Posts from January 2022
Victory News – January 28, 2022
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Hi Friends, When I was a young boy, I always thought the Lord’s Supper was a strange practice. Why stop preaching, singing, and praying to eat a wafer and a thimbleful of wine? But over the years, the more I study the Scriptures and the more I walk with Jesus, the more I see the power in this seemingly foolish meal. The Lord’s Supper, or Holy Communion, is a meal that brings us together (which is the meaning…
Victory News – January 21, 2022
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Hi Friends, My family and I took a vote on who makes the best French fries. One family member incorrectly said, “Arby’s curly fries are the best.” Good answer, but wrong. Another misguided answer was Chick-fil-A. I voted for the one that is correct and has always been correct – at least to me: McDonalds. We all have preferences. The problem becomes when we try to make our preferences what everybody must do or agree with. Preferences are…
January 2022 Leadership Team Meeting Minutes
January 2021 Leadership Team Meeting Date/Time: January 10, 2022, 6:30pm Present: Pastor Bill, Pastor Ben, Jacob Guenther, Jim Vogel, Jason Seiberlich, Mike Shinners, Tim Orlowski, Ron Takacs, JoJo Moore Absent: Mike Shinners Devotion Pastor Bill shared an opening prayer to kick off the meeting. Victory Stories 230+ people reading the Year-Long Bible Plan on YouVersion between the two plans, and there is already a lot of engagement in the discussion part of the plan. We had a record-setting month in…
Victory News – January 14, 2022
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Hi Friends, Becoming a Christian and following Jesus is a cross-cultural experience. So many things in the Bible feel foreign, foolish, and even just plain wrong. The greatest conflict between culture and Christianity seems to be around the topic of marriage and sex. This is not a new problem. When Paul started new churches throughout the Roman Empire, he had to teach and explain why God designed sex to be experienced only in a marriage between one man…
Victory News – January 7, 2022
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Hi Friends, We live in a pluralistic and entitled culture. This kind of culture doesn’t see the wisdom in the word “no.” Instead of “no,” it is “everything goes.” And if we are not careful, this culture will be absorbed by the church and corrupt it. A New York city pastor tweeted, “If we do not make formation in Christ the priority, then we’re just going to keep on producing Christians that are indistinguishable in their character from…
December 2021 Leadership Team Meeting
December 2021 Leadership Team Meeting Date/Time: December 13, 2021, 6:30pm Present: Pastor Bill, Jacob Guenther, Jim Vogel, Jason Seiberlich, Mike Shinners, Tim Orlowski, Ron Takacs, Jojo Moore Absent: Pastor Ben Devotion Pastor Bill shared an opening prayer to kick off the meeting. Victory Stories We have an incredibly generous congregation. Offerings have been very strong! One of our members requested that his retirement gift was used to purchase gifts for the Toy Drive. Wow! Jingle Jam was a huge success!…