The Journey: The Harvest Is Beginning

Last Sunday, July 24, 2011, God announced to His people that "The Harvest is Beginning!" To the ear of the sower this is good news. God not only informed us that a harvest is taking place but also what will occur before you will see the manifestation of the harvest. The message was pulled from the book of Ruth 1:14-18, 22. We learned that when seasons are completed (10), we move into transition (11) for the purpose of achieving order (12)! In the transition period, you will have some Orpah's and you will have some Ruth's; decisions will have to be made to either stay comfortable or go to the unknown where God is, and you must be fully persuaded and committed to your destiny. God truly spoke to me through this Word and I receive it! Tell me, what did God speak to you about?

The Journey Reflections

As a pastor, I must say that I'm tremendously enjoying The Journey. It has been a great time to hear from some of the internal speakers at V-Life. We are abundantly blessed with great people. Brother Cedric did a fantastic job yesterday as he preached from the subject, "Keep it Real". We will forever be mindful of our Spiritual GPS... and, the statement of the day, "My actions verify or condemn my words." We are receiving tips for our life journey!

Join us for 2 more weeks of The Journey:

Sunday, July 24 - Sister Jessica Robinson
Sunday, July 31 - Minister Darius Ganzie

The Journey Continues

Great Word from Mom Gant Sunday. How much more can a conquerer be? It's encouraging to know that we've been built to be more than conquerers. All I do is win!

Three more weeks of the journey left - don't miss your moment. Join us on the journey - you never know where we may go.

Sunday, July 17 - Bro. Cedric Wicks
Sunday, July 24 - Sis. Jessica Robinson
Sunday, July 31 - Min. Darius Ganzie

The Journey

The Journey has begun! Join us for July services with internal speakers taking us on a journey through the Word of God. Pastor Razel started this Sunday with a message entitled, "Set me free from me." We enjoyed having the high school Jr.'s and Sr.'s in high school from around the country and the world with us who are participating in the Calvin College Entrada program. It was a full, full house and a good kickoff to The Journey. The song is still ringing: I don't do what I want to do, but I do, do what I don't want to do... But, I will do what He helps me to, when I really wanna do what He's called me to!

Upcoming schedule:

The Journey

• Sunday, July 10 - Sister Vedra (Mom) Gant
• Sunday, July 17 - Brother Cedric Wicks
• Sunday, July 24 - Sister Jessica Robinson
• Sunday, July 31 - Minister Darius Ganzie

Romans 7 at Connect

I just have to say, if you're able to come to Connect and just aren't coming, you are missing an amazing time in the Word.

For those of you who were there last night, I'd love to post a lot of the revelation understanding we came to last night.

Share your takeaways!

Caleb? Where are you?

It has been a while since we've done this, but I wanted to take some time to get your feedback and takeaways from Sunday's message and start of the new series, Well Able!

We talked about Caleb's report to Moses about the Promised Land and his affirmation as he stated, we are well able to overcome! Indeed, that is the Word for you in the situations that you're facing; you are well able to overcome and to possess your promise!

I look forward to hearing what you took away from Sunday's message. It was fun to deliver it to you all - now, allow me the fun of hearing what you got out of it! Leave a comment, you're well able to do so!

Summertime

It may not feel like it, but we have arrived at another summer break and we're shifting into a new season at Victory Life. Being a largely FSU populated church presents a unique challenge in the summer. While several of our key students have decided to stay in Big Rapids for the summer, many of our students go home for the summer break. While some could see this as an issue, I see it as an opportunity. The summer at V-Life is a great time to focus more on the surrounding community of Big Rapids as well as developing the ministries of Victory Life. This summer we have several activities lined up to connect with the Big Rapids community.

Along with our Sunday and Wednesday services, we're planning a Block Party in August, our annual Chill & Grill in July, and several Outreach activities to connect us with our neighbors in Big Rapids. We are blessed to have residents of Big Rapids, Grand Rapids, Baldwin, Bitely, White Cloud, Mt. Pleasant, Muskegon, Detroit, Evart, Reed City, Remus, and Cadillac worshiping with us at Victory Life.

We're also looking forward to hearing from several of our Overcomers who are gifted in preaching, teaching, and challenging and exhorting the people of God. I'm excited about how God is blessing us and I'm looking forward to a great summer full of exciting activities at V-Life!

Singles: Recent FB Posts by Prophetess Kelly Crews

If you attended Single's Strategy I'm sure you remember the great discussions we had as a group, as well as the awesome keynote given by Prophetess Kelly Crews.
She has been posting some thought provoking Facebook statuses this month. Check them out:

May 4, 2011
Singles frustrations....you have a reasonable opinion of yourself. You know you're certainly not the most perfect person in the world, but do know that you have a lot to offer. You think you present yourself well and know that you don’t have body odor. LOL What's the problem? I wanted to encourage you and let you know to stop over analyzing yourself...You can't settle and God's timing is perfect!!!!

May 10, 2011
Relationships (singles)..never cry more than you smile and if you are... it's NOT worth it!! A relationship should not be about a lot of pain, strain, agony, defeat...a good connection should fit like a missing puzzle piece that you've been waiting for...and they should bring you JOY!!!

Flow!

What can be better than favor? Favor AND Flow! Tell us how the favor + flow is revealing itself in your life this week.

Favor!

The Favor is flowing - share your victory report about how the favor of God is moving in your life this week!