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In this week's message Pastor Brent Powell shares the profound impact of surrendering our lives to Christ and the ripple effect one person's faith can have on generations. Pastor emphasized that our choices, especially in matters of faith, have eternal significance. He challenged us to consider what our lives would be like without Christ and urged both believers and non-believers to full...

As we head toward Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday we contemplate what Jesus was doing as they made their way toward Jerusalem. We find three biblical accounts that reinforce the idea that Forgiveness produces persistent faith that holds even in the face of death. Luke 19 redemption of a tax collector, Luke 18 the persistent woman, and John 11 Lazarus comes back to life. We hope this me...

Jesus came to make a way for the world and all who believe in Him to be saved and receive eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Holy Spirit works in and through believers to spread the love of Jesus to all who will hear and receive Him. Will we share Him? Will we be burdened with the condition of the lost around us? 

Have you ever wondered what God's will for your life is? In this message Pastor Brent shares what the Bible tells us the will of God for our life is, how to find our giftings, and how to walk it out in our daily lives. 

This message dives into one of the crucial parts of the Will of God for our lives which is the call to be Holy. We are called to be Holy as He is Holy. Sanctification is the process God calls us to where the Holy Spirit leads us to come out from attitudes, mindsets, and activities that are unholy and be set apart to God. 

In this message Senior Pastor Brent Powell helps us discover what the will of God for all believers. The truth is if we will keep the commands or Christ and be obedient to live them out He will come and manifest himself to us John 14:21. Don't forget to subscribe to Church and Stuff on your favorite podcast platform to hear all God is doing in and through VLC.

In this message Senior Pastor Brent Powell shares the power of a life surrendered as a living sacrifice with a mind that has been Renewed by Christ. 

In this weeks episode Bishop Ed Akers continues our series on REST. In this message he shares the powerful truths about being saturated in the presence of God. Without Gods presence is where we find hope, joy, and peace. The only way to truly enter rest is by abiding in Christ.

In this message Pastor Brent Powell shares the power of entering into rest and allowing the rest of the Lord to restore our Expectation. Many become heart sick because of disappointment, delay, and trial. But when we come to the Lord he brings us into his heals our heart and restores our Expectation.

In this message Bishop Ed Akers shares about the power of keeping the ark. Keeping the Ark of the Covenant in Old Testament times was a symbolic of keeping the presence of God in our lives. Will you keep the presence? Will you carry Him with you? 

In this weeks message Pastor Brent Powell encourages us to keep pressing forward to conquer the giants that are in our Promised Land. God told the children of Israel to go into the land but only two believed that they were able to overtake the Giants and possess the land. Whose report will you believe? God's or Man's? 

In this message Pastor Brent Powell talks about the land that exists between when we are given our dream and reaching its fulfillment. That land is called the wilderness or for some it becomes a wasteland. It's a place of dependence, testing, character building, and perseverance. In the wilderness we prepare for the giants that stand between us and the dream God has given to us. 

God has given each person a dream to pursue to bring glory to His name. Often times we struggle to reach that dream because of bullies and blockages along the way. Pastor Brent shares how we can identify our bullies and breakthrough the blockages that are trying to keep us from reaching our dreams. 

In our newest series a Time to Dream, Pastor Brent Powell shares about the necessity to reach out to God by faith. So many of us get comfortable in our needs  being met and our lives being blessed that we think that is the dream. In reality the dream is loving God and being loved by Him and bringing glory to His name by laying down our lives in devotion to Him. 

Pastor Brent Powell shares about the power of dreams and what our life can be like if we surrender our dream for His dream and begin to pursue it by faith. Parts of Disney's Tangled used in this message... "This content is shared under the principle of 'fair use' as outlined in Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act, allowing for the use of copyrighted material for purposes such...

Pastor Brent Powell shares the difference between belief and faith. Highlighting the how belief in the truth of Gods word is the foundation for faith that moves mountains. During the Christmas season we see how even Mary had to believe to receive the promise of the coming Messiah. 

Bishop Ed Akers shares with us the value that each child has in light of the coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Every child is an intention of the mind of God and has immeasurable worth. 

In this second message of the Here Comes the Son series Pastor Brent Powell shares how the light has come and a child has been given. The impact of the gift of the child that was given will change your life eternally forever.

Listen to this weeks message from Bishop Ed Akers on the 3 primary reasons the Son came to earth. Here how he came to save, deliver, and heal. 

Pastor Brent Powell shares about the power of delayed gratification. If we can learn to push past the easy instant happiness we can learn to tap into full and satisfying Joy that remains. 

Bishop Ed shares how the joy of the Lord becomes our strength when we make the choice to choose Him and his way. Often times our emotions, circumstances, and situations try to intimidate us and keep us from our joy becoming full by trusting in the Lord alone. 

Take a listen to this weeks message as Pastor Brent Powell shares how to have Joy in our salvation by learning to abide. Abiding gives us Jesus joy and allows our joy to be full. 

Pastor Brent Powell shares Christ desire to move from pursuing happiness to living in full and complete Joy provided through our relationship with Christ. 

In this episode Pastor Brent Powell shares about how the enemy's desire is to try and steal, kill, and destroy. But we overcome by the our persistent faith in Jesus Christ. Get the spiritual tools you need to overcome the enemy and live with fearless faith. 

On Global Sunday Bishop Ed Akers shares about Victorious Living International's latest trip to Pakistan and the impact of seeing debts cancelled for brickland slaves had on his heart. Reminding him of the enormous price paid to cancel our debt of sin, guilt, and shame by Jesus Christ.