Victory Free Will Baptist Church

During the Great Tribulation period, there will be those that worship the beast versus those that trust in Jesus Christ for salvation. One of the descriptions that Revelation chapter 14 says about those saints was that they were patient. They never bowed down to the devil, even though it would mean losing their own life. We can learn today that our faith requires patience too, as the Lord's timing doesn't often match our own time table. Grab your Bible and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Revelation chapter 14 gives a message from three different angels during the Great Tribulation period: the everlasting Gospel, the fall of commerce, and the bloody judgment of all that have rejected Jesus Christ. Grab your Bible and follow along with Pastor Mike as we dig into a prophetic portion of the Bible.

One of the requirements of believing in God, pleasing God, and coming to God is we "must believe that he is," which is God's character. Follow along with Pastor Mike as he goes across the Bible to see the attributes of God, so that we can really know who He is!

The prophet Hosea's desire was for the nation to come back to the Lord and repent of their backsliding. He knew that God would respond by showing them mercy, if they truly repented. The same Lord Jesus Christ is calling all to come to Him and find mercy today!

The Declaration of Independence mentions liberty as a God-given right. Grab your Bible and follow along with Pastor Mike as he gives multiple examples of liberty throughout the Word of God. The initial liberty comes from a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and it is something that a Christian must stand in each day.

In several instances in the Old Testament, the Lord told his people that they despised the law of the Lord and the Word of the Lord. In each instance, since they refused to repent, the judgment of the Lord fell. We need to have a love for God's Word and seek to live our life according to the Bible.

After the Lord gave King Amaziah a victory, he began to be prideful and it led to his destruction. God sent a prophet to warn him and he refused to repent, so the Lord hardened his heart. Pride is dangerous and when it appears in our heart, we need to repent and humble ourselves before it is too late. Grab your Bible, turn 2 Chronicles 25, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Jesus tells a parable to the Jewish leaders about themselves. He foretells what will happen if they reject the only son of the lord of the vineyard. They understand the gravity of the parable, but they refuse to repent, which will be their end. Grab your Bible, turn to Luke 20, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Many claim that the Bible doesn't talk about giving in the New Testament, but there are several passages, including Ananias and Sapphira. They wanted the praise of men for giving a huge gift to the church, but it was all a lie. The Lord does not permit us to live a hypocritical life. Grab your Bible, turn to Acts 5, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

The Bible describes that a Christian that is saved by Jesus Christ not only has their sins forgiven but they become the sons of God. All of the benefits of being a child of God and an eternal inheritance belong to us. We also have the responsibility of living for our new Father. Grab your Bible, turn to Romans 8, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

An Old Testament story shows us the danger of getting the words from God secondhand. An old prophet lied to a man of God saying he had received a word from an angel, which led to his death. We need to get into the Bible ourselves, read it, study it, and live it. Grab your Bible, turn to 1 Kings 13, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

We see King Solomon refusing to obey God's command that the kings of Israel should not marry wives of the heathen nations surrounding them. That choice led to him ultimately serving the idols and false gods of those nations and living a life that was vanity. Grab your Bible, turn to 1 Kings 3, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Paul and Silas are praising God for being sent to prison for the Lord and an earthquake hits to free them. Instead of running away, they witness the Gospel to the jailer and lead him and his family to the Lord. An example of how God can use our trials to bring people to Jesus Christ. Grab your Bible, turn to Acts 16, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

The book of Proverbs describes a type of fool called the "simple" ten times. Taking these verses across the book, it paints a picture of people that lack biblical wisdom and discernment and fall for the lies of this world. There is a danger to those living the life of the simple, but there is also a way out described in the book too. Grab your Bible, turn to the book of Proverbs, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

King David fought the Philistines and the Lord brought the victory. Later, the Philistines came to the exact same spot and instead of assuming God's will or trusting in his own strength, David prayed to the Lord again. Grab your Bible, turn to 2 Samuel 5, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

The Bible dedicates an entire psalm to dealing with judges who are corrupt. They are to be defending the powerless and poor, yet are taking bribes and showing favoritism. The Bible says the results shake the entire society and make life worse for all, but they will stand in judgment before Jesus Christ. Grab your Bible, turn to Psalm 82, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

