Victory Free Will Baptist Church

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.

Normally, the prophets in the Old Testament were giving messages of warnings from the Lord that the people needed to repent or face judgment. The prophet would often interceed for the sins of the people to stay God's judgment. However, the Lord tells Jeremiah to not pray for the people because it was too late. Grab your Bible, turn to Jeremiah 14, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Jesus is teaching in the synagogue and he opens up Isaiah 61 and reads a passage that prophesies his first and second coming. Jesus stops before the second coming part and tells the crowd that he has fulfilled that scripture himself. Grab your Bible and follow along with Pastor Mike.

In Paul's letter to the Ephesian church, he commends them and then he prays for the church. It is interesting what Paul's first request in his prayer is that the eyes of your understanding being enlightened. Grab your Bible, turn to Ephesians 1, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Psalm 66 tells all nations to praise the Lord and the psalmist gives a reason why Israel should praise. Every one of us has reason to praise the Lord for what he has done, which should motivate us to praise Jesus on what he will do in the future. Grab your Bible, turn to Psalm 66, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Paul mentions two men that were laborers with him, Demas and Aristarchus. Demas forsook Paul because he loved the world, but Aristarchus continued even joining Paul in prison. Grab your Bible, turn to 2 Timothy 4, and follow along with Pastor Mike as we see two paths.

Apostle Paul admitted that his mind was full of fear when he was looking for Titus. When Paul found him, Titus encouraged him and brought good news. As Christians, we need to strive to be a Titus that encourages and strengthens others. Grab your Bible, turn to 2 Corinthians 7, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

This world is very focused on becoming rich, but the richest man who ever lived tells us near the end of his life that it was all in vain. Grab your Bible, turn to Ecclesiastes 5, and find out what the self-help people won't tell you about money and riches.

The Bible shows us how quickly God's people can abandon the truth and create their own religion. It is vital that we only worship the Lord and stick to the Bible as our guide. Grab your Bible, turn to Exodus 32, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

While Pilate judges Jesus' guilt or innocence, he turns to the crowd to make his decision. The mob decides to set the guilty man free and to have the innocent Jesus crucified. Grab your Bible, turn to Matthew 27, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Elihu is the fourth person to confront Job about his trial and despair. He says that there are times when God is speaking but man isn't listening and God may step in to prevent them from going in the wrong direction. Grab your Bible, turn to Job 33, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

As Nehemiah and the children of Israel were rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem, they faced repeated opposition. Nehemiah's responses are a great example of when Christians face spiritual opposition today. Grab your Bible, turn to Nehemiah 6, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

King David wants to show kindness to Jonathan's family and finds one son alive, who was lame on his feet. Mephibosheth felt worthless, but he was lifted up and called to continually eat at the king's table. Grab your Bible, turn to 2 Samuel 9, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

The Bible describes the journey of Joseph's bones from before his death to being buried in the Promised Land. This small detail shows us the faith that God had in returning the children of Israel to the Promised Land. We can use our faith to trust in God's unfulfilled promises too! Grab your Bible, turn to Exodus 46, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Our adult Sunday School class was recorded due to a snowstorm.

The Bible tells us not to harden our hearts when we receive correction from God. There are examples of the children of Israel hardening their hearts and warnings for us to not do the same. Grab your Bible, turn to Proverbs 29, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

After Jonah is given a second chance by God, he obeys and preaches a warning message to the wicked city of Nineveh. They responded with complete repentance beginning with the king. God responded with mercy and you can still find mercy from God through true repentance today. Grab your Bible, turn to Jonah 3, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

God spoke to the children of Israel at Mt. Sinai when they received the law. Hebrews chapter 12 retells the story and mentions that Jesus and his word speaks better things, because it brings salvation to the sinner and is the basis of our coming judgment. Grab your Bible and follow along with Pastor Mike.

In a chaotic world filled with bad news that increases our anxiety, the Bible has a remedy in Psalm 46. Be still and know that I am God and call on him for help. Grab your Bible and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Elijah proposed a contest on Mt. Carmel between him and the prophets of Baal. Whichever god answered by fire would be true. After the Lord answered, the people were amazed but never repented. Grab your Bible, turn to 1 Kings 18, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Elisha's servant Gahazi was covetous and lied to received a gift from Naaman. After being caught in the lies, Gehazi was struck with leprosy and didn't get to fully enjoy what he received. Grab your Bible, turn to 2 Kings 5, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Jacob tricked his brother Esau and 20 years later, he was afraid to meet him again. God had promised Jacob a great nation, which meant that Jacob's family's lives was never in danger. Grab your Bible, turn to Genesis 32, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

The Bible describes the creation of Satan, what he looked like, his role in heaven and his fall into sin. We can learn from Satan's sin that pride is often the first sin that leads to many others. Grab your Bible, turn to Ezekiel 28, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Many look for New Year's resolutions, but the Bible lists spiritual resolutions for next year, which includes exercising in godliness. Grab your Bible, turn to 1 Timothy 4, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Peter first shares his goals as a church leader, then shares what all Christians need to be doing each day. Grab your Bible, turn to 1 Peter 5, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

In the midst of threats from other nations, the Lord gives the prophet Isaiah a promise of a savior that would come to this earth as a child and end up ruling the whole world.

Soon after Jesus' birth, angels came to the shepherds outside of Bethlehem and announced the Savior's birth. By faith, they found the place where he was and found everything as God had promised. Grab your Bible, turn to Luke 2, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

The Prophet Isaiah was given several prophesies of the coming Messiah and had a message for Judah to not fear what they could see, but fear the God that was in control. Grab your Bible, turn to Isaiah 8, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Our online service when weather kept us from worshiping in person. Grab your Bible and notebook as Pastor Mike goes through many verses that describe heaven.

Many groups argue that Jesus never claimed to be God but was just a good moral man that may have later became a god. Grab your Bible as Pastor Mike starts with John 14:28 and looks across the gospels on what Jesus actually said about his divinity.

The Bible says that you can only be saved by faith in Jesus Christ. After that, we are to live by faith and trust God in our everyday lives. Grab your Bible, turn to Romans 1, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

The Calvinist view is that sinners are like the physically dead and cannot do anything to come to God without being resurrected. However, the Bible has examples of the spiritually dead seeking and coming to the Lord. Grab your Bible, turn to Ephesians 2, and follow along with Pastor Mike as we look into the scriptures to find the correct doctrine.

The book of Judges tells about how the disobedience of the children of Israel. Since they failed to remove all of their enemies in Joshua's day, their idols would be a spiritual snare to pull them from the Lord. Grab your Bible, turn to Judges 2, and see the results of spiritual disobedience.

Jesus shared a parable to explain that the kingdom of God wouldn't come immediately but that he would return at an unknown time as a king. Grab your Bible, turn to Luke 19, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Our church has a communion and foot washing service several times a year. Many have ask why we practice foot washing. Grab your Bible, turn to John 13, and listen to Pastor Mike explain what the Bible says about washing the saints' feet.

The early church decided that Judas' spot as an apostle needed to be filled. They found two men that met the qualifications and Matthias was chosen. Grab your Bible, turn to Acts 1, and follow along with Pastor Mike as we look into the first church business meeting.

The Bible teaches us that trusting in the Lord brings stability in a world that is constantly shifting. The Lord also promises to surround his people like the mountains around Jerusalem. Grab your Bible, turn to Psalm 125, and follow along with Pastor Mike.