A Blog by Pastors Frank and Parris Bailey
John 15:5 - I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing., It’s funny how many times I return to lessons learned at the beginning of the outpouring of 1994. One of those was my need to …
John 15:2 - and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. One of the dangers of being used by the Lord is complacency. We tend to compare ourselves with others and sometimes come to the conclusion that we are doing pretty good. At Victory we could look back at …
John 15:1 - I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. There are many lessons to be learned from Christ’s teaching on the vine. In this first verse Jesus reveals to us that the Father is the Husbandman (vinedresser). Jesus is connected to us because of His humanity. He is the vine, …
John 15:1 - I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. The Lord loves to speak to us from images and pictures from His creation, after all, their primary purpose is to display the glory of God. Today’s verse is a prime example of how Jesus taught from the world He lived …
God’s word is alive; as we read it the Word of God is actually reading us. Today we will read through and reflect on Psalm 1. Psalm 1 1 What delight comes to the one who follows God’s ways!He won’t walk in step with the wicked,nor share the sinner’s way,nor be found sitting in the …
Col.3:1,2 - Christ’s resurrection is your resurrection too. This is why we are to yearn for all that is above, for that’s where Christ sits enthroned at the place of all power, honor, and authorityYes, feast on all the treasures of the heavenly realm and fill your thoughts with heavenly realities, and not with the …
Ps.27:4 - One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD, And to inquire in His temple. Have you ever been in the undeniable presence of the Lord? Have …
Gal.2:20 - I have been crucified with Christ. Jn.19:15 - But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. “Away with Him.” You can hear the disgust in the voices of the Jewish crowd demanding Pilate to crucify Jesus. He was abhorrent to them, just a look at this man was absolutely …
Psalm 89:6 - For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord, and who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord? One of the hardest things for our natural mind to comprehend is the sovereign rule of God. He has been at it, ruling the universe, for a …
Lk.24:26 - Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory? You don’t really see the true character of an individual until their life comes under pressure. Tough times show us what we believe and who we are. Of course Jesus has to be the preeminent example. He was …