After Peter healed the lame man that begged at the Beautiful Gate, a huge crowd appeared at the temple. How would Peter respond? Take the credit and build a big ministry in his name like so many have done or give Jesus Christ the credit? Grab your Bible, turn to Acts 3, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Hebrews chapter 5 gives a contrast between the earthly priests of the Old Testament and Jesus Christ. The priest had to offer a sacrifice for his own sins, but Jesus was sinless and he became the sacrifice to pay for the sins of the world. Grab your Bible and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Psalm 80 is a psalm of Asaph where he admits that the children of Israel have a problem and asks the Lord to turn us again. He includes himself in the problem and it is an example of repentance. Instead of asking God to fix our situation, many times we need to ask the Lord to turn us again! Grab your Bible and follow along with Pastor Mike.

The last chapter in Acts details Paul's trip to Rome and his house arrest. He had already been in prison for two years in Caesarea, but he refused to quit spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which is what got him in trouble with the Jews in the first place. Grab your Bible, turn to Acts 28, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

David's final psalm deals with his promise to praise the Lord. David tells us that the Lord's character is good, great, righteous, and faithful, which are all worthy of our praise. On top of His character, we can praise God for what he has done. Grab your Bible, turn to Psalm 145, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Psalm 64 is David's prayer to God because his enemies were meeting in secret to conspire against him and were spreading lies. You can see his attitude from the beginning to the end of the psalm, which is a lesson for all of us in how to react to our enemies. Grab your Bible and follow along with Pastor Mike.

King David near the end of his life gives instructions for the how they should live after his death. He tells the nation to keep and seek the Lord. Then, he tells the next king Solomon to serve God with a perfect heart and a willing mind. Grab your Bible, turn to 1 Chronicles 28, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Pastor Mike teaching the adult Sunday School class that covers 2 Corinthians 4:1-5:8.

The book of Romans can be a tricky book to understand. Whenever you encounter a difficult passage, the Bible can always be used to explain itself. Pastor Mike uses the story of Jacob wrestling with God in Genesis 32 to explain Romans 5:1. So many people are wrestling with God spiritually and need to try to stop getting God to submit, but submit themselves to Jesus Christ.

The Bible talks about the faith of Moses' parents to keep him alive when he was born in both the Old and New Testaments. So many in our world today see little value in the life of babies, but God can do great things in every life that trusts in Him. Grab your Bible, turn to Exodus 2, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Romans 4 shows us that Abraham believed God's promise for a great nation to come from his seed and he was fully persuaded of that promised. However, when reading the Genesis account, Abraham and Sarah both laughed and at times doubted. Romans 4 and Hebrews 11 shows us what God sees when we trust him by faith. Grab your Bible and follow along with Pastor Mike.

There are many that believe you can be saved by good works and some believe that the Old Testament saints were saved by keeping the Law. The Bible shows how the Old Testament saints were saved, which was by faith. Grab your Bible, turn to Romans 4, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

There are several times in the Old Testament where the Lord promises to bless Israel when they were obedient and to curse Israel when they turned to other gods. Deuteronomy 28 is one of those chapters dedicated to blessing or cursing. The curses included multiple instances of mental anguish and despair. Grab your Bible and follow along with Pastor Mike.

David is fleeing from King Saul who sent messengers to surround his house and kill him the next morning. Psalm 59 tells us David's prayer and mind during that trial and he goes from despair to praise. Grab your Bible, turn to 1 Samuel 19, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Jesus was invited to a meal of the house of a chief Pharisee and they had also invited a man that was sick with dropsy. They were seeing if Jesus would break their man-made Sabbath rule and heal the man. Grab your Bible, turn to Luke 14, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

The Bible gives practical information on how a Christian needs to live their life in Jesus Christ. Colossians 3 teaches us to put off the things that belong to our old life and to put on the new man. Grab your Bible and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Different groups have created rules for either Saturday or Sundays and tied it back to the commandment against working on the Sabbath day. Grab your Bible and follow along with Pastor Mike as he digs into the Bible verses that deal with the subject in both the Old and New Testaments.

