Victory Life Durant

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CULTURE
Common language, customs, values, beliefs, and behaviors.
Common symbols, holidays, celebrations…

“What you celebrate you elevate.”
GRACE CULTURE 
What are the signs?

1. We are saved by grace.
  Ephesians 2:8-10
2. Forgiveness
  Ephesians 1:7
  Colossians 1:14
  Acts 5:31; 13:38; 26:18
3. Freedom
  2 Corinthians 3:17 (ref.)
  Galatians 5:1
4. Teaches us to deny ungodliness, worldly lust, and live soberly, righteously & Godly in the present age
  Titus 2:11-12
5. Mercy
  Hebrews 8 & 10
  “I will be merciful to their unrighteousness & their sins &   iniquities I will remember no more.”
6. Giving Hearts
  2 Corinthians 8:3-7 (NKJV)
  “Abound in giving grace.”
7. Humility
  James 4:4-10 (NKJV)
    Submit = Humility
    Resist Satan = Humility
    Draw near to God = Humility
    Cleanse your hands (repent) = Humility
    Single-minded = Humility
 1 Peter 5:5-10 (NKJV)

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Victory Life Church, Durant — Sunday, June 11, 2023

Ephesians 6:10-12 (ESV) Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

We are to be neither ignorant of, nor obsessive over, the spiritual forces of evil.

Luke 10:17-20 (ESV) The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!” And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

Ministry with God is a privilege, and access to God’s power is exciting, but the real cause of joy is that we have everlasting life with God.

1 John 3:8 (ESV) Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.

2 Corinthians 4:1, 5-11, 16-18 (ESV) Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart.

For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.

So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

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Find Rest for Your Soul in Jesus
Victory Life Church, Durant — Sunday, June 4, 2023
Matthew 11:28-30 (ESV) “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

“This is a call for us to reconsider how we have been approaching our life, in light of the fact that we now, in the presence of Jesus, have the option of living within the surrounding movements of God’s eternal purpose, of taking our life into his life.” ~ Dallas Willard

1 Peter 4:12-19 (ESV) Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God? And “If the righteous is scarcely saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?” Therefore let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.

Entire Family, including their toddler, sentenced to life in prison in North Korea.
Chinese Christians are among those who are having their organs harvested.
Iranian Christians are being persecuted and arrested.
Coptic Christians beheaded by terrorists in 2015.

Matthew 11:28-29 (ESV) “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”

Matthew 11:28-30 (MSG) “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” 

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