Sat, 19 May 2012 01:53:04 -0800WeeblyMon, 12 Mar 2012 06:43:26 -0800http://www.vcfleesburg.com/1/post/2012/03/set-your-personal-goal.htmlThanks Rob Shoemaker for the challenging message on Sunday, 3/11. Here is the Personal Goal form that Rob suggested we use. Just click and then download: /personal-goals.html ]]>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:08 -0800http://www.vcfleesburg.com/1/post/2012/01/storehouse-news.htmlHappy New Year!!!!

            What an amazing year we had in 2011.  We got moved into our building and began The Storehouse food ministry.  We gave away lots of food and are looking forward to doing a lot more this coming year.  We handed out 68 Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners.  We collected 1,000 lbs. of beef stew which is still being distributed though out the city.   Thanks to yard sale and some extreme couponing people we have been blessed with much more to give away.
            Our goal for this coming year is to have more food run through The Storehouse to touch the community in a way that will bless them.  As we hand out food we build relationships and ask people what needs we can pray for.  As we pray and begin to see changes happen, we are blessed by the results.  This isn’t just about handing out food, it is about building relationships.
            If you know someone who needs food, we encourage YOU to pick up the groceries and take them to them.  One person can’t do everything, but if each of us gets involved in someone else’s life we can make a difference.
            We expect to change lives this coming year by feeding people and introducing them to Jesus.   The Storehouse Team would like to invite you to come along side us this year and help us to not only gather and distribute food, but help change lives by building relationships with those in your neighborhood that might need a sustaining hand in this economy.
            Thank you for all you do to help support this ministry.  If you can’t physically or financially help, prayer is always needed.  Pray for our protection and direction as we go out and do what God has called us to do.
            May God richly bless each and every one of you this coming year!!

Happy New Year,

The Storehouse Team

]]>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:55:29 -0800http://www.vcfleesburg.com/1/post/2011/08/attention-team-warehouse.htmlAs the 31 Days of Proverbs Fast comes to an end I am very proud of so many who participated in this special time.  Reading the Word, setting aside things that are important to us in order to concentrate on prayer and petition, meeting corporately for prayer (which we will be doing more of) ...have changed our lives!  There is one thing on the list of requests concerning this time that might have been overlooked.  "Doing something for those in need...in and outside the church body.”

Well it is not too late!  After a very long evening with God I can say for sure that He is ready to take us from the empowerment stage (see bottom of the page note) to the service stage!

It starts this Sunday! 

Here are a few hints:
1000 pounds of food in 30 days
Junk for Food (turn your junk into food to feed hungry people!)
Every group in the church working to gather pounds of "Belly Fillin' Food!"
 ...and then learning how to share Jesus in a practical way!

For starters....would you bring in a case of beef stew this Sunday....I will buy the rice!

