Victory Fellowship Church Podcast

Victory Fellowship Church

This is the podcast of our Sunday morning sermons at VFC. Visit us at www.vfcthomasville.org for more information.

  1. 4d ago

    Elephants in the Room, Part 3: Catholics and Protestants // Jamie Nunnally

    Catholics and Protestants agree on a good bit, but the areas where we disagree really matter. Why did the church split? What about Mary, the Pope, purgatory, saints, and confession? In this message, Lead Pastor Jamie continues the Elephants in the Room series with a message on Catholics and Protestants.   Our goal is to understand what the Catholic Church actually teaches, compare it to Scripture, and talk honestly about where we agree and disagree.    If someone repents and genuinely trusts in Jesus for salvation, they can be saved whether the sign outside their church says Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, Pentecostal, or Victory Fellowship Church.  John 3:16 NLT " ...whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life." Jesus saves people. Churches don't.   You can also recognize what's right in someone's theology without accepting everything in their theology.     ...  Ultimately, this is what connects all the issues: Is Jesus enough? You don't need Mary or a saint to help Jesus hear your prayers. You don't need purgatory to finish what Jesus started. You don't need a priest to give you access to God's forgiveness. You don't need a Pope to give you an infallible interpretation of God's Word. And baptism matters, but it doesn't save. Jesus is your Savior, your mediator, your High Priest, and the One who will complete the work He began in you.   The issue isn't whether Catholics love Jesus, many absolutely do. The issue is whether our theology adds something to our faith that God never asked us to add. I believe Catholic doctrine does just that.   I will gladly call a Catholic who has genuinely trusted in Jesus my brother or sister in Christ. We can disagree about Mary, saints, purgatory, baptism, communion and church government, and still love one another. Christian unity does not require doctrinal uniformity. The goal today wasn't to leave here thinking less of Catholics. It's to leave here thinking more of Jesus. Let's hold tightly to Jesus, hold tightly to Scripture, and hold graciously to one another.   Are you trusting in Jesus alone, and letting Scripture have the final word?

  2. Aug 2

    Elephants in the Room 2026, Part 1: Islam & Christianity // Jamie Nunnally

    Are Islam and Christianity different ways to worship the same God? How should Christians interact with Muslims? In this message, Lead Pastor Jamie Nunnally shares how Christians can stay rooted in the truth of scripture and love the Muslim people.  "I'm Disagreeing with Islam" is not the same things as disparaging Muslims. I love Muslims. We're not talking about whether Muslims are good people. We're asking "Is Islam compatible with Christianity?"     The Messy Middle Truth is often found by embracing two seemingly opposing truths at the same time. Imagine a see-saw with differing truths on each end. The goal is for each truth to have the same weight, so the see-saw will be balanced. No matter the topic, if you tip the see-saw too far to either side, and you don't feel the tension between the two truths, you've chosen a side and you're out of balance.   Two true statements about Islam: Islam is a false religion that promotes dangerous ideology.Muslims are made in the image of God, loved by Jesus, and need to hear the Gospel shared with courage and love.  From the very beginning, God intended to redeem people from every tribe, every tongue, and every nation—including the nations that would come through Ishmael. Salvation is through Jesus alone, but everyone is invited.   Something incredible is happening in our generation. Across the Muslim world, there are thousands of documented testimonies of Muslims encountering Jesus through dreams and visions called Christophanies.  Will you preach, pray and protect so the Gospel of Jesus reaches Muslims?

  3. Jul 19

    This is My Story Part 8: Jacob // Eric Robertson

    Betrayal, struggle, wrestling, and redemption. These are the components of a great story. Many of us have been through these seasons. Maybe you are in one of these seasons now. In this message, Pastor Eric Robertson shares the story of Jacob.  Providence is the tension between my ability to choose my next step and God's ability to choose it for me. God working behind the scenes to bring about His will and our good, both with and without our participation. Jacob's story is a story of God's providence, bringing about His will and Jacob's good in the life of someone who lived almost entirely for himself. ·      Jacob's choices tell us something about ourselves: We sometimes would rather take from God what He already wanted to give us. ·      God was with Jacob, but Jacob's decisions had real consequences. God may guide our destinies, but our decisions determine the difficulty/detours. ·      Even when think we have what we want, a fugitive never rests easy. You may be running from God, but in His house is where you belong and Jacob feels this, so this he flees back home...   ·      Jacob walks away from a God-encounter with a limp, but also with a new name. Your past is going to leave scars, but your scars don't determine your identity, God does. ·      His whole life, Jacob took blessing he wasn't given. That night he finally asked for one, and he waited, wrestling until morning, to receive it. Peace requires patience. Blessing requires submission. Destiny requires a new name with a new limp.   ·      Jacob spent his life taking, but everything he went through led him to this moment of receiving. Every misstep, every poor decision redeemed by God, almost like it was the plan the whole time. ·      God can redeem your pain, your tragedy, and your mistakes. No matter how far of a detour you've taken, God can fix it. ·      Providence doesn't answer the question as to whether something was going to happen along. It does make us more comfortable with saying "I don't know, but I trust Him."   Are you trusting God with your future?

    This is My Story Part 8: Jacob // Eric Robertson
  4. Jul 5

    This is My Story 2026, Part 6: David and Bathsheba // Jamie Nunnally

    You will face temptation. How will you respond? In this message, Pastor Jamie Nunnally shares how we can recover from temptation and sin. David and Bathsheeba’s story illustrates God’s path for restoration after moral failure. The story of David and Bathsheba is the account of the biggest moral failure by Israel’s greatest king. 2 Samuel 11:1-12:10 When we stop walking with purpose, we start getting in trouble.m Ephesians 5:15-16 NLT “So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. 16 Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.” When you’re not where you’re supposed to be, it’s easy to do what you’re not supposed to do.   Sin grows when it’s covered instead of confessed. Proverbs 28:13 NLT “People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.” James 1:15 NLT “These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.” Just like a seed, burying sin makes it grow into something much bigger.   God’s forgiveness doesn’t always erase sin’s consequences. Inside each sin is a built-in consequence. Not all are immediate or obvious, but they are inevitable. Galatians 6:7 NLT “Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant.” God’s forgiveness restores your relationship with Him, but it doesn’t always reset every outcome of your choices. Grace cancels the debt, but it doesn’t always cancel the damage.   Psalm 51 is a song of repentance David wrote after Nathan confronted him. Psalm 51:10-13 ESV “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right [steadfast] spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.” Sin doesn’t just break laws, it breaks fellowship with God, and it damages our joy. Psalm 32:1-2   The same God who received David again is still responding to repentance today. His mercy meets you right where you are and His grace begins to rebuild what sin tried to break. So the question isn’t whether you’ve failed. How do you respond when God confronts you with truth? The same God who sent Nathan to David is still sending His Holy Spirit to you.

    This is My Story 2026, Part 6: David and Bathsheba // Jamie Nunnally
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This is the podcast of our Sunday morning sermons at VFC. Visit us at www.vfcthomasville.org for more information.

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