February 23, 2014 IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, please see an attendant out in the lobby. Anyone wearing an orange lanyard will be happy to help you find answers to your questions. COMMUNICATION CARDS are located in the pew back or can be accessed by scanning the QR code below. Please fill one out, and put it in the bag that will pass by during the offering. STOP BY THE HOSPITALITY SUITE after the service to learn more about the programs and ministries of Victory Church, while enjoying refreshments and meeting our Pastor. CHILDREN ARE A TOP PRIORITY AT VICTORY CHURCH, and exciting ageappropriate programs are provided for those in preschool - 5th grade. We also have a fully staffed nursery for younger children and cry rooms that broadcast the services. The Victory Host at the Information Desk is available to provide directions and answer any questions you may have. IF YOU MISS A WEEK, visit the website to view messages online. Podcasts are also available via iTunes by searching “Victory Church, Lakeland.” FIRST AID PROVIDERS are available in the event of a medical emergency. Contact the nearest usher for help. VICTORY CHURCH OFFERS over 100 exciting programs and ministries for every age group and interest. Stop by the Information Desk for more information. SCAN THIS QR CODE with your smart phone to mark your attendance, give online, submit a prayer request, view upcoming news & events, or submit a connection card. Free QR code reader apps are available for download, and will enable you to scan the unique QR code each week.
Whether you’re just beginning your spiritual journey by asking questions about God, or are a committed Christian who wants to sink the roots of your faith even deeper, you can find a home here at Victory Church. You’ll find that this is a place where you really matter – because you matter to God.
8:15 & 10:15 AM 9 & 10:45 AM
9 AM 9:30 AM
9:30 & 10:45 AM 10:45 AM 4:30 PM 6 PM
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23
Sunday Morning Café Morning Worship Service Early Childhood (Birth-Pre K) Clubhouse (K-1st Grade) Kidtricity Blast Off (Children’s Program - Grades 2-5) Transit North (Middle School) High School Life Classes Merge Life Class VictoryLife Classes (Adults) Kidtricity (Children’s Program – Grades 2-5) JBQ Practice Evening Worship Service Nursery (Birth – 3 years) Safari Club (4 year olds - Kindergarten) Kidtricity (1st - 5th Grade) Student Church (Middle & High School) Merge (Young Adults)
FLC Café Sanctuary Various Rooms FLC Room 122 Kidtricity Room FLC Auditorium Portable 15 Prayer Room Various Rooms Kidtricity Room FLC Room 108 Sanctuary Various Rooms Promise Land Rooms Kidtricity Room FLC Café FLC Auditorium
In this day MONDAY, and age, mostFEBRUARY people are striving 24 for more...a better job, a larger house, a flashier car, and the list goes on. Andy Stanley (Pastor of North TUESDAY, FEBRUARY Point Community Church) will share with us, in25 this video message series, the many Sanctuary 7 AM Men’s Prayer Meeting ways in which there is more to life than chasing that elusive carrot that dangles so FLC Room 116 8:45 AM Ladies Bible Study temptingly front of Support us. If you’ve it Rooms Living Free Groupsmissed a week, be sure to check Various 7 PM in out online at victorylakeland.org. 10 AM 5 PM 6:30 PM
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26
Women’s Intercessory Prayer Praying Mothers Evening Worship Service Nursery (Birth – 2 years) Royal Rangers & Girls Ministries - Boys & Girls Scouting Programs (Ages 3-18 years) Student Church (Middle School - College) VictoryLife Classes Choir Rehearsal Orchestra Rehearsal
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Ladies Prayer Meeting Ladies Bible Study & Prayer Worship Team Rehearsal
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Adult Plus Chapel
SATURDAY, MARCH 1 SWSS Kids Club Service
Hospitality Suite Prayer Room Sanctuary Various Rooms Various Rooms FLC Auditorium Various Rooms Music Suite Music Suite
Prayer Room Hospitality Suite Music Suite
Chapel
Dream Center
SUNDAY, MARCH 2 8:15 & 10:15 AM 9 & 10:45 AM
9 AM 9:30 AM
9:30 & 10:45 AM 10:45 AM 4:30 PM 6 PM
