Mission City Church w/ Pastor Josh Hershey

Jesus said, "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!" (Matthew 7:11) The Father wants us to live from His goodness, His Spirit, His grace, His life, His provision, and His love! We are co-heirs with Jesus Christ and need to learn to live as beloved children of our Father in Heaven!

Speaking of Satan, Paul writes, "we are not ignorant of his schemes" (2 Cor. 2:11). Join us as we learn what Scripture says are the primary ways the devil seeks to steal, kill, and destroy. We will discern what his 'fiery arrows' and 'roars' look like. And how we can 'resist' him, put on the 'full armor of God', and have victory over his schemes in our lives. As Holy Spirit empowered people we are...

When Jesus sent the Holy Spirit on Pentecost He empowered His church for mission. Our main mission is that we are called to be witnesses for Jesus. Witnesses not simply to those around us, but "to all the world" (Matt 28; Acts 1). The church is called to see every nation and people group as ripe for harvest because of Christ's work on the cross! Join us as we learn about the holy “tongues of fire”...

When Jesus sent the Holy Spirit on Pentecost He empowered His church for mission. Our main mission is that we are called to be witnesses for Jesus. Join us as we look at three stories in the Gospels that have to do with bringing others to Jesus. How can you and I be more proactive to bring others to see Jesus and be healed by Him inwardly and outwardly? How can we be vessels of the Spirit to gathe...

Having a 'personal relationship' with Jesus Christ rather than just engaging in religious ritual is very important. The Gospel of John reminds us of this truth over and over again. Whether it is through Jesus's very personal encounters with various individuals, or His own teaching, Jesus stresses that He wants us to know Him and the Father intimately at the level of the heart.

One subject that regularly gets brought up from skeptics, seekers and Christians alike is the subject of slavery. Does the Bible endorse slavery? What is the context of the many Old and New Testament passages that speak of slavery? How do the Biblical slavery laws compare with the slavery laws that were enforced in the nations around Israel? How does the overarching narrative of the Bible speak to...

John concludes his great Gospel with a beautiful story of Jesus by the Sea recommissioning Peter, and giving a prophetic glimpse of the destinies of both Peter and John. In this story we see Jesus emphasize the importance of love for Him as the baseline for all ministry, the truth that Jesus knows all things (including our thoughts and intentions), and that Jesus has a unique purpose for each of H...

In John 20 we have arrived at the grand finale! After Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene in the Garden, He appears twice to His apostles and some other followers in the Upper Room! These appearances by Jesus are so powerful! Not only does He impart His own resurrection life to His followers, but He also imparts heavenly peace! Peace that is assured because of His nailed pierced hands and wound pierce...

In John 20 we have arrived at the grand finale! The women disciples of Jesus come to His tomb on Sunday and see it is empty! Then the men follow! Come and learn about what Mary Magdalene, John and Peter all saw! As usual, there is much symbolism in John's account of the resurrection. The garden, the angels, Mary, all signify powerful truths concerning the resurrection of our Lord!

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).

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!

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!

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 d...

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 d...

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 r...

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...

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 Gospe...

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!

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 victor...

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!