Victory Baptist Church, Stafford, VA

Paul speaks of us looking at our lives before we observe communion to see if there is anything going on in our lives that would cause us to partake of the Lord's Table in an unworthy manner. In preparation for observing the Lord's Supper, Pastor John Hodgen delivers a message entitled "Judging Ourselves."

Why didn't God take us to Heaven when He saved us? Why are we still here? What does God want to do through us as individuals and as a church body? These questions need to be asked on a regular basis so we don't forget "Why We are Here," which is the title of this message from Pastor John Hodgen.

On Palm Sunday, Pastor John takes an in-depth look at exactly what Jesus went through during the last hours of his life, up through the cruxifixion.

As we look towards Easter, Pastor John delivers a sermon entitled "Why Did Jesus Have to Die?" Many times, we forget that though Jesus did die to save us, there is a lot involved in that salvation.

When we are dealing with things in our lives that keep us from being all that we can be for Christ, we can rejoice in the hope that Christ has the power to make the changes in our lives that need to be made. As we yield more and more to Him, that hope proves to be greater and more powerful than we can imagine!

In this message, Pastor John challenges everyone to take stock of where they stand with Jesus.

Pastor John has said many times that people come through the doors of our church with smiles on their faces, but inside their hearts are breaking. Our churches are filled with broken people. The first step towards being made whole in Jesus is to admit that we are denying the hurt and pain. Pastor John Hodgen takes a look at dealing with denial in this message.

Forgiveness is unique in that it is something we all want from others, but are so hesitant in giving it to others. In this message, Pastor John Hodgen looks at why we should forgive from God's standpoint, from our own standpoint, as well as how we should forgive.

In his letter to the church at Ephesus, Paul told the church that they were to be imitators of God. How do we do that? Pastor John Hodgen talks about that in this message.

Every Christmas, we see a romanticized version of the Magi. In this message, Pastor John Hodgen looks at the truth about the wise men, a truth that is much more wonderful than the fictional accounts!