Victory Life KY

“We are strong, no one can tell us we are wrong. Searching our hearts for so long, knowing, love is a battlefield.”   According to the NT, “love always wins” but if you think for even a second that our carnal, un-renewed human nature is simply going to walk in love because Jesus tells us to, make no mistake, there’s going to be a battle.   Human nature in and of itself is selfish. Think about it,...

Matthew 5:13-16,MSG- Let me tell you why you are here...  You ’ re here to be light... God is not a secret to be kept... If I make you light-bearers, you don ’ t think I ’ m going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I ’ m putting you on a light stand. Now that I ’ ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—SHINE!!   Here’s the thing, being light comes from an assurance that God will be exactl...

Matthew 5:13-16,MSG- Let me tell you why you are here...  You ’ re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We ’ re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill.  If I make you light-bearers, you don ’ t think I ’ m going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I ’ m putting you on a light stand. Now that I ’ ve put you there on a hilltop, on...

Matthew 28:16-20,NKJV- Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them.  When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted.  And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying,  “ All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.  Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and...

Keep in mind, one of our major points from this talk is our willingness and faithfulness here and now, because it does influence our life in the next dispensation.   According to Jesus, Paul, James, Peter, there is reward for what we do here. This is part of what Jesus was referring to when He said, “Lay up for yourselves treasure in Heaven.”   We have to understand, for the born again, there’s mo...

Matthew 28:16-20,NKJV- Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them.  When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted.  And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying,  “ All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.  Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and...

Revelation 22:12,NKJV-  “ And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.”   Matthew 16, Jesus says He going to return in the glory of the Father and He will reward each one according to His works.   1 Corinthians 3, paraphrase, The work of each one will be shown for what it is, for the day of Christ will reveal it, and if his efforts survive,...

“I thought 2020 would be the year I get everything I want. Now I know 2020 is the year I appreciate everything I have.”   What if we all had a little more of this kind of attitude as we take on the new year? Here’s something else to keep mind as we step into a new year, God resist the proud but gives grace to the humble.   One thing I’ve discovered over the years is that willing and faithful are a...

As I grow in my own relationship with Jesus, one thing that’s becoming more and more prevalent is my understanding of spiritual clarity. You look at every generation of people throughout the Bible and you’ll see that God is always looking for that group He can work through supernaturally.   And as we dig into things, at the top of the list has to be us making our minds up about the fact that God a...

When it comes to our life in God, He never gives us the complete picture because He created us to be people of faith and if He were to give us every detail, then no faith is needed.   This is why Paul says, “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himse...

Isaiah 9:6,NKJV- “ For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And HIS NAME will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”   Jesus told us that He would do whatever we ask in His name, He will do anything in His name, that every knee will bow at His name. There’s no other name under heaven by which man c...

Luke 19 discusses the parable of the minas, and when the master passes out the minas, he makes this statement, “OCCUPY TILL I RETURN”   Occupy, do my business, exercise dominion, run things Till I return, there is a day He’s coming back   Here’s two key statements Jesus made about His return, Blessed is the servant the master finds watching for Him, then He said, Blessed is the servant that’s busy...

Isaiah 9:6,NKJV- “ For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”   Genesis 1:31, NKJV- God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good.   Think about it, The Almighty laid down His deity and took on free will, yielding Himself to...

Luke 19 discusses the parable of the minas, and when the master passes out the minas, he makes this statement, “OCCUPY TILL I RETURN”   Occupy, do my business, exercise dominion, run things Till I return, there is a day He’s coming back   A conversation many have been having lately has been centered around the return of the Lord. So I felt like maybe we should talk about it, but as we get into it,...

John 10:10,AMP-  “ ...I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).” Abundance (perissos) surplus, extraordinary, more than enough, excessive.   The only way we become who God has designed and called us to be, the only way we participate in this extraordinary life is by embracing who we are from His perspective.   Isaiah 26:3-4,NLT- You will k...

John 10:10,AMP-  “ ...I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).” Abundance (perissos) surplus, extraordinary, more than enough, excessive.   One of Jesus’ primary purposes was restoring to His creation the Father’s intent from the beginning. This is why in 1 John He tells us another key component if His coming was to destroy the works of t...

Listen to president Lincoln’s words as he addressed our nation, “We often forget the source from which the blessings of our fruitful years come. No human wisdom or mortal hand has devised these things.  They are the gracious gift from the Most High God, I therefore invite my fellow citizens to observe this day of thanksgiving and praise to our Father who dwells in Heaven.”   As Americans, we honor...

This election really has me worried Church and I think we have to recenter our Faith and our attention to God. Not a man, but to God...  A lot of Christians are tore up right now, I need to ask where is our faith?    I found myself on election night checking and kept checking the results and the Lord called me out.    “John where is your faith?  In me or in who I let into the oval office?”   Don’t...

In 1789 President George Washington made this statement to our nation, ‘It is our duty as a nation to acknowledge the providence of the Almighty God, to be humbly grateful for His protection and favor. And to render unto Him our sincere and humble thanks.   As we enter another holiday season, for me personally, Thanksgiving is the kick off of the season, but at the heart of thanksgiving, it’s so m...

Luke 18:4-5,NLT- The judge ignored her for a while, but finally he said to himself,  ‘ I don ’ t fear God or care about people, but this woman is driving me crazy. I ’ m going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out with her constant requests! v.8, But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?   MSG, But how much of that kind of persistent...

Romans 5:17,AMP-  “ For if because of one man's trespass (lapse, offense) death reigned through that one, much more surely will those who receive God's overflowing grace (unmerited favor) and the free gift of righteousness, putting them into right standing with Himself, reign as kings in life through the one Man Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).   Much more surely those who receive God...

Matthew 6:33,NLT-  “ Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.”   MSG- Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don ’ t worry about missing out. You ’ ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met. Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now.   The main reason Jesus made this statement is beca...

Luke 18:4-5,NLT- The judge ignored her for a while, but finally he said to himself,  ‘ I don ’ t fear God or care about people, but this woman is driving me crazy. I ’ m going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out with her constant requests! v.8, But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?   MSG, But how much of that kind of persistent...

Colossians 1:12-13,NKJV- Giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.  He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed (transferred) us into the kingdom of the Son of His love.   Matthew 6:33,NLT-  “ Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.”   MSG- Steep you...

Hebrews 12, Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross...   Looking unto Jesus, keeping our eyes fixed on Him.  Think about this, not o...