Victory Temple Chantilly's Podcast

Put away the measuring stick! "Jesus said to Simon Peter...do you love me...?" Jn 21:15 NIV Reimar Schultze says: "The more conscientious we are, the more we...go to bed with some sense that we missed the elusive 100 percent again... Many precious saints fall for this trap…..robbing themselves of the joy of the Lord and the peace...that passes all understanding…We all are familiar w...

Jesus is the answer. "I was found by people who were not looking for me. I showed myself to those who were not asking for me." Ro 10:20 NLT The Bible says, "I was found by people who were not looking for me. I showed myself to those who were not asking for me."  You say, "What does this Scripture mean?"  That even though you're looking for answers in the wrong pl...

Refuse to wear the label.  "His mother called his name Jabez, saying, 'Because I bore him in pain.'" 1Ch 4:9 NKJV The name Jabez means "pain and trouble." Perhaps that's why no other parent in Scripture gave their child that name. But it's a label he refused to wear and a name he refused to be defined by.  A label usually tells you what is in a bottle; its c...

Growth is about enlargement. "You enlarged my path." Ps 18:36 NKJV Read these enlargement Scriptures: "You enlarged my path ." "Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, 'Oh, that You would...enlarge my territory'" (1Ch 4:10 NKJV).  "Enlarge the place of your tent...lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes" (Isa 54:2 NKJV).  God wants to enl...

Today expect God's favor . "For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him as with a shield." Ps 5:12 NKJV The Bible says that God will surround the righteous with favor. If you are trusting in the finished work of Christ, God sees you as " righteous " (See Ro 3:22).  So, you qualify; you can pray, "Lord, I need your favor in this job inte...

Governed by Christ's love for us . "For the love of Christ constraineth us." 2Co 5:14 The most powerful incentive to overcoming sin is not our love for Christ, but His love for us. Even with the best of intentions, our love for Him is subject to fluctuations. Jesus said to the church in Ephesus, "You have left your first love" (Rev 2:4 NKJV). He said to the church in Laodi...

Understanding the word "imputed" "Righteousness...shall be imputed [transferred] to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus." Ro 4:22, 24 NKJV Picture a transfer of funds from one account to another. Banks do it every day. Now imagine yourself destitute and unable to pay your debts. Then in an astounding act of grace, someone assumes all your debts and then transfers to your...

God uses damaged people . "When you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers." Lk 22:32 NLT Too often people are devalued or dismissed because of what they have been through in life. Sometimes it's because of what they have done to others, sometimes it's because of what others have done to them. If you have been to a consignment store, you know there are v...

You are not beyond God's reach. "But He needed to go through Samaria." Jn 4:4 NKJV The Bible says that Jesus "left Judea and departed again to Galilee. But He needed to go through Samaria" (vv. 3-4 NKJV). In case you may not be aware of it, Samaria was not on the way to Galilee. Actually, it was miles out of the way. Yet, the Bible says Jesus "needed to go." Thin...

FEB. 13, 2025 Change your routine. "I will lead them in paths they have not known." Isa 42:16 NKJV As attested by the law of requisite variety, the continued existence of any system requires the ability to cultivate variety in its internal structures. In physical exercise, for example, routines eventually become useless. If you exercise the same way each time you work out, your muscles b...

Fear is the enemy of growth . "Tell the children of Israel to go forward.'" Ex 14:15 NKJV If you want to grow, you need to get over any fear you may have of making mistakes. As author and professor Warren Bennis states, "A mistake is simply another way of doing things." So, expect to make mistakes along the way, and embrace them as a sign that you are going in the right di...

Keep trusting God . "Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him." Job 13:15 NKJV The story of Job reads like this:  Chapter 1 , he is one of the wealthiest men in his generation. Chapter 2 , he loses everything, including his health, his wealth, and his children.  Chapter 42 , he is back on top again. Wouldn't you like to know what happened from chapters 3 through 41 ? If so, you shoul...

FEB. 10, 2025 Use your gifts in ministry to others. "The gifts and...calling of God are irrevocable. " Ro 11:29 NKJV When God gives us a spiritual gift, He doesn't take it back. "The gifts and...calling of God are irrevocable. " And if God does not, we must not! Paul writes: "If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yoursel...

FEB. 6, 2025 Pass it on to others . "The things that you have heard from me...commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also." 2Ti 2:2 NKJV What's your goal in life?  Survival,  success, or  succession?  Some of us suffer from "duck syndrome." We appear calm on the surface, but underneath we're paddling furiously. We think "I'm glad peopl...

Let's respect our differences . "Let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up." Ro 14:19 NLT Paul wouldn't yield an inch when it came to standing on the central truths of Scripture. But when it came to traditions, personal opinions, and personal preferences, he said, "Let each be fully convinced in his own mind" (v. 5 NKJV).  Under the law of Mo...

How to forgive . "Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you." Eph 4:32 NKJV In 1982, John Hinckley Jr. attempted to take the life of President Ronald Reagan by shooting him with a handgun. Reagan's daughter, Patti, later recounted what she learned from her father when he was in hospital: "My father said he knew his physical...

How to get what you want . "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." Mt 6:33 NIV The first step to getting what you want in life is knowing what you want. Jesus said, in essence, "The key to getting what you want out of life is to focus on what I want for your life." Note the words "seek first."  This word &...

JAN. 13, 2025 The link between disobedience and stress . "Walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you." Jer 7:23 NKJV A leading Christian psychologist says there is a direct correlation between the stress we experience and disobeying God's Word. Could that be true? Could there be a link between the stress you are feeling and the level of your obedien...

JAN. 14, 2025 Have you talked to God about it?. "So the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend." Ex 33:11 NKJV Moses had a special place where he met with God. It was called "the tabernacle of meeting" (v. 7 NKJV). What did they talk about? "Then Moses said to the Lord, 'See, You say to me, "Bring up this people." But You have not le...

JAN. 15, 2025 Know your purpose, know your partners "As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." Jn 20:21 NIV In order to identify God's will for your life, you must be clear about two things:  (1) Your purpose . Facing the cross, Jesus said, "For this cause came I into the world" (Jn 18:37). Your passion is that area of your life that fires you up.  It might be world hu...

See yourself as valuable (2) "You are precious to me. You are honored, and I love you." Isa 43:4 NLT If you want to be a 10 but your self-esteem is a 5, you will never achieve at the level of a 10. You will achieve a 5 or lower. Why? Because you cannot surpass the image you have of yourself. Low self-esteem puts a cap on your potential. So where does our low self-esteem come from? Other...

See yourself as valuable (1) "I am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency ." Php 4:13 AMPC When God made the first man, He saw that his creation was "very good." That means every person that has ever been born, including you, has seeds of success within them. All you need to do is water them and feed them, and they will grow. So why do many people fail to reach their God-...

JAN. 8, 2025 Just sow the seed “We are only God's servants through whom you believed the Good News." 1Co 3:5 NLT One day when Charles Colson was scheduled to preach to three hundred inmates at San Quentin prison, a lockdown was called and most of the prisoners were confined to their cells. To the few who were allowed to attend, Colson decided to go ahead and give the complete message he...

You are commanded to love . "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another." Jn 13:34 NKJV Love is not an emotion, because you cannot command someone to feel a certain way. Loving someone is a choice that manifests itself in your attitudes and actions toward that person. Jesus said, "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that y...

Intimacy, dependency , obedience (2). "The Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing." Jn 5:19 NIV The second thing that defines Jesus' relationship with His Father is this: Dependency . Corrie ten Boom used to say, "I am just the glove, Jesus is the hand that fills it and works through it." That's a picture of Christ's relations...