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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 – October 21, 2022
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Hi Friends, I cannot tell you how many times my parents told me, “Luck won’t get you anywhere, you have to persevere.” Back then I thought they meant high school, but that lesson has carried through the different seasons of my life. The definition of perseverance is “persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success”. Perseverance can be hard because it often takes time or patience and it is often uncomfortable mentally, physically, emotionally, or…
Victory News – October 14, 2022
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Hi Friends, The actor, Jim Carrey, said, “I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it’s not the answer.” Carrey rose to fame in the mid-1990s, becoming one of the top-paid comedians in the world. But after all his success, he saw that it wasn’t the answer to life’s burning questions and didn’t give him lasting peace and happiness. Maybe you are thinking, “Well, success and…
Victory News – October 7, 2022
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Hi Friends, Genesis 6:11-12 Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence. God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. Corruption typically happens because people are striving either for power, wealth, or comfort. For many power, wealth, or comfort is the “win” of life. But for Jesus the “win” came through giving up all of those things. He gave up everything. This weekend we are…
Victory News – October 15, 2021
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Hi Friends, This weekend we are finishing up our sermon series on the book of Nehemiah. So far this book has been a masterclass in how to carry out a God-sized vision. Under Nehemiah’s leadership, God’s people seem to do everything necessary to be a great success. But that’s why the last chapter of this book is such a surprise. After only a few years of completing their mission, they are backsliding into their old ways of apathy,…
Victory News – October 8, 2021
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Hi Friends, Have you ever missed a text message? Maybe it was because your notifications were turned off. Maybe it was because your phone was turned off. Or maybe it was because you were in one of the stores where cell service is next to impossible. Whatever the reason, you missed the text. I remember being in Pick-N-Save with a friend. We purchased everything on our list, only to find out once we got outside that his wife texted…
Victory News – October 25, 2019
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Dear Friends, Here are some mission statements you might recognize: “To inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time.” (Starbucks) “To organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” (Google) “To seek and save the lost.” (Jesus) What is your mission in life? What if your mission is way too small? This weekend, we are going to look at the big mission that Jesus has for…
Victory News – October 18, 2019
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Dear Friends, Louis Zamperini, American hero, knows something about forgiveness. He was an Olympic athlete who flew fighter planes in WWII. His plane was shot down, and he survived 47 days in the open sea. A Japanese ship picked him up and took him to a prisoner camp, where he faced hard labor and torture for two years. Zamperini endured all that physical pain, and yet he said, “The hardest thing in life is to forgive.” According to…
Victory News – October 11, 2019
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Dear Friends, It’s easy to judge others, even if we don’t intend to do so. One Sunday morning, a man in ragged clothes, looking rugged and walking slowly, made his way down the side of the highway near a church. Car after car passed by the man and pulled into the church parking lot. Some people in their cars talked about him as they passed by, and some pretended not to notice him. When the church service started…
Victory News – October 4, 2019
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Dear Friends, Have you ever heard anyone say, “Christians are just a bunch of hypocrites”? I know I have heard that. I’ve even thought it. We all have our stories of people who claimed to be upright, model Christians, and yet their lives were filled with envy, anger, and wickedness. In fact, maybe hypocrisy in the church is one reason that you don’t come to church as often as you used to. Well, instead of looking at what…
Victory News – September 27, 2019
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Dear Friends, From your perspective, what is the most scandalous thing in the news from this past week? What is the most jaw-dropping play from Thursday night’s Packers/Eagles game? What is the most outrageous teaching of Jesus? This weekend in our Start With Jesus series, I am going to share with you what many people think is the most scandalous, jaw-dropping, outrageous teaching of Jesus. I will give you a hint: sooner or later, you are going to…
Victory News – September 13, 2019
PASTOR’S MESSAGE Dear Friends, While on vacation this past summer, Jacky and I went to a fast food restaurant. We ordered our meals and we both opted for water. While I was paying the bill at the counter, Jacky went to the newer Coke Freestyle soda machine. The machine poured her water and she found our seats. I took my cup and went to the soda machine. When I saw a button for lemon water, thought, “Wow, that’s cool. I…