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
136 episodes
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...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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—...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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The Thief of Comparison
In the message Pastor Brent explored how comparison steals our joy and blinds us to God's goodness in our own lives. We examined how the thief of comparison transforms gratitude into grumbling, causing us to measure our blessings against others...
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Thieves of Thankfulness: The Thief of Unmet Expectations
In this message we explored how unmet expectations can steal our joy and create distance between us and God. When life doesn't unfold the way we hoped—when prayers seem unanswered, when timing doesn't align with our plans, when God's "how" diff...
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New Heaven, New Earth, and the Eternal Kingdom
The sermon explored the glorious future that awaits believers beyond the tribulation—the millennial kingdom and the new heaven and new earth where God will dwell with His people forever. This isn't about floating on clouds as baby angels; it's ...
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The Coming of The Lord
This podcast episode explores the second coming of Jesus Christ, emphasizing it as a source of hope and comfort for believers rather than fear. Bishop Ed Akers highlighted the promise of Christ's return, the rapture of the church, and the event...
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The Tribulation, The Restrainer, and The Sovereignty of God
In this powerful message, we're reminded of the importance of being prepared for Christ's return. The central theme revolves around the concept of the tribulation and the rapture, drawing primarily from Matthew 24 and 1 Thessalonians 4. We're c...
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Prophetic Signs of the Times
Pastor Brent Powell delivered a stirring sermon on Matthew 24, exploring the signs of the end times and our role as Christians in these challenging days. The sermon emphasized the importance of staying vigilant, nurturing our faith, and activel...
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Faith over Fear
This week's sermon with Bishop Ed Akers explored the pervasive issue of fear in our lives and how we can overcome it through faith in God. Pastor emphasized that fear is often the greatest enemy we face, more so than sin itself. He highlighted ...
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Inside Out: Living by the Spirit
The sermon explored the critical importance of fully embracing the Holy Spirit in our lives as believers. Pastor Brent emphasized that it's not enough to simply know about Jesus; we must also be filled with and led by the Holy Spirit to truly l...
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Loving Beyond the Flesh
With the tragic events that seem to be going on every where in our world from schools, buses, college campuses, and more. What is the response of the Christian? We must learn to love beyond the flesh.Luke 6:32 says, "If you love those wh...
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Truth That Transforms: Beliefs, Emotions, and Hope in Tragedy
In this message Pastor Brent Powell explored the critical transition from mere belief to active faith, especially in light of recent tragic events. We discussed how our emotions and beliefs can sometimes hinder our faith, and the importance of ...
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Not all who believe live in faith
In this message Pastor Brent Powell shares the importance of people moving past simply believing into the realm of faith. Belief is the starting point but must not be where we stop in our pursuit of Christ. James 2:19 tells us, "You believe tha...
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