Victory Free Will Baptist Church

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.