*Salvation to Service has been God's plan for His children all along

 Salvation - Healed - Set Free - Discipled - Equipped - Empowered - Service

Follow me as I do my best to follow Him!
Randy ]]>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:52:29 -0800http://www.vcfleesburg.com/1/post/2011/07/its-chow-time.htmlYep, that’s right my brother and sister, it is time to eat. Anybody HONGRY? (not hungry) HONGRY. That’s how we said it in Louisiana.
I’m so glad Randy has been emphasizing getting into the Word lately and I know you’re glad too. You can just sense the effects of it. We are in store for some wonderful things.
I just wanted to share a few thoughts that’s helped me over the years. Not only things that helped me but things that hindered me. We all know we learn by our mistakes, but OH, it’s so much better to avoid them and go directly to the Truth. I got locked up on Nov. 29th, 1973 and got saved 4 days later on Dec 3rd. It was a dramatic conversion. I went from a dope dealin’ junkie to a saint overnight. I literally devoured the Word of God ‘til I got out March 23rd 1975. I didn’t care about watching T.V., playing dominoes, cards or any other games. I was so in love with Jesus and His Word that all I did was eat, sleep and live Jesus and His Word. It wasn’t hard to do. I had plenty of time on my hands. I was on cloud 9, walking in victory, walking in the Spirit, not fulfilling the lusts and desires of my flesh.
After I got out, naturally I had to go to work and get busy doing things for the Lord and slowly, but surely my Word level began to deteriorate. In just a few months time I found myself falling into temptation especially in the area of lust. ‘Course when you get on that slippery slope you get all kinds of mud on you. I determined that I must have a spirit of lust and I needed deliverance. I had heard about a woman named Katherine Kuhlman who was speaking at a Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship in Dallas, Texas, so a friend of mine and I drove over and spent the night and was in line at 6 a.m. the next morning. When the doors opened, we ran down front and got a seat on the fourth row. Man, we were right there. Make a long story short, I went down front for prayer and deliverance and was sadly disappointed for days and weeks after that. I actually was disappointed in God for not “setting me free” from this demon of lust. I battled this for years, riding up and down the roller coaster, in and out, up and down ‘til I finally discovered, (by the Grace of God) what the problem was. I couldn’t be delivered from “the flesh” until I go to heaven. As long as I’m in this body I’m going to have to contend with the flesh in all it’s ugly forms. But I did discover that I could control my flesh and put it “under”.
My main problem was that I wasn’t eating like I should. Oh, I was feeding my body 3 squares a day plus snacks, but my spirit man was starving. He was weak and mal-nourished. If we would only spend as much time feeding our spirit as we do feeding our bodies we would stay spiritually healthy and fit. Paul prayed in I Thess. 5:23, “May God Himself, the God of Peace sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The One who calls you is Faithful and He will do it”. Notice the phrase “May your whole spirit, soul AND body. The real me and the real you is our spirit. We have a soul and we live in a body.
You remember the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19, the rich man was buried, he died, but he was in torment in hell (He had feeling) vs. 23, “He looked up and saw Abraham far away (he had spiritual eyes), He asked Abraham to send Lazarus with water to cool his tongue (he had a spiritual tongue and voice). Abraham said, “Son, remember? (he had a spiritual mind). If you could separate my spirit and put it beside my body you would recognize me ‘cause I’d have all of the same characteristics. Now here’s the question. Is it just as important or even more important to feed our spirit as it is our body??? Yes, Yes and Yes!! Jesus even told us what food to eat. Same food He ate. “Man shall not live by Bread (food) alone, but by every Word that comes out of the mouth of God” Matt 4:4. Jesus was quoting Deut 8:3.
In Luke 2:42 when Jesus was 12 years old His folks took him to Jerusalem. They left and He stayed behind. They didn’t know it, got worried and went back. After 3 days they found Him in church listening to the teachers. They asked Him, Son, didn’t you know we’d be worried about you? Jesus replied, “Didn’t you know I must be about my Father’s business?” The teachers were amazed at what Jesus knew already, so this wasn’t His first session with the Law and the Prophets. AND He had another 18 years being about the Father’s business of feeding His spirit with the Bread of Life. And after His forty day fast when the tempter came, Jesus said, “It is written!! It is written!! It is written!! and the devil ran off like a scared rabbit. Jesus is our example and we can do the same thing, IF we do what He did.
Remember the Lord’s Prayer? Jesus said to ask the Father “To give us today our Daily Bread”. Not weekly. Could you imagine what your body would look like if you only ate one day a week? For me that might not be a bad thing. Something else I learned later on is that we have to make sure the Word is sown into “Good” ground for it to produce results or fruit (30, 60 and a 100 fold).
In Mark 4, the parable of the sower Jesus mentions 4 kinds of ground where the Word was sown. (1) The wayside ground (2) The rocky or stony ground (doesn’t take root) (3) The thorny ground (worry, deceitfulness of riches and desires for other things). This chokes the Word and it won’t produce. and (4) Good ground or Good soil. Lukes account in ch 8:15 says a Good and Honest or Noble heart. That’s the only ground where God’s Word will take root and produce. Time and space won’t permit any more than this, but I trust we will all examine “ourselves” not each other and find out where we are and the Holy Spirit will reveal to each of us what weeds need to be pulled and cut down. Amen??
Finally, let’s all continue to pray for Randy that he will Boldly declare all that the Lord gives him. Paul prayed in Eph 6:19 “Pray also for me (Randy) that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, AS I SHOULD”.. Thank you Lord!!

