Mission City Church

The call to live a life worthy of the gospel can feel overwhelming. After all, isn't part of the gospel that we aren't worthy? How could we possibly measure up to the sacrifice of Jesus? According to Paul, it means living life as a citizen of the gospel. Believe the same gospel, see the world with love, humility, and generosity and strive to share the good news of Jesus without fear. It's not an e...

The call to live a life worthy of the gospel can feel overwhelming. After all, isn't part of the gospel that we aren't worthy? How could we possibly measure up to the sacrifice of Jesus? According to Paul, it means living life as a citizen of the gospel. Believe the same gospel, see the world with love, humility, and generosity and strive to share the good news of Jesus without fear. It's not an e...

In the garden Adam and Eve failed to trust that what God had provided for them was best. Through the gift or grain offering outlined in Leviticus chapter two, God offers a new solution for His people to put their trust in him. Either through giving the first fruits of their harvest or in times of abundance, this offering was an opportunity to give thanks for what God had provided as well as a hope...

Through imprisonment, abuse, trials, and more Paul's conclusion is this: to live is Christ, to die is gain. For Paul even his imprisonment is an opportunity to share the gospel with his captors and encourage the fellow believers to share the good news all the more boldly. He does acknowledge that not everyone who shares the good news about Jesus has good intentions,  but anywhere Christ is pr...

Through imprisonment, abuse, trials, and more Paul's conclusion is this: to live is Christ, to die is gain. For Paul even his imprisonment is an opportunity to share the gospel with his captors and encourage the fellow believers to share the good news all the more boldly. He does acknowledge that not everyone who shares the good news about Jesus has good intentions,  but anywhere Christ is pr...

When the first humans sinned against God in the garden of Eden it created a lot of problems. Death, relational conflict, separation from God and so much more needed a new solution. Throughout the rest of the Old Testament God will provide new solutions or re-solutions for these problems. One of these re-solutions is the system of offerings described in Leviticus 1-7. The first offering is called t...

Paul uses strong language to open his letter to the church in Philippi referring to them as servants, telling them that Jesus is still at work among them, and encouraging them to let their love for God and one another abound. This love leads to good discernment and the fruit of righteousness through Jesus Christ. As we kick of 2023, we pray to be a people who's love abounds for one another and lea...

Paul uses strong language to open his letter to the church in Philippi referring to them as servants, telling them that Jesus is still at work among them, and encouraging them to let their love for God and one another abound. This love leads to good discernment and the fruit of righteousness through Jesus Christ. As we kick of 2023, we pray to be a people who's love abounds for one another and lea...

Happy New Year! We have many hopes and prayers to share with you about the 2023 year. We also want to remind you that this is a great time to have an honest evaluation of your relationship with God. What can you start doing, stop doing, or keep doing to grow in your faith? 

Merry Christmas from Mission City Church! We hope and pray you are finding the hope, peace, joy, and love of Jesus in this Christmas season. 

During the Christmas season we celebrate what Jesus' birth means for us. During his time on earth, Jesus commanded his followers to love God and to love others. He demonstrated this regularly by showing love and compassion for everyone he met, including the most hurting and marginalized in society. If we are to call ourselves followers of Jesus, we need to do as he did and show love and compassion...

What is true love? Many love stories have been written about the meaning of true love, but none may compare to the story of Hosea's pursuit of Gomer in Hosea 1-3. This isn't just any love story though. This is love story of the God of the universe and His people. A story of a love that goes beyond good feelings and attraction. A story that is marked by a choice to love and pursue unconditionally....

During the lead up to Christmas lights will be going up on houses throughout the months of November and December. This is a wonderful picture of the light of God spreading from person to person. First one house has lights, then another and another. As we continue our series in John 1, we see that God is light and that He overcomes darkness. Not just physical darkness but spiritual darkness and wic...

During the lead up to Christmas lights will be going up on houses throughout the months of November and December. This is a wonderful picture of the light of God spreading from person to person. First one house has lights, then another and another. As we continue our series in John 1, we see that God is light and that He overcomes darkness. Not just physical darkness but spiritual darkness and wic...

The Advent season is a great reminder that God wants us to have joy. The angel that appeared to the shepherds when Jesus was born told them that they brought good news of great joy. Jesus told the disciples that his joy would be in them and their joy would be made full. Long before Jesus came though God was setting up rhythms of celebration and rejoicing among his people. We hope that by observing...

The most important part of the Christmas season is the acknowledgement that God has come in human form. The first few verses of 1 John make this abundantly clear. Jesus was heard, seen, and touched by his followers. Verse two goes on to say that they saw true life in him and that they felt compelled to proclaim the opportunity to experience the fullness of life. This proclamation led to an amazing...

The most important part of the Christmas season is the acknowledgement that God has come in human form. The first few verses of 1 John make this abundantly clear. Jesus was heard, seen, and touched by his followers. Verse two goes on to say that they saw true life in him and that they felt compelled to proclaim the opportunity to experience the fullness of life. This proclamation led to an amazing...

Peace can be a tricky thing. Often times in church settings it can feel like because of our beliefs we are supposed to have peace constantly, but we know that doesn't line up with the human experience. Jesus said, "peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you." The arrival of Jesus brought with it a completely new opportunity for us to find peace. A different kind of peace is found in Jesus. It...

Happy Thanksgiving! Sarah Ikerd joins the podcast to play some Thanksgiving Jeopardy and talk about hope. Our 7 scripture verses about hope are: Psalm 31:24:  “Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.” Isaiah 40:31:  “but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength” Ephesians 1:18:  “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened  in order that yo...

Up to this point in Abraham's story we have seen him time and time again try to provide for himself in difficult times. Whether it be going to Egypt, offering his wife to pharaoh, having a child with Hagar, or many other examples, Abraham has a pattern of abandoning God's provision for his own efforts when times get tough. So why would he fully obey the most difficult test God could have given him...

Up to this point in Abraham's story we have seen him time and time again try to provide for himself in difficult times. Whether it be going to Egypt, offering his wife to pharaoh, having a child with Hagar, or many other examples, Abraham has a pattern of abandoning God's provision for his own efforts when times get tough. So why would he fully obey the most difficult test God could have given him...

From the early church onward, followers of Jesus have accepted symbolic meanings behind certain things such as the bread and wine for communion or submersion in baptism. Could God also use things in our day to day life to speak to us symbolically? Revelation 13 has a lot to say about two beasts that demand complete allegiance and sound terrifying. What kind of symbolism might these two beasts repr...

On one hand, the story of Hagar and Ishmael is a tragic tale of human disobedience and lack of trust in God. On the other hand, it's also a story of God's faithfulness and compassion towards humanity. In Genesis 21, after the birth of Isaac, Sarah asks Abraham to force Hagar and Ishmael to leave. This causes suffering for Hagar and Ishmael who were forced in the first place to go through with Abra...

On one hand, the story of Hagar and Ishmael is a tragic tale of human disobedience and lack of trust in God. On the other hand, it's also a story of God's faithfulness and compassion towards humanity. In Genesis 21, after the birth of Isaac, Sarah asks Abraham to force Hagar and Ishmael to leave. This causes suffering for Hagar and Ishmael who were forced in the first place to go through with Abra...

In revelation ch. 7 John hears about a great army of Israelites that will be sealed from the tribulation, but when he opens his eyes he sees a vast multitude from every tribe and nation waving palm branches of peace and worshipping God. Similarly, in ch. 5 John hears of a conquering lion from the seed of David who will conquer his enemies and open the scroll, but when he looks he sees a bloody lam...