(25th Anniversary Celebration Begins) Sunday Morning Café Morning Worship Service Early Childhood (Birth-Pre K) Clubhouse (K-1st Grade) Kidtricity Blast Off (Children’s Program - Grades 2-5) Transit North (Middle School) High School Life Classes Merge Life Class VictoryLife Classes (Adults) Kidtricity (Children’s Program – Grades 2-5) JBQ Practice Evening Worship Service/Communion Nursery (Birth – 3 years) Safari Club (4 year olds - Kindergarten) Kidtricity (1st - 5th Grade) Student Church (Middle & High School) Merge (Young Adults)
FLC Café Sanctuary Various Rooms FLC Room 122 Kidtricity Room FLC Auditorium Portable 15 Prayer Room Various Rooms Kidtricity Room FLC Room 108 Sanctuary Various Rooms Promise Land Rooms Kidtricity Room FLC Café FLC Auditorium
1401 Griffin Road • Lakeland, FL 33810
| VICTORYCHURCH 863.859.6000 • www.victorylakeland.org
KIDS CLUB VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES KIDS CLUB VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES If you’re interested making a real and tangible difference If you’re interested in in making a real and tangible difference in in a child, KIDS CLUB (our children’s outreach thethe lifelife of of a child, KIDS CLUB (our children’s outreach ministry) is the ministry you. There ministry ministry) is the ministry forfor you. There areare ministry opportunities available days a week (Monday-Thursday opportunities available fivefive days a week (Monday-Thursday afternoons & Saturday mornings). urgent need afternoons & Saturday mornings). WeWe areare in in urgent need of of volunteers Saturday mornings at the Dream Center volunteers forfor Saturday mornings at the Dream Center of of Lakeland & Thursday afternoons at Providence Reserve. Lakeland & Thursday afternoons at Providence Reserve. ForFor more info, please contact Teresa Swann at ext. 316 email more info, please contact Teresa Swann at ext. 316 or or email tswann@victorylakeland.org. tswann@victorylakeland.org.
STUDENT CHURCH MISSION TRIP MEETING STUDENT CHURCH MISSION TRIP MEETING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 PM | FLC CAFÉ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2626 | 8| PM | FLC CAFÉ Student Church will going a summer missions Student Church will bebe going onon a summer missions triptrip to to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, July 8-15. Join Pastor Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, July 8-15. Join Pastor Josh a parent’s info meeting if you’re interested trip. Josh forfor a parent’s info meeting if you’re interested in in thisthis trip. cost is $1,095. Contact Joyce Michael at ext. 324 more TheThe cost is $1,095. Contact Joyce Michael at ext. 324 forfor more information. information.
LADIES BIBLE STUDY LADIES BIBLE STUDY TUESDAYS | 8:45 | FLC ROOM 116 TUESDAYS | 8:45 AMAM | FLC ROOM 116 a woman, you’ve pressures succeed everything you touch: raising a family, AsAs a woman, you’ve feltfelt thethe pressures to to succeed in in everything you touch: raising a family, being a spouse, running a business, being a...woman. Join discover what being a spouse, running a business, or or justjust being a...woman. Join us us as as wewe discover what it means Living Your a Beautiful Offering. This 7-week study Angela Thomas it means to to Living Your LifeLife as as a Beautiful Offering. This 7-week study by by Angela Thomas is based Sermon Mount. It calls women a more passionate Christ, is based onon thethe Sermon onon thethe Mount. It calls women to to a more passionate lifelife in in Christ, a a place God’s presence, and understanding that lives - broken, tarnished, place of of restrest in in God’s presence, and anan understanding that ourour lives - broken, tarnished, or or torn - can become a beautiful offering. Child care is available. torn - can stillstill become a beautiful offering. Child care is available.
FRIEND CONNECTION VICTORIAN TEA SOCIAL FRIEND CONNECTION VICTORIAN TEA SOCIAL SATURDAY, MARCH | 12 | FLC ROOM 116 SATURDAY, MARCH 8 8 | 12 PMPM | FLC ROOM 116 Friend Connection invites you a special “Victorian Social.” If you a widow who Friend Connection invites you to to a special “Victorian TeaTea Social.” If you areare a widow who needs a friend if you someone who would become a friend a widow, you needs a friend or or if you areare someone who would likelike to to become a friend to to a widow, you encouraged join Please Linda Stamps 815-1238. areare encouraged to to join us.us. Please callcall Linda Stamps 815-1238.
