The Victory Podcast

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Opening Music: "My Name (Hello)" by Andrew Lynch

Ash Wednesday is the day that begins the season of Lent, a time of repentance and reflection. When we take time to worship on this day, we realize our sin and our deep need for a Savior.

Sermon Text: Mark 10:17-31

Climbing Sycamores... a new feature on the Victory Podcast.

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The First Commandment God gives us is this: You shall have no other gods. God knows our hearts tend to stray away from Him. Because of sin, we find ourselves elevating things like money, careers, and talents to the position that only God can hold in our lives. Through this Commandment, God teaches us that we should fear, love, and trust Him above all other things.

Scripture: Matthew 22:37, Luke 1:15-21

Sermon Text: Exodus 20:3-6

Climbing Sycamores... a new feature on the Victory Podcast.

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Opening Music: "My Name (Hello)" by Andrew Lynch

Our culture tells us that this life is all there is. Living things are just matter, and nobody really knows what kind of spiritual life there is beyond the grave (if any).

The First Century Christians in Corinth had been influenced by their Greek culture to believe something similar. They believed that when a person died their soul might float up to heaven, but that was about it.

Paul said, “That is not Christianity!” He goes on to speak in length about the Christian hope of the bodily, physical resurrection on the Last Day. Just as Jesus was raised in the body, so too our bodies will be raised.

The resurrection of Jesus and our coming resurrection seem like complete foolishness to the world, but Paul says it is our sure and certain hope. And because we can be certain of the resurrection of our bodies, he says that we are to give ourselves “fully to the work of the Lord, because we know that our labor in the Lord is not in vain.” (1 Corinthians 15:58). God’s wisdom compels us to devote ourselves completely to His purpose and remain firm in our hope for eternity.

Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 15

Climbing Sycamores... a new feature on the Victory Podcast.

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Opening Music: "My Name (Hello)" by Andrew Lynch

Some people seem more gifted than others. They might excel in music, sports, academics, or business. Some might even some more “spiritually gifted” than others, with greater knowledge of the Bible or the ability to do greater works of service than others. The danger with all these talents is that we can forget they are gifts of grace from God. In our arrogance, we can get puffed up because of our special talents.

That was happening in the Corinthians church in the First Century. They had super-spiritual gifts of speaking in tongues, prophesying, and healing. Instead of using these humbly in love, they were filled with pride and arrogance.

Paul taught that all our gifts are to be used in love to serve the body of believers. God’s wisdom shows us that our gifts are meaningless without love.

Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 12-14

Climbing Sycamores... a new feature on the Victory Podcast.

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Opening Music: "My Name (Hello)" by Andrew Lynch

Study Cited: "Psychiatry Needs to Get Right with God", Scientific American

Everyone loves a good party. We love good food, games, and having fun with friends. But there is also a time to gather with others reverently to worship and participate in the Lord’s Supper.

That might seem foolish to the world. It certainly seemed foolish to the early Christians in the First Century. They turned the Lord’s Supper into a drunken toga party. So, Paul used their foolishness as an opportunity to teach the proper way to celebrate Holy Communion, also known as the Lord’s Supper.

This is a simple, seemingly foolish meal of a cracker and some wine. But in this meal, God is confirming a covenant promise with us, his people. In this meal, we are one with God and one with each other, and he promises to “remember our sins no more” as we follow His wisdom.

Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 11