Shalom,
Jewell and Millie ]]>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 07:37:04 -0800http://www.vcfleesburg.com/1/post/2011/06/psalm-51-the-message.htmlGenerous in love - God, give grace! Huge in mercy - wipe out my bad record. Scrub away my guilt, soak out my sins in your laundry.  I know how bad I've been; my sins are staring me down.  You're the One I've violated, and you've seen it all, seen the full extent of my evil. You have all the facts before you; whatever you decide about me is fair.  I've been out of step with you for a long time, in the wrong since before I was born.  What you're after is truth from the inside out. Enter me, then; conceive a new, true life.  Soak me in your laundry and I'll come out clean, scrub me and I'll have a snow-white life.  Tune me in to foot-tapping songs, set these once-broken bones to dancing.  Don't look too close for blemishes, give me a clean bill of health.  God, make a fresh start in me, shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life. Don't throw me out with the trash, or fail to breathe holiness in me. Bring me back from gray exile, put a fresh wind in my sails! Give me a job teaching rebels your ways so the lost can find their way home. Commute my death sentence, God, my salvation God, and I'll sing anthems to your life-giving ways. Unbutton my lips, dear God; I'll let loose with your praise. Going through the motions doesn't please you, a flawless performance is nothing to you.  I learned God-worship when my pride was shattered. Heart-shattered lives ready for love don't for a moment escape God's notice.  Make Zion the place you delight in, repair Jerusalem's broken-down walls. Then you'll get real worship from us, acts of worship small and large, Including all the bulls they can heave onto your altar! ]]>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:04:22 -0800http://www.vcfleesburg.com/1/post/2011/04/expressing-the-completeness-of-christ-by-dave-wilkerson.htmlWe are engrafted as a branch into Christ, the Vine (Romans 11:17-19). The very
same power that is in him, enables us. The very same Spirit that quickened him,
quickens us. The very same place he sits at the right hand of God is the same
place we are by faith, in the Spirit. How do we know our sins are forgiven? By
faith alone! We must take God's word for it, and when we do, we are given great
peace of mind.

So it is with his power. We must take his word that his power is now at work in
us, causing us to will and to do of his good pleasure! And this power can be
appropriated only by faith. We must face our weakness with faith that he will
help us do what he has commanded.

The paralyzed man who got up, walked, and carried his bed is a type of the
believer who has mastery over sin! What an expression of Christ's power he was.
What hope he must have given to all who were helpless and in need.

Isn't this what God is after today? Is he not seeking overcomers who will set
an example for the world, showing an evil generation how Christ completely
delivers from sin's dominion?

Sinners should see believers who live above the lusts and pleasures of this
world. Men who love their wives and are faithful; wives who do not cheat and
are good mothers and keepers at home; young people who practice purity and
separation from all that defiles.

We have enough gospel radio and television and busy Christians doing exploits.
We have enough crusades, concerts, and outreaches. We have more than enough
plans, projects, programs, seminars, books, records, tapes, magazines, and
newsletters.

I am not condemning all these good works. However, what we do not have enough
of are Christians who truly show who Jesus is. There is a shortage of those of
whom it can be said, "There goes a Christian who really expresses who Jesus
Christ is! There is one who has nothing to promote, nothing to prove—but
Christ, risen and glorified! There stands a brother, a sister, who shines with
the beauty and simplicity of Jesus Christ, the Lord! There is one who has what
I'd like to have—a reality that cannot be denied!"

This should become the one and only goal of our lives! To fulfill God's
intention—to be a witness who expresses the fullness and completeness of
Christ!
]]>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:18:52 -0800http://www.vcfleesburg.com/1/post/2011/03/living-life-with-jesus-by-randy-gideons.htmlHave you ever stopped to think about the life that Jesus and his disciples shared day to day as they were together?  A number of years ago a made for TV movie depicting what this must have looked like was made and half the church applauded whiled the other half called it heresy.  The truth is for the most part "I LIKED IT!"  So there...I said it. It was wonderful to see a softer side of what had always been presented as formal and sterile.  They laughed, played and enjoyed each other along the journey of discipleship.

