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“Victory – Our Spiritual Journey” Bible Reading: Matthew 2:1-15 Reflection : There are three fundamental questions of life; 1. “Who am I?” 2. “Where did I come from?” 3. “Where am I going?”. Over the last two Sundays the first two questions were addressed in the sermons, “Victory-a personal testimony” and “Victory-a biblical survey”. Today we will consider the question… “Where we are going?”.

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“Victory - A Biblical Survey” Bible Readings: Habakkuk 2:1-4; 1Cor.12:27-28;Eph. 2:20-22; Rev. 9-11, 22-27 God instructed Habakkuk to make the vision plain – I will attempt to keep the vision simple! 1. Victory is the building of Christ. - we are biblical - “I will build my church” (Matt. 16:18) - It will begin small but become much larger. “We are his house… becoming a holy temple.” (Eph. 2:

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Bible Reading: Habakkuk 2:1-4,14 Key Verse : “O Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years… in wrath remember mercy.” Habakkuk 3:2 (KJV) Our vision for Victory Christian Centre is of a large and ever growing church that is filled with the love of Christ and reaching out with the Good News to the ends of the earth. Our vision is rooted in the Great Commission that Jesus has given to His

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Bible Reading: Luke 6:6-11 This sermon was confirmed by a prophecy given by Peter Kenny last Tuesday at a housegroup meeting. God wants everyone of us to take note of this message and follow through with a positive response. It’s time for all of us at Victory to “reach out our hand”. The synagogue would be crowded when Jesus was speaking but amongst the crowd Jesus saw a man who had a deformed

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Bible Reading : John 8:48-59 It is vital to find the right answer to this question. It will set you free from confusion, deception and failure in your Christian life. ("stumbling through the darkness" v.12) 1. You are not necessarily who others say you are. They called Jesus a "Samaritan devil" (v.48)Paula Radcliffe and Neil gowThe world's voice brings confusion. (1Jn.4:5)2. You are not

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Bible Reading: Isaiah 45:1-13 1. Recognise that you were saved for one specific purpose (a) God raised up King Cyrus of Persia to redeem God’s people from slavery in Babylon. God set them free to BUILD THE TEMPLE IN JERUSALEM. (Ezra 1:2,3) (b) God sent Jesus to redeem sinful men and women to BUILD THE CHURCH ON THE EARTH. (Matt.16:18;1Cor.3:10-15)

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Bible Reading: Matthew 7:21-23; 11:28-30 There are many issues that confront us in this life, but the “decisive issue”(the one that will determine your eternal destiny)is our obedience to our Heavenly Father. On the Mount of Transfiguration He commanded the disciples to listen to Jesus.(Matthew 17:5) What is Jesus saying to us? 1. The Great Invitation (“Come to me”-Matt.11:28) (a)

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Bible Reading: Haggai 1:1-7 Key Verse “This is what the Lord Almighty says : Consider how things are going for you!” (v.7) Almost 50,000 men and their families had returned from exile in Babylon. They had returned with hopes of living a free and prosperous life in the “Land of Promise”. 1. God gave His people a Project God used King Cyrus to give the Jewish people the opportunity to return to

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Bible Reading: Ezra 4:1-5 The Book of Ezra tells the story of the building of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. Solomon’s great Temple had been burned to the ground and completely destroyed and for seventy years in Babylonian captivity God’s faithful people had dreamed about one day going back to Jerusalem and building the Temple of God. By a miraculous act of God’s mercy, King Cyrus released the

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Bible Reading: Exodus 3:1-10 1. The Canaanites were descendants of Canaan who were cursed by Noah. (Gen. 9:25) They lived along the coast of the Mediterranean. They were prosperous merchants who worshipped Baal and indulged themselves in gross immorality and drunkenness. The Canaanites speak of the dangers of money, sex and power. “They are too strong for us.” Joshua 17:16 “We are only human.” –

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Bible Reading : Exodus 3:1-10 The Israelites had been slaves in Egypt for 400 years. They had cried out for help but the “years passed” (Ex. 2:23) and they remained in bondage. However, God heard their cries and remembered His promises to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. (Ex.2:24) 1. God’s delays are not God’s denials. (a) God waited 400 years to set the Israelites free. But this did not indicate that

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Bible Reading : Psalm 107 This fantastic Psalm has a threefold message that is desperately needed to be heard in the 21st century. (a) The Lord will save anyone who calls on Him for help (v.6,13,19,28) (b) God’s people should share the Good News with others (v.2) (c) Christians should always be thankful and praise the Lord at all times. (v.8,15,21,31) Key Verse : “For he has gathered the

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Bible Readings : 1Peter 3:1-7; Galatians 5:16-26 Today is very special for Charles and AnnMarie as they renew their marriage vows. Ill health has not stopped them from loving the Lord and each other with all of their heart. Just look at their glowing faces and you can see what I mean! In 1Peter 3:4 in the King James Bible we discover that there is a “hidden man of the heart”. Paul teaches that

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Bible Readings : Luke 18:15-17 Introduction Jesus tells us that all children have the right kind of faith that will take them to heaven. However by the time we become adults most of us have lost our childhood faith. You can’t get into heaven without faith. (Hebrews 11:6) ¯The story of my trip to Stirling without Charlotte. How do we lose our childhood faith? (a) Through hardship, abuse and

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Bible Readings : Acts 2:17-21 Introduction People are fascinated by the future. Scientists are fearful about the future, but Christians can be confident about the future because we have the Bible as our guide. As we move into 2004 our God given task is to follow Jesus and He will make us fishers of men. (Matt. 4:19) Our vision for the church for 2004 is to win as many people to Christ as we

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Bible Readings : Genesis 7:1-10 Introduction “A week is a long time in politics” but it is a long time in every sphere of life too. Time is one of God’s greatest gifts so let us release the transforming power of Christ in our life THIS WEEK. God Created The World In Just One Week Let God speak into your life this week and you will be amazed at how He can transform your bleakest situation into a

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