A man named Micah decided to create his own religion and hired his own priest. That religion couldn't save him or protect him and left him empty in the end. This is an Old Testament picture of what man-made religion does, it is powerless and empty. Instead, we need Jesus Christ and the truth from His Word. Grab your Bible, turn to Judges 17, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Every single person will stand before Jesus Christ in judgment after this life. For the Christians, 2 Corinthians 5:10 tells us that we will all give an account of our service to the Lord, since he saved our souls. Grab your Bible, turn to 2 Corinthians, and follow along with Pastor Mike as he preaches to the Capital City Conference.

Jesus Christ invited many to leave their old life and start a new life with just two words, "Follow me". Christianity from salvation to living righteously can be summed up in those same two words, following Jesus, His Will and His Word. Grab your Bible, turn to Matthew 4, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

The early church was faced with division and strife, but we see seven men chosen to serve the widows and restore unity. The qualifications were holiness and filled with the Holy Spirit, which is needed for anyone to serve the Lord. Grab your Bible, turn to Acts 6, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Jesus used an Old Testament prophecy of himself to test the spiritual knowledge of the Pharisees. The prophecy showed that the Christ would be both from the line of David and would be God. Grab your Bible, turn to Psalm 110, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

The Bible promises that the Lord will drive out the enemies of the Promised Land, but later we see that not all of the enemies are completely removed. The problem wasn't with the Lord not fulfilling his promises or any lack of power, the problem was the obedience and faith of God's people. Grab your Bible, turn to Joshua 21, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Jesus was found innocent but was condemned to a painful death on the cross. After being spit on, mocked, punched, whipped, and nailed to the cross, Jesus' first words were "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do." Grab your Bible, turn to Luke 23, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Pastor Mike preached before our communion and foot washing service the Bible's command for Christians to live a quiet and honest life. This goes against modern society's view that we are to rebel, revolt, protest, and give our opinions on every issue. Christians need to live a life that is different because of what God has done in our hearts and minds. Grab your Bible and turn to 1 Thessalonians 4.

After riding into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, Mark tells us that Jesus goes into the temple, looks around, and leaves. The next day he throws out the money changers and those that sold animals. It is another example that delayed judgment doesn't mean that Jesus doesn't see the sin and is against it. Grab your Bible, turn to Mark 11, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

The beginning of the Bible describes how God created the heaven and the earth in six literal days and rested on the seventh day. This foundational truth is built upon later in the Bible. If you can't believe what God said in the beginning, you will question the whole Bible and become your own judge of what is true. Grab your Bible, turn to Genesis 1, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

In Acts 17, Paul shares the Gospel at Thesolonica, Berea, and Athens with a different approach each time. He studied the people and got to know them before showing them the truth about Jesus Christ. Grab your Bible and follow along with guest preacher, Jeremiah.

The Thessalonian church was worried that they were in the Great Tribulation period and had been left behind. Paul corrects the false teaching and says when it actually happens, those left behind will not have a love for the truth and were unsaved. The Bible says that you cannot be a Christian without also having a love for the truth of God's Word.

Jesus was sleeping on a boat when a powerful storm came and was about to sink the boat. The disciples awoke Jesus in fear, questioned his character, and Jesus calmed the storm. The story shows us lessons in faith during our trials and storms. Grab your Bible, turn to Luke 8, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Psalm 146 shows the importance of not placing our trust in men, but praising the God that both created the universe and is good. Grab your Bible and follow along with Pastor Mike.

The Bible shows us that we have a choice as Christians whether we want to live a life pleasing to God or not. Jesus taught that we will all give an account for not only the words we say, but every idle word. Grab your Bible, turn to Matthew 12, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

In Ezekiel's first vision, he looks up into heaven and he sees a throne and there was one on the throne. He sees the preincarnate Jesus and immediately he falls on his face, but the hand of the Lord was upon him. Grab your Bible, turn to Ezekiel 1, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Paul warned the church to not follow after the philosophy, vain deceit, or traditions of men, but through the truth of the Word of God. The New Testament warns in every book except for Philemon about false teachers and false doctrine. Grab your Bible, turn to Colossians 2, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

The remnant in Judah came to Jeremiah to receive direction from the Lord. The Lord's message to them was not to go to Egypt to escape the Babylonian judgment. They had already made up their mind and called the prophet a liar when his message didn't agree with their will. Grab your Bible, turn to Jeremiah 42, and follow along with Pastor Mike.