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
156 episodes
Depend on the Spirit
This message explored our need to shift from independence to dependence on the Holy Spirit in our Christian journey. Too often, we receive salvation as a free gift but then attempt to live the Christian life through our own effort and strength....
Can These Bones Live: The Breath of God
This week's message explored Ezekiel 37:1-14 and the vision of the valley of dry bones, challenging us to recognize where we've become drained, weary, and spiritually dry. Just as the Holy Spirit hovered over chaos in Genesis and brought life t...
The Presence You Were Created For
The message explored how we often reduce the Holy Spirit to what He can do for us rather than treasuring who He is to us. We chase after experiences, gifts, miracles, and blessings while missing the greatest gift of all: God's presence dwelling...
Do You Know Him?
There's someone who walks beside you every single day. Someone who knows your thoughts before you speak them, who grieves when you settle for less than you were created for, and who longs to guide you into the fullness of life. Yet for many bel...
Is There Not A Cause?
David’s question still echoes today: “Is there not a cause?” In this inspiring message from 1 Samuel 17, discover how God calls ordinary people to live for something greater than themselves. Learn how purpose defeats fear, unity strengthens ...
How to Heal the Sick
The message explored the often-overlooked reality that God has empowered every believer to heal the sick through the name of Jesus Christ. We addressed the disconnect in Western Christianity between believing God CAN heal and believing God ALWA...
Will You Be Convinced?
The message explored the critical difference between mental acknowledgment of God and genuine, transformative conviction in His promises. Drawing from Romans 4:20-21, we examined how Abraham was "fully persuaded" that what God had promised, He ...
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. ...