Church and Stuff
Weekly messages from our Sunday message as well as organic and unedited episodes discussing everything church related from the why's to the how to's and the stuff of life and all that comes a long with it. We hope to provide both spiritual and practical insight that will lead you to Victory in every area of your life. Church and Stuff is a podcast of Victorious Living Church.
Episodes
149 episodes
A Mother's Purpose
This Mother's Day sermon featured testimonies from mothers in various life stages—from single motherhood and raising young children to parenting teenagers and adult children. Each speaker reminded us that God gently leads us through every seaso...
From Failure to Restoration
This week's message explored Peter's journey from denial to restoration in John 21:1-19, revealing how Jesus meets us in our deepest moments of self-condemnation and unforgiveness. We discovered that the greatest barrier to walking in our calli...
From Doubt to Faith
In this message Pastor Brent Powell explored the story of "Doubting Thomas" from John 20:24-29, reminding us that doubt isn't about questioning God's existence—it's about believing what God says about us. We examined how Thomas struggled not be...
New Life
This weeks message explored the critical difference between viewing life's challenges through physical eyes versus spiritual eyes, using the account of Elisha and his servant in 2 Kings 6:15-20. When we face overwhelming circumstances - whether...
40 Days That Changed Everything: The Emmaus Road
The message explored the 40 days after Jesus' resurrection, specifically focusing on the Emmaus Road encounter in Luke 24:13-35. We discovered that confusion doesn't mean God's absence—in fact, He often draws closest in our moments of doubt and...
It is Finished...And it's Just the Beginning
The message explored the profound truth of Jesus' declaration "It is finished" and what it means for us living in the tension between Friday's cross and Sunday's resurrection. We examined how many of us find ourselves stuck in "Silent Saturday"...
It's Gonna Be Worth It All
In this Palm Sunday message Pastor Brent Powell explored the paradox of celebration and suffering, examining how Jesus entered Jerusalem knowing the cross awaited Him, yet pressed forward "for the joy that was set before Him" (Hebrews 12:2). We...
Are You Yielded?
The message explored the practical pathway from knowing God's promises to actually living in them. This isn't about trying harder or getting more emotional at the altar; it's about a systematic process that moves us from receiving God's good gi...
The Weight of Glory
The message explored the profound paradox found in 2 Corinthians 4:7-18—that God intentionally places His treasure (the gospel) in broken, earthen vessels (us). We examined how the people closest to God often experience the greatest pressure, y...
Two Spiritual Drives: Hunger & Thirst
Hunger says "I want more of God," but thirst says "I cannot live without Him." We're called to cultivate both - hunger through consistent time in Scripture, worship, and prayer, and thirst through recognizing our complete dependence on God's pr...
A New Thing is Coming
In this message Aaron Bagwell explored the prophetic declaration that "a new thing is coming" based on Isaiah 43:18-19. We examined how God deposits a "vision seed" within each of us before we're even born—our purpose, gifts, and destiny—and ho...
Pressing with Holy Hunger
In this message Pastor Brent Powell to dive into spiritual hunger--the kind of hunger Jesus described when He said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.” Spiritual hunger is not just desire — it is pursuit. It is movement...
Harassed and Helpless
This message from Bishop Ed Akers explored Matthew 9:35-37, where Jesus looked upon crowds of sinners and saw them not through the lens of their sins, but as people who were "harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd." We were remind...
Blessed Are Those Who Hunger...
In this message Pastor Brent Powell explored what it means to truly hunger and thirst for God in a culture of comfort and complacency. Drawing from Matthew 5:6, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be fille...
Transformed: The Habit of Attention
This week's message from Pastor Brent Powell explored the transformative power of attention in our spiritual formation. We examined how what we consistently focus on ultimately shapes who we become. Drawing from Psalm 1:1-3, we discovered that ...
The Mark of Prosperity: Bishop Raul Ucab
In this message Bishop Raul Ucab explored the biblical understanding of prosperity, emphasizing that true blessing comes not from pursuing material wealth, but from cultivating the fear of the Lord and maintaining intimate fellowship with Him. ...
The Freedom of Holy Limits
In this message Pastor Brent Powell builds off of last week's message on formation. Once you realized you are being formed the question becomes who or what gets to set the boundaries of your life? We live in a culture that equates freedom...
Transformed: Formed or Drifting
This powerful message confronts us with an uncomfortable truth: we are being formed whether we realize it or not. Drawing from Romans 12:2's call to be transformed rather than conformed, we're challenged to examine the hidden habits and routine...
The Light Still Shines
This past Sunday, Pastor Brent reminded us of an important truth: while the manger may be empty, the light that entered the world on Christmas morning continues to shine brightly in our lives today. As we move beyond the tinsel and wrapping pap...
Walking in the Light
In this message Pastor Brent explored how Christ came not just to shine His light upon us, but to shine His light within us and through us. We examined how Jesus calls us "the light of the world" (Matthew 5:14-16), commissioning every believer—...
Season of Hope: The Light Has Come
In this message Pastor Brent Powell explored how God broke through 400 years of prophetic silence to reveal His light to the world through Jesus Christ. Just as the shepherds experienced heaven's glory on an ordinary night while doing ordinary ...
The Promise of Hope
This week's sermon took us back to the very beginning of creation to understand God's eternal promise of hope. We explored how darkness entered the world through Adam and Eve's fall in Genesis 3, and how God immediately spoke a promise of light...
Thankful For The God Who Vindicates His Children
The message explored the biblical principle of divine vindication—how God Himself clears the names of His people, restores honor to those who have been dishonored, and rights the wrongs committed against the righteous. Drawing from 1 Thessaloni...
The Power of Thankfulness
In this message Bishop Ed Akers shares the power that Thankfulness has in our lives. When we look at Psalm 100 we see the power that comes from changing our perspective and focusing on all that God has done. Kill the thieves of thankfulness in ...
The Thief of Offense: When Wounds Become Walls
The message explored how offense is gratitude's silent killer and one of the enemy's most effective weapons against believers. We examined how offense disguises itself as justified anger or righteous indignation, but actually builds a prison of...