Mission City Church

Jesus accomplished so much on the cross that some things we may have forgotten or don't even realize. In this new series we hope to piece together different aspects of what Jesus did on the cross to help give us a more full picture of how meaningful it truly was. Sort of like a mosaic. One thing you probably hear most about the cross is that Jesus took our place. You may think that no one has...

Jesus accomplished so much on the cross that some things we may have forgotten or don't even realize. In this new series we hope to piece together different aspects of what Jesus did on the cross to help give us a more full picture of how meaningful it truly was. Sort of like a mosaic. One thing you probably hear most about the cross is that Jesus took our place. You may think that no one has...

Have you ever heard someone describe a moment they thought they heard from God? Have you ever wished that you had more of your own moments of hearing from God? In this two part conversation we are joined by Nick Swearingen of Lenexa Baptist Church to talk about what hearing from God sounds like and how you can experience it more in your own life. 

Is contentment in any circumstance truly possible? For Paul, the secret to contentment through beatings, imprisonment, and ridicule was a belief in Christ that always gave him strength. According to Paul, he could face having an abundance or nothing as long as he remembered that his strength was found in Christ. Three questions can help you determine if this is also true for you. Do you believe th...

Is contentment in any circumstance truly possible? For Paul, the secret to contentment through beatings, imprisonment, and ridicule was a belief in Christ that always gave him strength. According to Paul, he could face having an abundance or nothing as long as he remembered that his strength was found in Christ. Three questions can help you determine if this is also true for you. Do you believe th...

The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed. The kingdom of heaven is like leaven. What could Jesus possibly mean by comparing the kingdom of heaven to these small items? So often we look for the big ways in which God is working. We love to see huge numbers of baptisms and salvations. We love stories of traveling all over the world for mission trips. Jesus tells us though that the kingdom is some...

Help others, rejoice in the Lord, seek Christ when anxious, Paul continues in chapter 4 to build on his argument that Christ should be over everything in our lives. It can seem overwhelming to read Paul tell his readers to not be anxious about anything. Paul wasn't trying to give the Philippians a magic pill to remove all of their concerns though. Instead he wanted to encourage them with a formula...

Help others, rejoice in the Lord, seek Christ when anxious, Paul continues in chapter 4 to build on his argument that Christ should be over everything in our lives. It can seem overwhelming to read Paul tell his readers to not be anxious about anything. Paul wasn't trying to give the Philippians a magic pill to remove all of their concerns though. Instead he wanted to encourage them with a formula...

Who doesn't love a good feast? The food is ready, the decorations are out, and everyone's invited. The only problem is that one by one all of the guests start cancelling at the last minute. What are we going to do with all of this food? Jesus often uses very common circumstances to tell extraordinary stories. In the parable of the great banquet Jesus' listeners are right about one thing, it is a g...

Paul emphasizes a very simple but profound message in the second half of chapter three; forget the past and strain for the future. Paul wants to remind his audience that the sins of their past are to stay in the past. That means turning away from participating in them, but also from added shame or guilt for what they've done. Instead they should strain forward to the glory of Christ. There is a da...

Paul emphasizes a very simple but profound message in the second half of chapter three; forget the past and strain for the future. Paul wants to remind his audience that the sins of their past are to stay in the past. That means turning away from participating in them, but also from added shame or guilt for what they've done. Instead they should strain forward to the glory of Christ. There is a da...

Have you ever thought life would be easier if God would just remove all the bad stuff? We know He will one day, but why not now? Jesus tells a story in Matthew 13 about some weeds and wheat that are growing side by side but the owner of the field warns his servants not to pull up the weeds because they risk pulling up the wheat too. We spend far too much time trying to determine who is a wheat or...

Is following Jesus worth giving up everything? This is the question Paul invites the church in Philippi to consider in Philippians 3. Paul has achieved great levels of status inside of religious circles, but it all led to nothing in comparison to knowing Jesus. If we were honest with ourselves today, what would we say holds us back from knowing Jesus more? Do we fully believe Jesus is worth giving...

Is following Jesus worth giving up everything? This is the question Paul invites the church in Philippi to consider in Philippians 3. Paul has achieved great levels of status inside of religious circles, but it all led to nothing in comparison to knowing Jesus. If we were honest with ourselves today, what would we say holds us back from knowing Jesus more? Do we fully believe Jesus is worth giving...

Congratulations! You've just been given a lifetime of earnings from your boss. You have no instruction on what to do with it, only that he is going on a journey and will return. The money is yours to manage for him while he's gone. So what do you do? How does your opinion of your boss impact how hard you work while he's gone? The story of the talents in Matthew 25 leads us to a crisis of decision...

Sometimes the best way to teach a lesson is to use a physical example. Paul takes on this strategy by sending Timothy and Epaphroditus to the church in Philippi in order to show them a living example of what he's been trying to teach them in his letter. In Timothy we see someone who has a genuine care for others like no one else. In Epaphroditus we experience someone willing to go to the brink of...

Sometimes the best way to teach a lesson is to use a physical example. Paul takes on this strategy by sending Timothy and Epaphroditus to the church in Philippi in order to show them a living example of what he's been trying to teach them in his letter. In Timothy we see someone who has a genuine care for others like no one else. In Epaphroditus we experience someone willing to go to the brink of...

Most of us recognize that when we damage something of someone else's, we should do something to make up for it. If I break something of yours, I should buy you a new one! But what if it was more significant than that? Do we recognize the spiritual implications of wronging our neighbor? The guilt offering requires not only repayment, but one fifth more and an offering to God for your guilt. It's a...

If my salvation isn't based on works, what does it mean to work out my salvation? The language Paul uses in Philippians challenges us to take responsibility for our spiritual growth journey. God ultimately works in us but we have to open ourselves up to Him. Once we do that, we can also accept the responsibility of helping others on their journey. In all of this God is at work for His good pleasur...

If my salvation isn't based on works, what does it mean to work out my salvation? The language Paul uses in Philippians challenges us to take responsibility for our spiritual growth journey. God ultimately works in us but we have to open ourselves up to Him. Once we do that, we can also accept the responsibility of helping others on their journey. In all of this God is at work for His good pleasur...

Should unintentional sins even count? Often in our current context we tend to give passes for bad things that happen if the person who did them didn't mean to. However, this was not the case in ancient Israel. The point God wants to make to His people by asking for a sin or purification offering is that He takes their error or uncleanness seriously. His people were to be set apart to be images to...

Who is in charge of your life? This is the heart of Paul's teaching in the beginning of Philippians 2. Paul is challenging his readers to take on a Christ like humility. This humility looks like not acting out of selfish ambition, counting others more valuable than yourself, and looking to serve instead of being served. Jesus exemplified this in that although He was God, He did not try to grasp po...

Who is in charge of your life? This is the heart of Paul's teaching in the beginning of Philippians 2. Paul is challenging his readers to take on a Christ like humility. This humility looks like not acting out of selfish ambition, counting others more valuable than yourself, and looking to serve instead of being served. Jesus exemplified this in that although He was God, He did not try to grasp po...

The biggest party in history, robot surgery, and goat demons. In this episode we get into all of it while discussing the peace offering in chapter 3 of Leviticus. From the time Adam and Eve were exiled from the garden, humans have experienced a lack of peace between themselves and God as well as with each other. Through the Peace Offering God attempts to set up a ceremony to fix that. Ultimately o...

So much about communication is more than just the words said. In the book Reclaiming Conversation, Sherry Turkle lays out the science behind the effects that trading face to face conversation for words on a screen is having on our society. At Mission City we have a value of dialoguing well. We have this value because we think it's a way to love our neighbor well. In this episode we break down each...