EXPEDITION RANGERS MISSION TRIP EXPEDITION RANGERS MISSION TRIP Your (aluminum) trash is our treasure! Victory’s Expedition Rangers (high school boys) Your (aluminum) trash is our treasure! Victory’s Expedition Rangers (high school boys) areare going a mission Dominican Republic July. They’ll working with Mike going onon a mission triptrip to to thethe Dominican Republic thisthis July. They’ll bebe working with Mike King a construction project at camp Cima Rey and ministering surrounding King onon a construction project at camp Cima deldel Rey and ministering to to thethe surrounding community. Your aluminum cans will help there! Simply drop your cans at the community. Your aluminum cans will help us us getget there! Simply drop offoff your cans at the Ranger Lodge FLC each Wednesday. Ranger Lodge in in thethe FLC each Wednesday.
VISIT ONLINE VISIT USUS ONLINE sure check website view past messages, register events, give, share your BeBe sure to to check outout ourour website to to view past messages, register forfor events, give, share your praise report, request prayer, and more much! Our mobile app (available download praise report, request prayer, and more much! Our mobile app (available forfor download at at app store searching Victory Lakeland) is also a great tool quick and easy access thethe app store by by searching Victory Lakeland) is also a great tool forfor quick and easy access to to everything that’s going at Victory Church! everything that’s going onon at Victory Church!
VICTORYMINISTRIES MINISTRIES VICTORY CHILDREN’S MINISTRY - BIRTH THROUGH GRADE CHILDREN’S MINISTRY - BIRTH THROUGH 5TH5TH GRADE SUNDAYS @ &9 10:45 & 10:45 6 PM | WEDNESDAYS @ 6:30 SUNDAYS @9 AMAM & 6& PM | WEDNESDAYS @ 6:30 PMPM There’s nothing greater than “Impress” upon children truth God’s Word. Our There’s nothing greater than to to “Impress” upon children thethe truth of of God’s Word. Our goal is to provide many exciting opportunities that. more information goal is to provide many exciting opportunities to to dodo justjust that. ForFor more information onon many children’s programs, contact Children’s Ministry at ext. 310. ourour many children’s programs, contact thethe Children’s Ministry offioffi ce ce at ext. 310.
STUDENT CHURCH - MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS STUDENT CHURCH - MIDDLE && HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WEDNESDAYS @ 6:30 | FLC AUDITORIUM WEDNESDAYS @ 6:30 PMPM | FLC AUDITORIUM Our heartbeat is to students cultivate a life leadership through growing closer Our heartbeat is to seesee students cultivate a life of of leadership through growing closer to to Christ, and main weekly gathering provides opportunity students connect Christ, and ourour main weekly gathering provides anan opportunity forfor students to to connect with each other, celebrate goodness God, and challenged impact their with each other, celebrate thethe goodness of of God, and bebe challenged to to impact their world. more info, visit website at www.studentchurch.net at ext. 324. world. ForFor more info, visit ourour website at www.studentchurch.net or or callcall us us at ext. 324.
MERGE - YOUNG ADULTS MERGE - YOUNG ADULTS SUNDAYS @ PM 6 PM | FLC AUDITORIUM SUNDAYS @6 | FLC AUDITORIUM Our weekly gathering is all about connection: God’s presence, God’s people, and Our weekly gathering is all about connection: God’s presence, God’s people, and God’s Word. Join and guarantee that you’ll experience a refreshing atmosphere God’s Word. Join us,us, and wewe guarantee that you’ll experience a refreshing atmosphere and greeted some friendliest people you’ll ever meet. Call 324 visit and bebe greeted by by some of of thethe friendliest people you’ll ever meet. Call ext.ext. 324 or or visit mergelakeland.com. mergelakeland.com.
VICTORY LIFE CLASSES VICTORY LIFE CLASSES VictoryLife Classes provide a unique opportunity involved, study God’s Word, VictoryLife Classes provide a unique opportunity to to getget involved, study God’s Word, connect with others, and grow your faith. A wide variety classes, Bible studies, and connect with others, and grow your faith. A wide variety of of classes, Bible studies, and support groups available nearly every group interest. Pick a brochure support groups areare available forfor nearly every ageage group or or interest. Pick upup a brochure at the Information Desk. at the Information Desk.
