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Victory Church on the Rock

Our growing congregation is part of a passionate church planting movement, with dynamic ministries designed to help you know God in a real way. Come discover who Jesus says you really are and the purpose He has set for you!

  1. JAN 13

    Welcome Home!

    As Christmas approaches, it's easy to get caught up in preparations, family gatherings, and the stress of making everything perfect. However, Christmas is fundamentally about Jesus - God becoming man, dwelling among us, and creating a way for relationship with Him. The foundation begins with believing and receiving Christ, as described in John 3:16-17, where God demonstrates His love by giving His Son for our salvation. This transaction has already been completed; we simply need to believe and receive what God has freely offered. While salvation is a one-time decision, our relationship with Jesus is ongoing and requires daily cultivation. The question becomes whether we're making Jesus feel welcome in our daily lives. The hymn Joy to the World, written by Isaac Watts in 1719, captures this beautifully with the line Let every heart prepare Him room. This isn't about earning God's presence, but about creating a welcoming atmosphere where He can move freely in our lives. There are ten practical ways to welcome God's presence: receiving Him daily with gratitude, spending quality time in His presence, loving Him completely with heart, soul, and mind, loving others as ourselves, serving with humility, choosing forgiveness, going the extra mile even when tired, loving our enemies, following His daily guidance, and living our faith openly. This Christmas season offers an opportunity to move beyond just celebrating Jesus to actually making Him feel at home in our hearts and lives.

    54 min
  2. JAN 13

    Only One Thing - JESUS

    The Advent season invites us into a journey of hope, beginning with understanding what biblical hope truly means. Unlike cultural definitions that suggest wishful thinking, biblical hope represents earnest expectation of good based on God's character and faithfulness. Simeon's story from Luke 2 demonstrates this perfectly - he had received a promise from the Holy Spirit that he wouldn't die before seeing the Messiah, and he waited with confident anticipation rather than passive resignation. Waiting is inherently difficult for humans, especially in our fast-paced world where multitasking has become the norm. However, our brains aren't designed for multitasking - they rapidly switch between tasks, causing mental fatigue and making stillness feel uncomfortable. Yet waiting is the very thing that transforms us when we approach it correctly. Simeon wasn't passive in his waiting; he was actively led by the Holy Spirit and positioned to recognize God's movement. Three essential truths emerge about hope: it's a choice we make rather than a feeling, it must be anchored on something unchanging (Jesus rather than circumstances), and it's fundamentally a relationship with the faithful God who keeps His promises. Like Abraham, who didn't consider his physical limitations but trusted God's supernatural ability to fulfill promises, we must shift our focus from natural circumstances to our supernatural God. This Advent season challenges us to choose the one thing that matters most - Jesus Himself - making this Christmas centered on Him rather than the busyness and distractions that typically consume December.

    49 min
  3. JAN 13

    The Hungry Heart

    In our comfortable world, many believers find themselves drifting into spiritual lukewarmness despite witnessing God's powerful movement through healings, salvations, and miracles. Studies reveal that younger generations now attend church more frequently than older believers, raising the question of why passion for God often diminishes over time rather than grows stronger. The answer lies in what we sow into our lives—whether we feed our flesh or our spirit.Jesus warned the Laodicean church about the danger of being lukewarm, neither hot nor cold. Their problem wasn't being bad people, but rather their self-sufficient attitude of needing nothing while being spiritually wretched and poor. Several factors can block our spiritual hunger: physical comforts and rigid patterns that prevent availability for God's work, possessions that possess us rather than serve us, religious activity without genuine relationship, and worry-driven distractions that keep us busy instead of sitting at Jesus' feet.To cultivate spiritual hunger, we must choose the one thing needed—intimate time with Jesus—and be willing to taste and see that the Lord is good. This requires breaking comfortable patterns and stepping outside our comfort zones for spiritual growth. Rather than being merely a spark, we're called to be a burning blaze, especially as we witness young people coming to faith in large numbers. The goal isn't to pray for hardship but to cultivate hunger amid abundance, becoming passionate pursuers of God despite having comfort and plenty.

    1 hr

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Our growing congregation is part of a passionate church planting movement, with dynamic ministries designed to help you know God in a real way. Come discover who Jesus says you really are and the purpose He has set for you!