On Septemeber 30th I’ll be leaving for a 17 day trip to Sierra Leone to teach on the first year of the Global Leadership Institute. I’m excited about this opportunity to spend 2 weeks training 25 pastors from surrounding towns and villages. I’ll be working with John Thompson, pastor of All Nations Fellowship in Tulsa, […]
New Fall Series in the Song of Solomon
Did you know there is a book in the Bible that’s filled with love poems? It’s called the Song of Solomon. Some interpreters say that the book is to be seen as an illustration of Christ’s love for his bride, the church. The more common interpretation however, is to see this book as a celebration […]
Global Leadership Institue in Sierra Leone
In October of this year I’ll be going with three other pastors to Sierra Leone to participate in the Global Leadership Institute. Sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries in the world. It is 60% Muslim. It was devastated by a ten-year civil war. Many of the best and brightest fled the country during that […]
Why Belong to a Local Church?
There are two ways the word church is used in the New Testament. One is for the “universal church”, meaning all people in the world who claim Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, placing their faith in him alone. The other way is for an actual group of believers who band together as a […]
Don't Be a Trashcan
Who is it you need to forgive? The word “forgiveness” in the Greek literally means to release, let go, to loose, or send away. That’s what forgiveness is. It’s letting go. It’s letting go of my desire to get even. It’s letting go of my desire to make someone pay. It’s letting go of my […]
Wednesday Night Worship
I look forward to the beginning of Wednesday Night Worship starting October 15 at 7 PM. Here’s why I’m so excited about it. It will be another opportunity to get together and worship, pray, and study God’s Word. In Hebrews 10:25 it says, Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but […]
What's Up With Baptism?
What’s the big deal with being water baptized? Can’t I just skip that part? Do I really have to get all wet in front of a bunch of people? The answer is yes. You don’t have to. You get the privilege of being baptized. In Jesus’ last words before ascending into Heaven he commanded that […]
New Service Update
Last Sunday was a big day for Victory’s Crossing. We started a second worship service. Our new worship times are 9:15 and 11:00 AM. Praise God everything went better than expected. Both services were well attended. We saw many new faces. There was an excitement that I could feel as together we were reaching, […]
New Video
Last Saturday some of our volunteers got together to shoot a video. We wanted to show in a funny way the reasons for starting a second worship service on Sundays. On Sunday, September 14th, our new worship times will be 9:15 and 11:00 AM. There will be more videos like this in the future. […]