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In this session, Billy goes deeper into what it means to risk. He talks about the parable of the talents and seeing just how wicked it is to try to keep money just to have it, we are supposed to use it, not let it use us. God is no respects no one else above another, we all have access to everything in the Kingdom, but are we going to take the risk and live by faith? About Billy Epperhart: […] The...

Knowing our spiritual jurisdiction is important. Most people do not know or understand boundaries and how they work. An important thing to remember whether you are in charge or not, is to base everything you do off of the Word of God. You won’t step out of bounds when you follow His voice. Leadership is understanding Who is really in charge and living under the authority of God. About Duane: Duane...

If we are going to hold anything good in our mind, we have to renew our minds daily. There are so many things that our body does because we have allowed our minds to be influenced by things inferior to the Word of God. There are people around us that we wish we could be like, forgetting that we have what we need when we spend time with God. No one has more than we have available to us by […] The p...

The fact that priority can be plural is a problem in our society. If we do not have one priority, one focus, we will not develop endurance. Jesus being our focus gives us the strength to develop the endurance we need to finish this journey well. It’s not called endurance because it’s easy. If we have our focus on anything else but Jesus, we will wear ourselves out and quit early. Giving in to the...

The fact that priority can be plural is a problem in our society. If we do not have one priority, one focus, we will not develop endurance. Jesus being our focus gives us the strength to develop the endurance we need to finish this journey well. It’s not called endurance because it’s easy. If we have our focus on anything else but Jesus, we will wear ourselves out and quit early. Giving in to the...

We tend to make leadership too complicated. If you have a good relationship with God, you will be a good leader. True relationship with God will produce humility and all the fruits of the Spirit. Don’t you wish your boss operated with the fruits of the Spirit? Don’t you want your boss to bring love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, and self-control? Even if you are not in char...

Authority is something we as a society do not really understand. There is abuse of authority and that has to be corrected by the ones in authority over them, and if someone tells to violate the Word of God, we are not to obey that authority. All authority is delegated by Jesus and it would be good for us to remember that every time we are tempted to abuse it. Submitting to authority is also not po...

Billy Epperhart gives us a well-balanced “meal” of spiritually sound financial wisdom. He shows us a really cool graph of the XXX Factor that helps us see a great way to build wealth. Although money is not our savior or our master, the Lord uses what we are willing to give to advance His Kingdom. God is the one who makes us wealthy, it’s up to us to be good stewards and to allow Him to build our f...

Andrew teaches that wanting just enough for yourself is actually a selfish mindset! The Word is still true when it says it is more blessed to give than to receive. But if you only want to pay your bills, it’s time to remember that we have to receive from God in order to give to others. Talking about prosperous Christians seems to be offensive to people. Money simply amplifies what’s already in you...

Andrew teaches that wanting just enough for yourself is actually a selfish mindset! The Word is still true when it says it is more blessed to give than to receive. But if you only want to pay your bills, it’s time to remember that we have to receive from God in order to give to others. Talking about prosperous Christians seems to be offensive to people. Money simply amplifies what’s already in you...

Most people think they want change, but they are so comfortable in the current things they lack the grit to go through the pain of change. This pain avoidance will ultimately cause more and a longevity of pain that has no good results. There are things we have to let go of and bury to experience change and Billy does an incredible job inspiring us to foster good change in our lives! About Billy Ep...

Most people think they want change, but they are so comfortable in the current things they lack the grit to go through the pain of change. This pain avoidance will ultimately cause more and a longevity of pain that has no good results. There are things we have to let go of and bury to experience change and Billy does an incredible job inspiring us to foster good change in our lives! About Billy Ep...

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Silence isn’t just not talking but engaging in listening. We are in a digital age where silence seems to be non-existent, but God has given us a gift of choice to be silent to listen to His encouragement. Celebration isn’t just circumstantial, it’s practicing joy. We can be in a place of celebration in our hearts regardless of what is happening in our world. Jesus was accused of being a drunkard b...

So often we forget that we get to live on the other side of the cross as Christians and the other side is simple but messy. We try to hit the target of living at a high level of discipleship but forget that there are spiritual disciplines attached to that. There are actual things we need to do to bring our focus to King Jesus. We need to remember that we can depend on the Word of God. We need […]...

Our bodies get tired. Our minds get tired. It just happens and you won’t avoid it. Sabbath is a gift from God and it’s up to you to receive that offer of rest. We can have, at best, a transactionally level relationship living a hurried life, but we won’t have close relationships. HH Farmer said, “hurry is not of the devil, it IS the devil”. Serving and working is good, but it isn’t meant to be our...

A lot of disappointment comes from us having expectations instead of expectancy. This isn’t just a play on words, but an adjustment of our mindsets. So many times people want to be healed, but they have an idea of HOW they will be healed. The expectation is in the “how” and that right there limits you in receiving. It doesn’t limit God in giving because He freely gives healing. It was already paid...

Being in a room alone does not mean we are in solitude. Being in a room full of people does not mean that we are in fellowship. We are unfortunately in an age that does not value an unhurried life or a soul that is at peace and unweary. As Jesus followers, we get to move at His pace. The world says we must be hurried and rushed in order to fulfill the “American Dream”, but as Jesus followers that’...

When we try to describe Jesus, there are many different ways to describe Him, but isn’t He beautiful? What makes things look beautiful to us is contrast, yet we tend to try to pretend the “ugly” doesn’t exist. Jesus is the One who weeps outside the tomb of Lazarus but wipes away every tear. Contrast. We desire beautiful things, that’s why we spend money or time trying to attain beautiful things. C...

The Lord is near the broken hearted and it is His will for full restoration in all our hearts. In this message Pastor Duane teaches on two kinds of sorrow and how we need to repent for our sins and be receptive to His forgiveness. The post Restoring the Brokenhearted | Part 5 | Duane Sheriff appeared first on Victory Life Church . Support the show https://victorylifechurch.com/teachings/

We tend to want the power of God but forget to develop God’s character. Pastor Jacob spoke about fasting in the previous message, but this time he is talking about what we put into our minds. Spiritual disciplines are not just what we abstain from, but also what we are putting into our bodies and minds. This particular video contains A LOT of practical ways to develop the Character of God in our l...

God wills to make us whole in our spirit, soul and body and the scriptures say, “He is close to the broken hearted.” There are many components to healing the broken of heart, but this message takes a look at three specific ones that God has chosen to use to help us get to a place of being made whole after brokenness. The post Restoring the Brokenhearted | Part 4 | Duane Sheriff appeared first on V...

In this message we take a look at God’s heart to restore us when we are brokenhearted. We also see how He not only wants to restore us, He desires to bring good out of the bad things that happen in this life. The post Restoring the Brokenhearted | Part 3 | Duane Sheriff appeared first on Victory Life Church . Support the show https://victorylifechurch.com/teachings/

Fasting. We are so used to satisfying every hunger pang that we have. The implications of doing that without an actual break tells us that we are a slave to our desires. Our culture is centered around self-gratification. Fasting is a counter culture activity. This is not restricted to food, by the way. A fruit of the Holy Spirit is self-control, not self-gratification. You are not your desire, tha...

There are many things that happen in life that we have no answers for. When the unexplainable happens, it can be absolutely devastating to the human heart. Then, when brokenness goes unresolved, it leads to a negative harvest in our lives. It is essential to guard our hearts with all diligence and to turn to Jesus when faced with brokenness. He is always faithful to walk us through hard times and...