Beauty For Ashes: A Night Of Healing Featuring Bishop Alfred Knight Jr.

Saturday night (March 26), as part of Victory 4U's Recovery 2011 conference, the very special guest at Victory Life Christian Ministries was Bishop Alfred Knight Jr., a Ferris State University alumnus, who returned to Big Rapids.

"Beauty for Ashes: A Night of Healing" was the title of the program featuring Bishop Knight.

Here are some photographic images shot during the powerful Word he delivered on Saturday night at the church.

Bishop Alfred Knight Jr. offers blessings at Victory 4U's Beauty for Ashes: A Night of Healing.

Bishop Knight offers blessings to Sister Vedra Saturday night.

Here is Bishop Knight prior to his introduction from Pastor Razel.

Bishop Knight and Minister Darius are shown here in this photo.

Brothers Darius, Cedric and Terrance assist Bishop Knight during Beauty for Ashes.

Pastor Razel introduced Bishop Knight to those in attendance at Beauty for Ashes.

Here is Bishop Knight near the end of the word he delivered on Saturday (March 27) evening at Victory Life Christian Ministries.

It was a powerful Knight at Victory Life Christian Ministries.

Hats Off To Victory 4U For Pulling Off A Great Conference

Saturday night (March 26) was the culmination of Victory 4U's Recovery 2011 conference. The event, sponsored by the Ferris State University student organization (an extension of Victory Life Christian Ministries), featured Bishop Alfred Knight Jr., a Ferris alumnus, who returned to Big Rapids.

Here are some members of the group of dedicated young people from Victory 4U.

Check out this powerful clip of Pastor Razel Jones delivering a word at Lighthouse Battle Creek entitled "From Ex to nEXt." This powerful life changing message will help you prepare for your promise for tomorrow, while you are in the process in your now.

Victorious Revolution Reflections

Sunday was an amazing day! What do you get when you put Victory Life together with Revolution Christian Ministries? Answer: A Victorious Revolution! Combined music departments, shadowing opportunities for many of the Overcomers, an intense worship experience, like-minded believers, a round stage and impressive sanctuary, great fellowship, Pastor Jermone and Lady Erica Glenn, Pastor Razel and Lady Camille Jones, topped off with an amazing Word presented by Pastor Tim Dilena of Highland Park, Michigan.

Share your take-aways! What did you get from the Victorious Revolution?

Missed the Victorious Revolution? For immediate viewing, everyone can log into the Revolution website at www.revolutioncm.com and go to Cyber Church. From there you can select the On Demand portal and view Sunday's Victorious Revolution Worship Experience (this week only). For actual CD/DVD purchases of the Victorious Revolution, email Revolution's media team at media360@revolutioncm.com.

Want to know what we talked about during Mission Marriage?

So, several of you have shown curiosity to know more about what we talked about during Mission Marriage. I'm not about to spill the beans, but I'll give you a small peak into the day.

Married and engaged couples came together to talk about marriage - some of the topics covered were:

• What does it really mean to submit?
• How do we effectively submit to one another?
• Customizable roles in marriage.
• What do your intentions have to do with it?
• Keeping the passion alive.
• How to recover from a breach of trust.
• What makes her a good thing?
• Having a vision for the home and for the family.
• To be the head means you need to be heading somewhere!
• God must be first and He gives the vision!
• How do 2 become 1?
• Removing walls.
• Being a healer to your spouse in 3 dimensions.
• Sacrifice - what am I willing to give up?
• and more...

Exodus

In our discussion of Exodus this week in Connect, we tried to answer several questions. We had great responses with life changing applications for our own lives. Questions and responses are highlighted below. Add your responses and comment on our responses!

What can we learn about leadership from Moses' example?

• Anyone can be a leader. God enables us.
  
• Leaders follow God's instructions/obey God.
  
• Leaders respect God.
• Leaders lead by example and do what is right.
  
• Leaders respect and care for the people they are leading.
  
• Leaders pray for their people/advocate for their people.
  
• Leaders are persistent and persevere.
  
• Leaders are sometimes isolated.
  
• Leaders are content in serving others and serving God regardless of other people's opinions.
  
• Leaders don't compromise what God told them to do.
  
• Leaders realize their role and function effectively within that role.
  
• Leaders surround themselves with people who will hold them up as Aaron held up Moses' arms/staff when he became week.
  
• Leaders can't be everything to everyone.
  
• Leaders are humble.
  
• Leaders are responsible for the people they lead.
  
• Leaders must be totally dependent on God.
  
• Leaders are anointed.

What have we learned about God's nature toward His people while reading Exodus?

• God is patient and long suffering.
  
• God leads by loving example.
  
• God has emotions.
  
• God has high expectations for his people.
  
