Victory State of the Union

Why we are gathered here today:

1. We are one Victory family.
   Hebrews 10:25 NLT
   And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do,
   but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return
   is drawing near.
   Why we are gathered here today:
2. The Church of Jesus Christ feels divided right now.
   1 Corinthians 13:4 NOV (New Opinions Version)
   Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is
   not proud. It cancels people who disagree with you.
   Matthew 12:25 TPT
   “Any kingdom that fights against itself will end up in ruins. And any
   family or community splintered by strife will fall apart.”
   The only way we’re going to get through this election season is
   TOGETHER.
   1 Timothy 2:1-6 MSG
   The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know
   how, for everyone you know. Pray especially for rulers and their
   governments to rule well so we can be quietly about our business of
   living simply, in humble contemplation. This is the way our Savior
   God wants us to live. He wants not only us but everyone saved, you
   know, everyone to get to know the truth we’ve learned: that there’s
   one God and only one, and one Priest-Mediator between God
   and us—Jesus, who offered himself in exchange for everyone held
   captive by sin, to set them all free.
   We pray for our leaders because how they LEAD will affect how we
   LIVE, but we also remember that there is only ONE GOD and His
   name is JESUS!
   Why we are gathered here today:
3. Today is a sacred assembly.
   Joel 2:12-15 NIV
   “Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with
   fasting and weeping and mourning.” Rend your heart and not your
   garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and
   compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents
   from sending calamity. Who knows? He may turn and relent and
   leave behind a blessing—grain offerings and drink offerings for
   the Lord your God. Blow the trumpet in Zion, declare A HOLY FAST,
   call a SACRED ASSEMBLY.
   2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV
   “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves
   and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I
   will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their
   land.”
   The Lord’s Prayer
   “Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your
   kingdom come, your will be done, here on earth as it is in heaven.
   Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we
   have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver
   us from evil. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory
   forever. Amen.”