ADULT PLUS MINISTRIES - SENIORS ADULT PLUS MINISTRIES - SENIORS CHAPEL | FRIDAYS @ 9:45 (PRE-SERVICE SINGING @ 9:30 AM) | CHAPEL CHAPEL | FRIDAYS @ 9:45 AMAM (PRE-SERVICE SINGING @ 9:30 AM) | CHAPEL encourage Victory seniors & friends join every Friday! WeWe encourage allall of of ourour Victory seniors & friends to to join us us every Friday! DAY TOUR | FRIDAY, MARCH - 10:30 DAY TOUR | FRIDAY, MARCH 7 |73| -310:30 PMPM Join a trip WOL Bollback Theater Hudson “The Collingsworth Family” Join us us forfor a trip to to WOL Bollback Theater in in Hudson forfor “The Collingsworth Family” concert. will stop early dinner along way and arrive between in in concert. WeWe will stop forfor anan early dinner along thethe way and arrive between - 6:15 good seating. Concert begins at PM. 7 PM. Cost is $49 person, 6 -66:15 PMPM forfor good seating. Concert begins at 7 Cost is $49 perper person, inclusive. You may sign at the Information Desk online at the Adult Plus allall inclusive. You may sign upup at the Information Desk or or online at the Adult Plus Ministries page website. Ministries page onon ourour website.
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8:15 & 10:15 AM 9 & 10:45 AM
9 AM 9:30 AM
9:30 & 10:45 AM 10:45 AM 4:30 PM 6 PM
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23
Sunday Morning Café Morning Worship Service Early Childhood (Birth-Pre K) Clubhouse (K-1st Grade) Kidtricity Blast Off (Children’s Program - Grades 2-5) Transit North (Middle School) High School Life Classes Merge Life Class VictoryLife Classes (Adults) Kidtricity (Children’s Program – Grades 2-5) JBQ Practice Evening Worship Service Nursery (Birth – 3 years) Safari Club (4 year olds - Kindergarten) Kidtricity (1st - 5th Grade) Student Church (Middle & High School) Merge (Young Adults)
FLC Café Sanctuary Various Rooms FLC Room 122 Kidtricity Room FLC Auditorium Portable 15 Prayer Room Various Rooms Kidtricity Room FLC Room 108 Sanctuary Various Rooms Promise Land Rooms Kidtricity Room FLC Café FLC Auditorium
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24 7 AM 8:45 AM 7 PM
10 AM 5 PM 6:30 PM
8 PM
7 AM 9:30 AM 5:30 PM
9:45 AM
10 AM
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Men’s Prayer Meeting Ladies Bible Study Living Free Support Groups
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26
Women’s Intercessory Prayer Praying Mothers Evening Worship Service Nursery (Birth – 2 years) Royal Rangers & Girls Ministries - Boys & Girls Scouting Programs (Ages 3-18 years) Student Church (Middle School - College) VictoryLife Classes Choir Rehearsal Orchestra Rehearsal
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Ladies Prayer Meeting Ladies Bible Study & Prayer Worship Team Rehearsal
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Adult Plus Chapel
SATURDAY, MARCH 1 SWSS Kids Club Service
Sanctuary FLC Room 116 Various Rooms
Hospitality Suite Prayer Room Sanctuary Various Rooms Various Rooms FLC Auditorium Various Rooms Music Suite Music Suite
Prayer Room Hospitality Suite Music Suite
Chapel
Dream Center
SUNDAY, MARCH 2 8:15 & 10:15 AM 9 & 10:45 AM
9 AM 9:30 AM
9:30 & 10:45 AM 10:45 AM 4:30 PM 6 PM
(25th Anniversary Celebration Begins) Sunday Morning Café Morning Worship Service Early Childhood (Birth-Pre K) Clubhouse (K-1st Grade) Kidtricity Blast Off (Children’s Program - Grades 2-5) Transit North (Middle School) High School Life Classes Merge Life Class VictoryLife Classes (Adults) Kidtricity (Children’s Program – Grades 2-5) JBQ Practice Evening Worship Service/Communion Nursery (Birth – 3 years) Safari Club (4 year olds - Kindergarten) Kidtricity (1st - 5th Grade) Student Church (Middle & High School) Merge (Young Adults)
FLC Café Sanctuary Various Rooms FLC Room 122 Kidtricity Room FLC Auditorium Portable 15 Prayer Room Various Rooms Kidtricity Room FLC Room 108 Sanctuary Various Rooms Promise Land Rooms Kidtricity Room FLC Café FLC Auditorium
1401 Griffin Road • Lakeland, FL 33810
| VICTORYCHURCH 863.859.6000 • www.victorylakeland.org