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Victory News – December 9, 2022
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Hi Friends, When I was a young child, I always had a list of things I wanted: the Sega Genesis game system with the NHL 94 video game, a new bike, a boom box, or the latest MC Hammer cassette. But these days my list looks a lot different. I no longer have items on that list because I am at a point in my life that I am blessed to be able to order it on Amazon…
Victory News – December 2, 2022
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Hi Friends, Let’s take a stroll down memory lane. What was on your Christmas list when you were in elementary school? High school? What does your Christmas list look like this year? My guess is that as your lists between grade school and high school were different, so your list this year is considerably different than it was in back then. But even though the lists are different, there is a connection – hope! Hope in Jesus is…
Victory News – November 25, 2022
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Hi Friends, I’ve never met someone proud of their prayer life. Even life-long, strong Christians struggle with prayer. Why is that? For one, we sometimes need help figuring out what to pray for. Even Jesus’ disciples asked him to teach them how to pray (See Luke 11:1-4). Another reason is we don’t believe our prayers will matter. We might think, “God is all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-loving. He will do what is best anyways. So why should I pray?” Or maybe…
Victory News – November 11, 2022
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Hi Friends, We all have said things we wish we could take back. But unfortunately, words are like toothpaste squeezed out of a tube; once they come out of your mouth, you can’t put them back in. In other words, we can’t take back what we have said. Our comments have already made their impact, and there is nothing we can do about it. That’s why we need to hear what God’s Word will say to us this…
Victory News – November 4, 2022
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Hi Friends, Picture in your mind an orange tree. Got it? What kind of fruit is an orange tree going to produce? Easy answer. Picture in your mind someone who loves and trusts in Jesus. Got it? How is that person going to act, think, and talk? Easy answer. Jesus says in Matthew 7:16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? This weekend we are continuing our series…
Victory News – October 28, 2022
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Hi Friends, “Don’t judge a book by its cover” is good advice. It’s unwise to judge a person by their outward appearance. Although someone might not look impressive on the outside, you might find that they have an important story to tell. It’s wise to withhold judgment until you have a chance to get to know the person. But what if, even after spending some time with them, you find out they still don’t have much to offer?…
Victory News – September 2, 2022
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Hi Friends, The people in the Old Testament used several different words for worship with various meanings. Included in these meanings are hands of praise, boast, celebrate, dance, make music, confession, thanksgiving for things not yet received, bow down, new song, and loud shout. This week Pastor Frosty is going to bring us a fantastic message based on a psalm of praise, Psalm 100. And he is going to lead us to see: “what is the best kind…
Victory News – August 26, 2022
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Hi Friends, One child gets in trouble and blames his sibling. Maybe it goes something like, “He hit me first.” Blaming someone else or excusing ourselves is a common character trait of sinful people. It started with Adam and Eve. Adam blamed Eve and God in one sentence. “It was the woman you gave me,” he said to God. And it is still the same today. Often our reaction to sin is to blame someone else or excuse…
Victory News – November 12, 2021
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Hi Friends, How could a loving God send people to hell? That is a challenging question in our current culture. To most people (even strong Christians), God’s final judgment seems too extreme. In fact, there are a number of people who have left the Christian faith because they no longer believe in what they call “eternal conscious torment” (ECT). But has the rejection of hell helped our society? Has it made us more loving and less judgmental? I…
Victory News – November 5, 2021
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Hi Friends, When you read through the Gospel accounts you see Jesus interacting and mixing with all kinds of people. Is there an account or type of account that stands out to you? Here are some of the accounts of faith that stand out to me: The woman who was healed after twelve years of bleeding (Matthew 9), Martha confessing that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God who is to come into the world (John 11),…
Victory News – May 28, 2021
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Hi Friends, The famous psychologist Victor Frankl used to say, “A person who has a WHY to live for can endure any HOW.” What he meant is that we are purpose-driven creatures. We need to believe that what we do matters or we will eventually give up. Do you always find meaning and purpose in the work that you do? Or do you sometimes find yourself wondering, Does what I do really matter? One way to find purpose…
Victory News – May 21, 2021
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Hi Friends, As a teenager was getting ready to leave for prom, his father and mother stopped and prayed with him. The father prayed that his Son would enjoy the evening, that the time spent with others would be a blessing to him and to them. As the limo pulled up, his father said, “Son, don’t forget whose son you are.” In our baptisms, God poured out his grace on us and adopted us into his family. We…
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