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us" (Eph. 3:20). 

One of the central truths of Christmas is John 3:16. "God SO LOVED the world that HE GAVE His one and only begotten Son..." The first Christmas was motivated by love. In fact, it is LOVE Itself that became incarnate in our world for God is Love! May this season in our life be filled to the full with the love of God and love for one another!

Join us as we worship the Lord, fellowship together, and continue our Christmas series! Followers of Christ are to be people who "admonish one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord" (Col. 3:16; cf. Eph. 5:19). Do you follow this instruction? Is your heart bubbling over with joy? If not, allow the Christmas Season to get you into this posture again. Look to the One True God made flesh for your salvation. Look to the Savior in the manger. Look to all the characters (Mary, John, Zechariah, the Heavenly Host) who sing and dance for joy, and enter their joy!