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THE VICTORY MISSION
Helping People Become Who God Created Them To Be
There are four stages to how we do this.
KNOW GOD
We help you Know God through our weekly services - a time of intentional teaching from the Bible. Being involved with the local church will help you to learn who God is on a deeper level.
FIND FREEDOM
We help you find freedom through connecting in Small Groups - connecting with others helps to form deeper, more meaningful relationships in a place where you are free to be yourself.
DISCOVER PURPOSE
We help you discover purpose through Growth Track - a series of classes designed to help you discover your unique gifts and your special place in the church.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
We help you make a difference through connecting you to the Dream Team - serving through various forms of volunteering.
Who We Are
Here’s the deal. The one thing that Victory Church cares about more than anything else is God. And because God loves you more than anything, so do we. That’s why we’ve made it our mission to help you become who He created you to be. Victory Church is a family of imperfect people who strive each day to follow Jesus, and to help others do so as well. Because we love Him, and we love you.
Where We Come From
Victory Church has been around since 1994, starting out in a small storefront in Garner. Our vision has always been for our church to be welcoming to all, regardless of personal history, family background, ethnicity, or gender.
Where We're Going
Here’s the bottom line. You may have already gathered that we love God and we love people. Well our goal is to help the people we love meet the God we love: plain and simple. Because when you meet Him, you can’t help but change. As Victory Church moves forward, we want to move forward together to where He has called us.
What This Means For You
What does this mean for you? Well most importantly, it doesn’t matter where you come from or who you are. God has a plan for you. And if you don’t know what that is, we can help you figure that out. You are welcome here, and we are saving you a seat! Wherever you are in your faith journey, you’ll always be accepted here! Beyond that, if you’re ready to plan your first visit, click here. If you want to learn more about our beliefs as a church, click here. Or if you’d like to get in touch with someone directly, click here.
The Bible
THE BIBLE
We believe that the bible is the inspired word and revealed will of God and is the infallible rule of faith and practice for the Christian (2 Tim 3:15-17; 1 Pet 1:23-25; Heb 4:12). To put it simply, we believe the bible and everything in it, and there's no give or take.
Jesus and Salvation
JESUS AND SALVATION
Jesus and Salvation
We believe that salvation comes through Christ alone, because He alone paid the penalty for our sin on the cross and provided a way of relationship with God through His sacrificial death and resurrection. (Ps 103:3)
Accepting salvation comes through repentance, acknowledment of our sin, and by confessing that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, that He died for our sins, and that He was raised from the dead to make us right with God. This brings to our lives a spiritual awakening called the new birth! (Rom 3:24, 10:8-10; Eph 2:8)
We’re saved by faith and not by our good works. Our works, or what we do, reveal what we believe, and should be an overflow of our love for Jesus! (Acts 16:3; Rom 10:9-10, 14:10-12; 2 Cor 5:10; Eph 2:8-9; Titus 3:5-7; James 2:18)
Who God Is and Who We Are
WHO GOD IS, AND WHO WE ARE
We believe in God, the Trinity: He manifests himself as the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ - Matt 28:19; 1 John 5:7) , and the Holy Spirit. We were created by God and in His image: spirit, soul, and body. We inherit a sinful nature from birth because of the first man’s sin. (Gen 1:26-31, 3:1-7; Rom 5:12-21)
The Holy Spirit
THE HOLY SPIRIT
We believe the Holy Spirit indwells the believer at the new birth, and that all believers should seek and experience baptism with the Holy Spirit, This baptism with the Holy Spirit enhances the spiritual life of the believer, and helps the believer live a life of obedience to the Lord. (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-8, 2:38-39, 10:44-46, 11:14-16, 15:7-9; 1 Cor 12:1-31) The baptism with the Holy Spirit is accompanied by the physical sign of speaking with other tongues, which should continue throughout the lifetime of the believer. (Acts 2:4, 10:44-46, 19:2,6, 1:8)
We believe in the manifestation of spiritual gifts in the body of Christ and in the local church. Each believer and church should allow and encourage these. (I Cor 12:8-10)
Marriage
MARRIAGE
We believe that marriage is a social institution ordained by God as the union of one man and one woman. (Genesis 2:24)
Water Baptism
WATER BAPTISM
Baptism in water is an outward sign of an inward work of transformation that has already occurred. Water baptism is a landmark experience during which the believer publicly confesses his salvation through Jesus. (Matt 28:19; Acts 10:47-48; Rom 6:4)
Communion
COMMUNION
We follow the observance of the Lord’s Supper, or what is commonly called Communion. This is an outward act of remembrance and acceptance of the death and resurrection of Christ and our relationship and union with Him. (1 Cor 11:24-30) All born-again believers are welcome to share Communion with us.
Church
CHURCH
The church is the body of Christ, and each believer is an important part! We believe that personal relationships in the body of Christ help to encourage and edify the believer. Iron sharpens iron! (Proverbs 27:17) We also believe that each believer has been given specific gifts from Jesus to be used to minister to others. (Eph 1:22-23, 2:19-22; Heb 12:23)
Living As Believers
LIVING AS BELIEVERS
We believe in the full prosperity and blessing of the believer spiritually (John 3:3, 11:2; 2 Cor 5:17-21; Rom 10:9-10), mentally (2 Tim 1:7; Rom 12:2; Is 26:3), physically (Is 53:4-5; Matt 8:17; 1 Pet 2:24), financially (3 John 2; Mal 3:10-11; Luke 6:38; 2 Cor 9:6-10; Deut 18:1-14), and socially (Prov 3:4). It is the will of God for every believer to walk in perfect health. Jesus Christ became our sin and our sickness on the cross, providing both for forgiveness of sin, and the healing of sickness and disease. We believe in praying the prayer of faith for the sick and trusting God for the healing of their physical bodies. (Is 53:4-5; Matt 8:17; 1 Pet 2:24; Acts 10:38; James 5:14)
Second Coming and Eternity
SECOND COMING & ETERNITY
We believe that Jesus will return to earth for saved believers, to take them to heaven in the rapture of the church. We believe in the second coming of Christ with His saints to set up a millennial reign on earth (Rom 11:25,27; 2 Thess 1:7; Rev 19:11-16, 20:1-7) and the subsequent New Heaven and New Earth (Rev 21). Those who leave this life without experiencing the new birth through Jesus Christ will experience eternal punishment in hell and then in the lake of fire. We believe in a literal hell with literal flames, just as Jesus taught. Salvation and redemption are available only during this life and are not available to those who die without Christ. (Rev 19:20, 20:10-15)