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Victory Drive Church, 3944 Victory Drive, Columbus, GA (2026)

07/07/2026

“Whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” 2Co 9:6 NIV

The Bible clearly teaches that those who give generously to God’s kingdom purposes will receive something back in return for participating. Furthermore, there’s a correlation between how much you give and how much you get back. “Whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” This is good news for reluctant givers. When you give away something valuable, it can feel like a loss. You had something; now you don’t. And that can be a tremendous disincentive to give more. But Paul put this concept in a completely different light. He said that giving to God’s work is not giving something away. It’s an investment, not a loss. The farmer who sows doesn’t lose seed; he gains a crop. No rational farmer would say, “I’m afraid to sow my seed because then I won’t have the seed anymore. What will happen if I need this seed?” Any farmer knows that if he wants a crop, he must sow his seed. This is powerful news for anyone who’s afraid to give because of financial insecurity. It suggests that the wisest move we could make financially is to begin sowing our financial seed. When we do, God gets involved in our finances. And that’s the most financially secure place we could be. Why? Because when we give, it enables God to return to us more than we’ve given, to entrust more to us in this life. This in turn enables us to give more. “You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion” (v. 11 NIV). That means if you give like you’re supposed to, God will give you more.

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07/06/2026

“The wisdom from above is first of all pure.” Jas 3:17 NLT

The Bible says that the wisdom that comes from this world is “earthly, sensual, demonic,” because it comes from “envy and self-seeking” and “confusion and every evil thing” (vv. 15-16 NKJV). The wisdom you need comes from a different source: “The wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere” (v. 17 NLT). People today have access to more knowledge than at any time in history. Yet wisdom seems practically non-existent. Paul’s words to the Corinthian church could well be addressed to us: “Is there not a wise man among you?” (see 1Co 6:5 NKJV). There’s a stark difference between knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge is the accumulation of facts and information. Anyone can accumulate facts. Our problem is our lack of wisdom; we aren’t able to take the facts we’ve learned and put them into practice in real-life situations and at points of need. If we’re to put our faith into action, we’ll need “the wisdom from above.” As couples, we need it to build strong marriages (see 1Pe 3:7). As parents, we need it for leading our children in the way they should go (see Pr 22:6). As Christian businesspeople, we need it to succeed in the marketplace (see Isa 48:17). If you’re wise, you’ll pray: “Lord, I invite You to work with me, to work in me, to work through me, and to work for me.” That’s a prayer He will answer.

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07/05/2026

I’m honored to be part of this great conference. If you’re in the Columbus, GA and surrounding area, please join us July 16-17, 2026.

06/28/2026

“If anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.” 1Jn 2:1 NKJV

You might not know the name Angelo Dundee, but you’ve undoubtedly heard of world champion boxer Muhammed Ali. For more than two decades, Angelo was in Muhammed Ali’s corner–literally. He was Ali’s corner man! He also trained other world boxing champions. One of the great descriptions of Jesus is, “He’s our “Corner man!” “If anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.” In his letter to Timothy, Paul exhorts us to “fight the good fight” (1Ti 6:12 NIV). And you’re going to get knocked down a time or two. But you’ve got a Corner man who once went three rounds with death itself. He got knocked down at the cross, but He got back up three days later. He walked out of the tomb, winning the fight against sin and death. Where is He now? He’s at the right hand of the Father, interceding for you. In other words, Christ is in your corner! And He’s not the only one. Jesus called the Holy Spirit the “paraclete,” which translates in English as comforter and counselor. Paraclete is a military term referring to Roman soldiers who would fight back-to-back when they got into hand-to-hand combat. They protected each other’s blind side, and that’s what the Holy Spirit does. The Holy Spirit has got your back. And Christ is in your corner. The prophet Isaiah calls Him our rear guard: “The Lord will go before you, the God of Israel will be your rear guard” (Isa 52:12 NIV). You don’t just have one member of the Godhead interceding for you–you have two!

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06/25/2026

“Pray for one another, that you may be healed.” Jas 5:16 NKJV

Christian cardiologist Dr. Randolph Byrd had a great interest in knowing if prayer had a “scientifically measurable” impact on healing. He has said, “After much prayer, the idea of what to do came to me.” Over a ten-month period, a computer assigned 393 patients in the coronary care unit at San Francisco General Hospital to one of two groups. The first group was prayed for by home prayer groups. The second group was not remembered in prayer. The home prayer groups were from various Christian denominations. They were given only the first names of the patients and brief descriptions of their diagnoses and conditions. They were prayed for each day. The prayed-for patients differed from those not prayed for in these ways: (1) They were five times less likely to need antibiotics. (2) They were three times less likely to develop fluid in the lungs. (3) None required an artificial airway attached to a ventilator. (4) Fewer died. If the technique being studied had been a new drug or procedure, it would have been heralded as a breakthrough. Even Dr. William Nolan, the author of a book denouncing faith healing, said, “It sounds like this study will stand up to scrutiny…Maybe we doctors ought to be writing on our order sheets, ‘Pray three times a day.’” In the Old Testament, we read: “‘For I will restore health to you and heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord” (Jer 30:17 NKJV). In the New Testament, James wrote: “The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up…Pray for one another, that you may be healed” (Jas 5:15-16 NKJV).