Oh for the church to embrace this model of living life together with Jesus at the center.
To include Him into the everyday life of the believer in such away that our relationship didn't stop and start like movie scenes.

Take one:  Sunday morning meeting...Jesus in picture

Take two:  At the ballpark...Jesus out of picture

Take three:  Family devotions...Jesus in picture

Take four:  Family playing video games...Jesus out of picture

The Jesus I know enjoys being invited into family fun as much as the church times.
He is capable of smiling and enjoying our lives as much as we can. 
We however distance ourselves from a God who could enjoy life as much as we can.
He does have His boundaries of what is acceptable and what isn't. Some movies He will not be a part of!  Some language He will not listen to!  He says in His word that we shouldn't be a part of these things also.

"Living together, growing together, just being together is how it starts!" ]]>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 05:48:34 -0800http://www.vcfleesburg.com/1/post/2011/03/weve-come-too-far-to-turn-around-now-by-leo-lenschow.htmlAs Tommy Tenney wrote in the, The God Chasers, Chapter 5
Do We Run Away Or Go In?  “You and I are going to do one of two things from  this point on (in regards to the Warehouse Church and building):
           1.  We will grow into a relationship with Him, no matter what it costs us, or,
           2.  We will turn back to where we came from and become a program-driven, meeting-going, organizing, committee-run church people, doing all the ‘good’ things that ‘good people’ are supposed 
to do.  We will end up fondly looking back on this time of decision and saying, ‘Those were the days.’
      I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to grow old and  look back with regret someday and say, ‘Oh, those were great days.’   Why should I when I’ve come to understand that with God I can live 
in the present tense?  I can walk in the freshness of what He has for me every day.  If we dare to follow God today then on some tomorrow we may be able to look back and say, ‘I remember those years: that was before we had the great revival of His presence!’” ]]>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:26:03 -0800http://www.vcfleesburg.com/1/post/2011/03/an-ironclad-promise.htmlby Dave Wilkerson:
God has given us an ironclad promise for life on this earth. He says that when
our enemy attempts to walk over us, “My people shall know my name: therefore
they shall know in that day that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it
is I” (Isaiah 52:6). In other words, God says, “When you’re in your
darkest trial, I will come and speak a word to you. You’ll hear me say, ‘It
is I, Jesus, your Savior. Don’t be afraid.’”

In Matthew 14, the disciples were on a boat in an awful storm, being tossed
about by torrents of wind and waves. Suddenly, the men saw Jesus walking toward
them on the water. Scripture says, “When the disciples saw him walking on the
sea, they were troubled, saying, it is a spirit; and they cried out for fear”
(Matthew 14:26). What did Jesus do in that fearful moment? “Straightway Jesus
spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid” (14:27,
italics mine).

I’ve wondered why Jesus used these particular words, “Be of good cheer.”
Why would he say this to men who thought they were about to die?

The word cheer means “to be relieved, happy, released from fear.” And here,
in the disciples’ time of distress, Jesus tied the word to his identity.
Remember, these men knew him personally. And he expected them to act on his
word by faith. He was saying, “The Father has promised I’ll come to you in
your storm. It is written, ‘They shall know in that day that I am he that
doth speak: behold, it is I’ (Isaiah 52:6, italics mine). Now I’ve come to
you in your storm. It’s me, Jesus, here with you in the midst of it all. So,
cheer up.” Likewise, our Savior expects the same faith reaction from us, in
our distressing times.
]]>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:11:25 -0800http://www.vcfleesburg.com/1/post/2011/03/is-anyone-among-you-sick.htmlJames 5:14
"Is anyone among you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord."
Each Sunday immediately following the morning meeting there will be a prayer table set up for you to be anointed with oil and prayed for by church elders if you are sick.

"Apply the oil and the torque of prayer until the situation breaks free in the Name of Jesus!"

I urge you to have an elder anoint you every time you can until your situation breaks free.
RG ]]>