Mission City Church

This week Mission City Church met for the first time at the Merriam Community Center. We took a brief break from our Abraham series to discuss the next season in the life of our church. Using the story of the Israelites in Joshua 3, we looked at how we can participate in the mission of God as a church. Our desire is not to watch from the sidelines, but to actively participate. We also want to...

This week Mission City Church met for the first time at the Merriam Community Center. We took a brief break from our Abraham series to discuss the next season in the life of our church. Using the story of the Israelites in Joshua 3, we looked at how we can participate in the mission of God as a church. Our desire is not to watch from the sidelines, but to actively participate. We also want to...

The breaking of seals, sounding of trumpets, and pouring of bowls in the book of Revelation describe some terrifying events. The world is described as going dark, losing one third of it's population, water turning to blood, and many other overwhelming events. Each of the three sevens ends in the same way, the kingdom of heaven collides with earth and God's victory begins. As a church that received...

In our secular culture it is easy to become overly focused on what applies directly to us and what we can explain. However, our christian faith calls us to see what's beyond ourselves and physical explanation. In Genesis 18, Abraham is visited by three men which he immediately recognizes are God with him. Not only does Abraham see more than just their physical appearance but when one man tells him...

In our secular culture it is easy to become overly focused on what applies directly to us and what we can explain. However, our christian faith calls us to see what's beyond ourselves and physical explanation. In Genesis 18, Abraham is visited by three men which he immediately recognizes are God with him. Not only does Abraham see more than just their physical appearance but when one man tells him...

The pressure of life and decision making can feel overwhelming. Sometime we even find ourselves begging God for answers and seemingly not having any. In Revelation chapter five we see a picture of a slain lamb who is the only creature able to open a very important scroll. What can this teach us about how God reveals things to us? Jesus said that in him we would find the fulness of life. Jesus is a...

God promised Abram that he would make a great nation of him and bless him. As time went on without children, Abram began to doubt these promises would come true. In Genesis 15 we see God double down on these promises to Abram. Not only does God reiterate that He will make them come true, but he shows Abram reminders of why He is trustworthy. God is not only worthy of our trust because He says so,...

God promised Abram that he would make a great nation of him and bless him. As time went on without children, Abram began to doubt these promises would come true. In Genesis 15 we see God double down on these promises to Abram. Not only does God reiterate that He will make them come true, but he shows Abram reminders of why He is trustworthy. God is not only worthy of our trust because He says so,...

We often think the book of Revelation is just about the end of the world. But, before any vision of future events occurs, John is first given a list of encouragements and warnings for each of the churches that he is writing to. These warnings include returning to their first love, removing false teaching, idolatry, and more. Why would a book about future events start with issues that are happening...

Throughout the Bible we are introduced to characters who give us a picture of who Jesus is. In Genesis 14 Abram encounters a man named Melchizedek who is not only the king of Salem, but also a high priest. This man blesses Abram in the name of God and even offers him bread and wine. Not only did Jesus also offer bread and wine to his disciples as symbols of his body and blood being sacrifice for t...

Throughout the Bible we are introduced to characters who give us a picture of who Jesus is. In Genesis 14 Abram encounters a man named Melchizedek who is not only the king of Salem, but also a high priest. This man blesses Abram in the name of God and even offers him bread and wine. Not only did Jesus also offer bread and wine to his disciples as symbols of his body and blood being sacrifice for t...

The book of Revelation can be incredibly intimidating to try to understand. The dragon, falling stars, and beasts all make it sound more like a fantasy story than something from the Bible. The truth is though that God gave this revelation to John for a reason. Not only that, but so often we as followers of Jesus are searching for a revelation of our own from God. Is it possible we can not only lea...

What does it mean to be called by God? It's a common theme in Christian circles to talk about our "calling" but what if you don't know what yours is? In Genesis 12, Abram receives arguably the greatest calling from God ever. He is told that God will make of him a great nation and in him all the families of the earth would be blessed. Often, this is the kind of calling we are looking for. We want a...

What does it mean to be called by God? It's a common theme in Christian circles to talk about our "calling" but what if you don't know what yours is? In Genesis 12, Abram receives arguably the greatest calling from God ever. He is told that God will make of him a great nation and in him all the families of the earth would be blessed. Often, this is the kind of calling we are looking for. We want a...

Jesus said that the two most important commandments were to love God and love people. So why aren't christians everyone's favorite people? Have you ever stopped to think about how your actions reflect upon God? The most important thing we can remember is this, the difference between a christian and a non christian is christ. Our actions certainly reflect on Jesus, but if God didn't accept people w...

We believe God has big things in store for Mission City Church over the next year. Some of those things include our upcoming move to the Merriam Community Center on Nov. 6th, relearning how to have community in groups in order to impact our neighborhoods, and seeking out how God wants to use us inside of our local church context to make it the best church possible. How is God leading you to be a p...

We believe God has big things in store for Mission City Church over the next year. Some of those things include our upcoming move to the Merriam Community Center on Nov. 6th, relearning how to have community in groups in order to impact our neighborhoods, and seeking out how God wants to use us inside of our local church context to make it the best church possible. How is God leading you to be a p...

Throughout human history men and women have been searching to find the ultimate meaning of life. For many religious people that meaning involved some sort of after life or ultimate destination. One common statement from the Christian faith is that Jesus is the only way to God or their ultimate destination. Have you ever wondered if this is true? How can so many other religions and traditions belie...

One of our key values at Mission City Church is to make disciples. Special guest Nate Miller shares his perspective from spending time as a missionary in the amazon on how important disciple making truly is. Nate and his wife Roxanna felt led since they were in high school to give their lives as missionaries to the people of Brazil and they have an amazing story to tell. The bottom line from Nate...

One of our key values at Mission City Church is to make disciples. Special guest Nate Miller shares his perspective from spending time as a missionary in the amazon on how important disciple making truly is. Nate and his wife Roxanna felt led since they were in high school to give their lives as missionaries to the people of Brazil and they have an amazing story to tell. The bottom line from Nate...

Our vision at Mission City Church is to be a community that makes Jesus known. We take this idea from the first two verses of 2 Corinthians  2. In order to accomplish that vision we hold tightly to five key values. These values are, Be Hospitable (Romans 12:13), Dialogue Well (James 1:19), Proclaim Jesus (Romans 10:14-17), Live Whole (1 Peter 1:13-15), and Multiply Disciples (Matthew 28:18-20...

As we wrap up our Community sermon series, we want to reiterate three things. These are, it is not good for us to be alone, God's family is meant to be a blessing, and the sacrifice of Jesus made a way to reconcile our relationship with God and others. With that in mind, we wrap up this series with some final thoughts about how we want to have community at Mission City. We will focus on building d...

As Paul was writing his letter to the church in Ephesus, civil unrest was a common part of life. Roman occupation had challenged the jewish way of life and resources. The city was ethnically, spiritually, and economically, diverse. In spite of all these differences, Paul makes it clear that the death of Jesus was for all to experience an opportunity to enter into the family of God. Not only was th...

Possibly the best episode we have ever done. WE'RE A YEAR OLD!

God's first family in the garden chose to attempt to claim a blessing for themselves instead of receiving the blessing he had prepared for them. In Genesis 12, God makes a new attempt with a new family to bless them and through them bless the world. As part of the current family of God what does this mean for us? God wants each of us to be a blessing as well and inside our church family is a great...