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06/24/2026

“Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?” Am 3:3 NKJV

It’s no secret that today, the majority of marriages fail because of financial issues. Other relationships can also be threatened when we fail to repay a personal loan or meet our financial expectations. The following three strategies will go a long way in mitigating these pitfalls: (1) Discuss with your spouse the maximum amount each of you may spend without getting the other’s permission. Any amount above this limit will be considered “major” and will require complete agreement. Every couple defines a “major” purchase differently, depending on their household income, so stick to what has been agreed on. This is important. If you do not agree on a transaction, when the deal goes bad, the tendency is to point fingers. (2) Advise your family that personal loans are against your “house policy.” Should you decide to make an exception to the policy, make sure your spouse is in complete agreement. If you are wise, you will put the terms and the due dates in writing. (3) Don’t enable your child, spouse, or anyone else to remain irresponsible by bailing him or her out or always being their safety net. Just say no. By not saying no, you interrupt one of God’s most effective principles—sowing and reaping the consequences of individual behavior. Real maturity occurs when this lesson is learned. Love must be tough! If you are an enabler, ask God right now to give you the strength to stop being so. For example, insist on that rent check from your still stay-at-home adult child. This demonstrates character-building love, which is genuine love. If you need to set financial boundaries, do it!

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06/23/2026

“Go…teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you.” Mt 28:19-20 NKJV

The words Jesus spoke changed the world forever. These were the last instructions to His disciples: “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations…teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you” (vv. 18-20 NKJV). Jesus’ followers took this seriously: “Daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ” (Ac 5:42 NKJV). They remembered that they followed a man who taught everyone, and who commanded them to teach all peoples. So they did. They began to teach both men and women, both slaves and free. Some of the world’s greatest teaching institutions were founded by followers of Christ. Oxford and Cambridge Universities began in the thirteenth century. (The motto of Oxford University is: “The Lord is my light” Psalm 27:1). George Marsden noted: “One of the remarkable facts about American history is that within six years of landing in Massachusetts wilderness, Puritans established what would soon become a reputable college.” These words are from a student handbook: “Let every student be plainly instructed and earnestly pressed to consider well, the main end of his life and studies is to know God and Jesus Christ, which is eternal life (John 17:3), and therefore to lay Christ…as the only foundation of all sound knowledge and learning.” That was Harvard University! And 92 percent of the first 138 colleges and universities founded in America were begun by followers of Christ. His words not only inform us; they also transform us.

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06/22/2026

“Only the Lord gives wisdom.” Pr 2:6 NCV

Here’s Paul’s prayer for the Ephesian church: “That…God…may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation” (Eph 1:17 NKJV). For the Colossian church, he asked that God would fill them with “the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding” (Col 1:9 NKJV). James wrote: “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God…and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting” (Jas 1:5-6 NKJV). Godly wisdom also comes to us by Bible reading. This is why Paul, in his last letter before being beheaded for the gospel, wrote to his successor Timothy and said, “From childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation” (2Ti 3:15 NKJV). How would you know that the wisdom you’re walking in comes from God? “God’s wisdom begins with a holy life…characterized by getting along with others. It is gentle and reasonable, overflowing with mercy and blessings, not hot one day and cold the next, not two-faced” (Jas 3:17 MSG). As young Solomon took the throne of Israel God asked him, “What shall I give you?” (1Ki 3:5 NKJV). Solomon answered: “‘Give to Your servant an understanding heart.’ The speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing” (1Ki 3:9-10 NKJV). As a result, Solomon became known as one of the wisest men who ever lived, and he wrote three of the books of the Bible. And the God who gave him wisdom will give it to you too. All you have to do is pray for it and open your heart and mind to His Word.

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06/19/2026

“The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God.” 2Co 10:4 NKJV

Today’s problem is not necessarily tomorrow’s problem. Don’t incarcerate yourself by assuming it is. Resist self-labeling: “I’m just a worrier.” “Gossip is my weakness.” “My dad was a drinker; I guess I’ll carry on the tradition.” Stop that! These words create alliances with the devil. They grant him access to your spirit. It’s not God’s will that you live a defeated, unhappy life. Turn a deaf ear to the old voices and make new choices. “The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; yes, I have a good inheritance” (Ps 16:6 NKJV). Live out of your inheritance, not your circumstances. God has already promised you victory and provided you with weapons for the fight. “Though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds” (2Co 10:3-4 NKJV). How did Joshua conquer Jericho? By using God’s strategy: “Take up the ark of the covenant and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord” (Jos 6:6 NKJV). The ark of the covenant was the symbol of God’s presence. Joshua placed it in the middle of the procession. Every activity orbited around God. The secret of victory is to keep God center stage in your life, using the weapons of worship, Scripture, and prayer. Employ every tool God offers: Scripture memorization and petition. Turn off the TV and open the Bible more. Worry less and pray more. You can conquer your hang-ups by drawing daily on the presence of God.

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06/19/2026

Happy Juneteenth!

The first Juneteenth gathering took place in Texas in 1866. Freed Black communities organized to mark the one-year anniversary of Granger’s announcement — gathering for prayer, music, food, and collective reflection. The format has remained recognizable across generations because it was never purely ceremonial; it was also sustaining.

As Black Southerners moved northward during the Great Migration, the holiday traveled with them. When public parks were off-limits, celebrations continued in churches and community halls. When the civil rights movement of the 1960s dominated the national conversation about racial justice, Juneteenth’s visibility dimmed in broader public discourse — though its purpose was inseparable from that same struggle. It regained national prominence in 1968 when the Poor People’s Campaign held its Solidarity Day march in Washington, D.C., deliberately scheduled for June 19.

Texas formalized the holiday as a state observance in 1980, becoming the first state to do so. Others followed gradually over the decades that followed. On June 17, 2021, President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, establishing it as a federal holiday — the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was created in 1983. (https://www.narayansevausa.org/juneteenth-2026-meaning-history-june-19/)

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