The Vitamin-October 7, 2009

Genesis 7:17 NIV

For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high above the earth.



Really? A worldwide flood? Is it possible? There are those who claim that all life on earth spontaneously came about out of nothing. A worldwide flood seems a whole lot more likely than that.



So God uses water to destroy the sin and evil that existed on Earth in Noah’s day. Noah and his family were spared. The water caused death and the water saved lives. What do we learn from this?



1) God takes sin very seriously. Genesis 6 tells us that God was ‘grieved’ and in ‘pain’ because of the wickedness on Earth.

2) God destroyed the evildoers on Earth with the waters of the Flood.

3) God still takes sin seriously, but destroyed the effects of sin by the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross.

4) The waters of baptism now destroys the sin in our lives and saves us from eternal death. Death and life through water.



If you’re baptized then rejoice in the destruction of Satan’s power in your life. Rejoice in the new life that is yours in Jesus Christ.

If you’re not baptized, reply to this email and let me know. God’s victory is waiting for you!



I hope your day is going swimmingly.



Pastor Prigge



This Sunday at Victory

Sunday: 8 and 10:45 a.m. Worship- Key Bible Events: The Flood

9:30 a.m. Education for all ages

Adult Bible Study: The Basics of the Lutheran Christian Faith

This week- The 4th-6th Commandments, Topics include:

Divorce, Abortion, Gay ‘marriage’- (This oughta be interesting)

The Vitamin- October 1, 2009

Genesis 3:4-5 NIV

"You will not surely die," the serpent said to the woman. {5} "For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."



Liar. That’s what the devil is. The Bible calls him ‘the father of lies’. This lie in Genesis 3 was the first lie. God had clearly told Adam that if he ate from the fruit of that specific tree, he would die. Now the devil confronts Eve and completely contradicts what God had said. He still works that way. The devil, through various means and media, tries to convince us that what is wrong is actually right and what is bad is really good. He wants us to think that harmful things are really beneficial for us. Adam and Eve quickly discovered that the devil had lied.



God has given us His Word (The Bible) as our primary weapon against the devil’s lies. When we read and study the Bible and immerse ourselves in God’s Truth, we will be better equipped to dismiss the devil’s lies. God knows what’s best for us. Trust Him. Trust His Word.





This Sunday at Victory!

8 and 10:45 a.m. Worship ‘Key Bible Events: Adam and Eve Disobey God’



9:30 a.m. Bible Study: ‘The Basics of the Lutheran Christian Faith.’



Blessings on the rest of your week!



See you Sunday.