Connect is back!

Last night we gathered together for Connect at 7:00 p.m. It was the first time in a couple months that we had Connect due to our 10 month Connect schedule and we were ready! Sister Jessica and team put together great offerings for adults, youth and children all focused on the subject of Love. Sister Vanessa taught the adult class about the Greek meanings of 'love' and how Christ is looking for us to give this love to Him and to our brothers and sisters! I have such a great time hearing the insights of the Overcomers and friends of the ministry who attend Connect. We have some great minds in our midst. From the profound, instigating insights of Dad Jones to the sincere reflections of brand new Overcomers, Connect provides us with an opportunity to hear multiple voices and to learn and to grow from whatever stage we're at in our spiritual development journey. It was a great start to February and phase 2 of the blessings, glory and favor of 2012 at Victory Life! I'm looking forward to diving deeper into the Word at Connect, every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. from February to November! If you happen to be checking out this blog, take a couple minutes and let us know what you got out of Connect this week!

Initiated

This year's Anniversary celebration was our best yet, in my opinion. We celebrated three years in style! Marcus Cole began the celebration presenting a Worship Now Seminar which opened our minds to worship in the next dimension. Then he set the atmosphere for a dynamic service on Saturday evening, leading praise and worship with a well-prepared Presence & the Sound. What a sound! We heard from Sister Jessica and Brother Cedric and were touched by their moving testimonies of what Victory Life has meant to their lives. Then, Lady Erica Glenn blessed us with her anointed vocals, setting the stage for her husband, Pastor Jermone Glenn to come to the stage and minister the Word - and that he did with power and accuracy! We were ready to initiate... and that's just day one.

We returned on Sunday and Lady Camille and Presence and the Sound brought Heaven down during praise and worship. Sister Jamie and Sister Vanessa shared insights into what the ministry has meant to their lives. Pastor Doriane Parker-Sims came with a Rhema Word for the house and for several individuals. Deliverance fell in the room and then a song from Heaven was birthed as we declared, "It all started with a sound!" 

Day 3 came and Lady C and Presence once again led us in extreme praise and intimate worship. Sister Tonia and Minister Darius moved us to tears giving their testimonies of what Victory Life has meant to them. Dad Jones shared stories and insight into the beginnings of my ministry (he even brought pictures). Dr. Hawthorne took to the stage to bring the Word of God for the final Initiate 2012 conference service. He presented a fatherly Word, full of wisdom, confirming much of what had been said on the prior two days. 

Each speaker left a deposit in us, inspired us and gave us tools to initiate the plan of God in our individual lives and as a church body. Now, the conference is over, but the season has just begun for us to Initiate the 2012 plan of God for our lives. It is time to make movement towards the plan of God for our lives - it's time to INITIATE!

3 years of Victory Life!

It is hard to believe that Victory Life has existed for 3 years already, but today is the anniversary of our official start date. We began on January 11, 2009 (1/11 @ 1pm).

In these 3 years, Victory Life has had a life-changing impact upon the area, our Overcomers and friends of the ministry. Help us compile a history of this impact by posting what Victory Life has meant to you in your life!

Overcomers past and present and friends of the ministry, we want to hear from you. What has been the impact of Victory Life on your life?

Better Done Than Said

This year we will Initiate the plan of God for our lives.

Tell us, what are you making happen in 2012?

INITIATE 2012!

Initiate 2012

Join us January 14, 15 and 16 for Initiate 2012. 

We are celebrating our 3 year anniversary and would love to have you celebrate with us! 

Our celebration has outgrown our current building, so we have moved the festivities to The Eagles Club: 

18631 16 Mile Road, Big Rapids, Michigan

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Schedule

• Saturday, January 14 at noon - Marcus Cole leads a "Worship Now" Seminar
• Saturday, January 14 at 7pm - Pastor Jermone Glenn with musical guest, Marcus Cole
• Sunday, January 15 at 1pm - Pastor Doriane Parker-Sims
• Monday, January 16 at 7pm - Dr. Charles Hawthorne

All events are free with a free-will offering collected. 

Come to one or all of the festivities to celebrate what God has done and prepare for what He is about to do - let's Initiate!

For more information, visit the event facebook page, email the church or call 231.796.VLIF (8543)

Redeemed

What does it mean to you to be redeemed?
Can't wait to hear what you have to say!

Just saying thank you!

I must say, I am certainly excited and encouraged by how God has been moving in our services. God is favoring us with a unique outpouring of His Spirit. It has been amazing to experience and to see God renovating lives! The last couple weeks as I preached, God completely took over and changed the plans, giving fresh revelation which has been exactly what has been needed. Then, what can I say about how God used Lady Camille yesterday. In short, I guess I just wanted to stop by here to say, thank you Lord for what you're doing in our midst. Feel free to join in on my praise or add something new that you're thankful for! For us, thanksgiving is more than a day; it's a way of life!

Consecration 2011 updates.

We have completed week one of the Consecration - how do you feel about it at this point? I certainly sense God's presence through the process. It is great to see our church unified around a common goal. We're drawing closer to God; we're praying for one another; we're growing in faith; we're identifying and overcoming issues!

Talk to me about your journey... your challenges and your victories through our time of Consecration!

Restored & Consecrated

God is blessing Victory Life. We had a phenomenal time with Pastor Robert Hogans, Jr. and his guests on Sunday. Many confirming prophecies, healing manifested, awesome praise and worship. This all led us to a wonderful start to our time of Consecration. Today is the first of 21 days of Consecration for all of those WITH Victory Life! No meat (including fish) and no sweets (candy/pop/sugary basked items). Juice should be 100% juice. Increased prayer, bible and personal worship time is key to the Consecration. This time will end after November 6. Send questions to victorylife@victorybr.com.

God is taking us places and this is a wonderful part of the process.

Church on the Move - Spread Light!

Sunday was a great day! We had an abbreviated service, as the "I am Light" series was continued with the message "Flashing Lights" - then we took the light to the community. We got together in groups of 3 and spread out through the houses and apartments surrounding the church and gave free light bulbs to all who would receive with no strings attached.

August is Outreach month at Victory Life and this was a part of our demonstration of God's love for the community. It was so much fun to see people's reaction to a free gift - many didn't quite know how to take it - others were amazingly appreciative - all were impacted!

We endeavored to give a free gift... like God's love; it was a small way for us to show God's love in a tangible way. In the end, we hope we brought some light into someone's day; it certainly did that for each of us who participated in the operation! We gave natural light and hopefully a little spiritual light as well.

For those of you who participated, we would love to hear some of your takeaways, some of your interactions and how it felt for you as the giver - please share - and keep on 'Flashing'!