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Follow the Promises: 6 Cities of Refuge
OneTwo Church at South Padre Island
Fear has a way of making everything feel like it’s closing in. Shame tells you to hide. Religion tells you to perform. Joshua 20 tells a different story: God built refuge into the map, and He still does.
We walk through the Bible’s “Six Cities of Refuge” and why they existed in ancient Israel: a real place of protection, provision, and due process for someone whose life was suddenly at risk. Then we follow the thread into the New Testament where Hebrews uses the same language of fleeing for refuge and laying hold of hope. The point lands hard and clear: Jesus is not distant in trouble. He is accessible, present, and ready to receive you without demanding you clean yourself up first.
Along the way, we unpack how the cities mirror the gospel: they’re within reach, open to all, meant for staying not visiting, and only safe inside their walls which is a vivid picture of abiding in Christ. We also dig into the meaning behind each city name as a mini word study that builds assurance: holiness as a gift, a Shepherd who carries you, unbreakable union, a fortress you can hide in, being lifted to heavenly places, and being sealed and kept forever by the Holy Spirit. We close with the bigger hope of God’s final city where the gates never shut and fear has no place.
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