• God will never call you to do something that you cannot do.
• God desires intimacy with his people.
  
• God speaks to us.
  
• God can/will change his mind for us.
  
• God honors his promises and we need to remind him of his promises to us.
  
• God is faithful.
  

How are we like the children of Israel? What lessons can we learn from them?

• We don't take heed right away.
  
• We often don't internalize God's instructions so that they guide our decisions.
  
• We need deliverance.
  
• Many of us don't know our own identity.
  
• Many of us are living beneath our privilege.
• Many of us have a slave mentality.
  
• Many of us believe the labels that are put on us and consequently live out those labels.
  
• Many of our prolong our process/"How long will you make your process?"

What did we learn about the Holy Spirit in Exodus?

• The Holy Spirit guides leaders around the other leaders with special anointing to meet needs.
  
• The Holy Spirit gives us gifts that may not be common.
  
• The gifts that the Holy Spirit gives us may be the first time that we have seen that gift seen. Your anointing may be the FIRST.
  

We also discussed wisdom as it is discussed in the first five chapter of Proverbs, but we'll have to hold off on that discussion for a future blog. We have plenty to meditate on already! Looking forward to reading your posts and revelations! Don't miss Connect next week. We will continue with our plan of reading the Bible in the year. See the website for our reading plan and jump on the bandwagon. It's not too late to start!

Victory Life Christian Ministries Offers Many Ways To Get Involved

Are you ready to get involved now that you've had your Overcomer's meeting with Pastor Razel and Lady Camille?

Victory Life Christian Ministries has many ways areas of the ministry that might be of interest to you:

Kid's Konnection Leader (ages 6 months - 8 years)

email: christianed@victorybr.com

Ministry Attending (greeting, assistance during service)

email: inreach@victorybr.com

Clean Team (church cleaning on Sundays and Thursdays)

email: inreach@victorybr.com

Music & Fine Arts (music, audio visual, performance)

email: victorylife@victorybr.com

Victory 4U (FSU student organization)

email: v4u@victorybr.com

Victory Life Ferris State University Student Carpool

Carpool for FSU Students

To sign up for a ride to church on Sundays or special events visit www.victorybr.com or email fsucarpool@victorybr.com or call 231.796.VLIF (8543) and leave a message with the following information:

• 1. Name
• 2. Phone number
• 3. Pick up location (West Campus Community Center or Rankin Circle Drive)
• 4. Date the ride is needed

Please adhere to the following carpool guidelines:

1. Rides must be requested at least 24 hours before the service.
2. Drivers pick up from West Campus Community Center and the Rankin Center Circle Drive.
3. A church representative will call you to make arrangements the evening before the service.
4. Drivers do not make additional stops.
5. Please be timely and considerate!

Thoughts on Resilient (S-T-R-E-T-C-H)

This Sunday we looked at the story of Jesus using the 2 fish and 5 loaves to feed 5000 (John 6:1-13 The Message). Isn't it interesting how little becomes much when you place it in the Master's hands? First we see Jesus go through a process to stretch Philip's faith - after stretching faith, He stretches the little boy's lunch - after stretching the lunch, He stretched the people and put them to work gathering the leftovers.

We are resilient! We are fireproof! We are stretchy!

God is up to something among us - He's stretching our faith, stretching our resources, and stretching us! I received the first report today - just a day after the message, an overcomer contacted me and let me know that he had experienced the stretch in resources. He had an old bill that was $646 and was able to settle for $400. This individual made a conscious faith shift and mindset shift in his finances.

God stretched His faith - stretched His resources - and, is stretching him. I encourage you all to stretch your faith and watch God stretch your resources and yourself!

Images From A Sunday At Victory Life Christian Ministries

Here are images shot from our extra-special Sunday (Jan. 9) afternoon service at Victory Life Christian Ministries in Big Rapids, Michigan.

Sunday was home to yet another powerful service that kicked off Affirm 2011 and featured Prophetess Doriane Parker from Kingdom Life Ministries in Grand Rapids. Sunday's service was nothing short of amazing. And, best of all, it was just the start of Affirm 2011.

If you were not there you missed something special.

With that, check out these images from Sunday service at V-Life:



















Prophetess Doriane Parker was amazing at Victory Life Christian Ministries on Sunday afternoon (Jan. 9) in Big Rapids to kick off Affirm 2011.

















Pastor Razel speaks to the congregation during Sunday's service at Victory Life Christian Ministries.

















It was impossible not to feel God's presence in His house at Victory Life on Sunday afternoon.

















Minister Mike Sears was on hand at Victory Life.

















The vocals were amazing and had the Victory Life house rocking on Sunday.

















The Overcomers were feeling his presence at Victory Life.