When there is calm or tranquility in the mind one is at peace. Among the Semitic people, the word peace (Shalom) means “completeness” or “soundness.’ When the mind of a person is disturbed, there is no soundness in the life of that person. What controls your mind can determine whether you will be at peace or not. We find a very important insight in Isaiah 26:2-4: “you will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord is Rock eternal.” (NIV).

When we put our trust in God, i.e., in his promises, and his ability to sustain us, his peace fills our mind. God is the source of peace and he is able to deposit that peace in our mind. To be steadfast (persistent, unwavering) in faith in the midst of chaos, or unfavorable circumstances, is what releases the peace of God in one’s heart. For us to function well and do what God has put in us to do in life, we need the peace of mind. Things that can disturb the mind are in plenty. Philippians 4: 5-8 advises us how we can have peace of mind in the midst of trouble:

“Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.  Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” (NIV).

Here we are advised to be gentle. When we act in a gentle way we inevitably promote peace. The next sentence tells us why we should be gentle. It is because the Lord is near. It is a great comfort to know that God is near those who trust him. Though they may not see him with their naked eyes nevertheless he is there. We don’t have to worry about the challenges we face instead we should learn to quickly pass over those problems and challenges to him and thank him for the answer even before we see it. When we do that God will put his peace over our minds to guard it. That can of peace defies all human understanding because when we have it the way we react to adverse circumstances will be contrary to the way an ordinary human being could have. That peace is also a sign that God is in control and all is well. That is why when you lose your peace or when you heart is troubled about the decision you are about to make you ought to stop, pray and think again.  That is a sign that God who should have guarded your heart using his peace is not a party to that decision. And lastly, our text makes it very clear that what we think about matters a lot. In fact what you think about can either produce the fruit of peace or reduce you to a miserable person. So let your mind dwell on what is true, noble, right pure, lovely, admirable, and excellent and praise worthy. God bless you.

George Oduch

(Senior Pastor VCCM)

It was after I got saved that I understood what true peace is. Knowing what is genuine helps one understand what is fake. Salvation enabled me to realize that before I got saved I truly did not have peace. My heart was restless. Without knowing it, I was really searching for peace and fulfillment. I also kept chasing what others were chasing; things that I was misled to believe would give a man peace and fulfillment. What surprised me was the first Christmas I had in the midst of a crisis and suffering. I had no money and my provision was reduced to a bare minimum but I had peace that surpassed all human understanding. I was born again and I felt the closeness of God. I realized that I had found what was missing in my life and in the lives of many others who are still running up and down looking for what they think would bring peace and fulfillment in their lives. It is sad that many will die without finding out what they are looking for simply because they have refused to stop and turn to God. The peace I found was in a person and that person is Jesus Christ. Yes I still did not have all the things I was chasing but strange enough I felt satisfied. Deep inside me, I felt that all was well with me. Is there any wonder why God told the Prophet in Isa 3:10 that: “Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.”

Peace and fulfillment is not got in a thing or in a fulfillment of a desire or a craving. It is got in a relationship with God through His Son Jesus Christ who paid a price through his crucifixion on the cross. The strange peace and the assurance I had in spite of the challenges was because my sins were forgiven, my account that could not balance was settled. And this was because I repented and accepted the payment (clearance) that Christ made on the cross for my sin and received him as my Lord and savior. That is why any believer who walks in obedience and fellowship with God will always experience peace and fulfillment. This is because they are connected and all is well. The truth of this is expressed in what Apostle Paul wrote to the Church in Ephesus:

“But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.  For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation,” (Eph 2:13-14). If you are already a believer trust God and stop striving. Do the right thing and you will enjoy the fruit of your salvation. But if you have kept your life in your own hands, then I know you are still running round the cycle and you will end with futility. Why not make a break for true peace and fulfillment that comes to those who have decided to trust in Jesus Christ? Remember that on the night Jesus was born the Angels associated his birth with peace on earth: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men( Luk2:14) .”

If you are ready to do that, please say this simple prayer of commitment aloud:

“Dear Jesus. I come to you as a sinner. Forgive my sins. I repent of my sins. Right now, I invite you to come into my heart as my Lord and Savior. Fill me with your presence. Amen.”

If you said that prayer from your heart you are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ.  Begin to read Gods word in the bible beginning from the book of John. Find a bible teaching Church near you  where you can fellowship in order to grow spiritually. Let us know about your decision for Christ through our contacts. God bless you a abundantly.

George Oduch

(Senior Pastor VCCM)

Pastor Robinson Okello and wife Sarah having fun at the Lakeside.

However, you need to understand that to bring out the best from the people around you or your spouse; it depends on you and not them.

I always tell people that in every human being there is the best and also the worst depending on which button you will press, that is the reason why someone says that a certain person is so good and another person says that the same person is so bad. How can there be two contradicting   remarks about one person from two different people. The answer is with the two different people. What you do to a person will determine whether you will get the best or the worst out of them.

That is the reason why you should not always rush into saying someone is bad, ask yourself, what you did that caused that particular person to act the way he or she did.

If you had pressed the wrong button, next time press the right one and you will get the best out of them.

The same applies to our spouse, when you handle your partner the right way, you will get the best out of them

When we had just married people thought that I am an outgoing person and that my wife is reserved, but to me, my wife is so active in talking, she always has a lot of stories and encouraging words to share with me that no one out there can even imagine. And over this time, she has been a great encouragement to me at times when I  am down she excites me and lifts me up and always has a beautiful song for every situation; yet in public she is so quiet. The best I do is to listen and allow her talk to me.

To bring out the best from your spouse, the following tips we share here will help you and by God’s grace you will learn more:

1. Allow free expression

There are people who do not allow free expression of feelings, thoughts etc from their spouses. Some men are so tough on their wives to the extent that the woman has nothing to say in all the decision made in the family I have seen women who used to be so brilliant and always had very good ideas to offer become confused after marriage, just because of the harshness of the husband who always barks at her and rubbishes every idea she brings out. The same applies to some men who are not allowed to express themselves by their wives they become dense and confused in the same way.

If you want to get the best out of your wife or husband allow free expression.  Let your spouse be free to tell you what he or she feels and likes or dislikes, let your spouse be able to tell you whatever challenges they face whether at work place, with friends, relatives or even the opposite sex.  In  the long ran, you will see the brilliant ideas that your wife or husband will come up with and you will be amazed.

Don’t shut the information in your spouse by being

-Interruption

· Being judgmental

·Rude

·Claiming to know it all. If you do that, you will miss a great deal of help from them.

2. Appreciate the effort they have made towards the good of the family

Appreciation is a switch that turns someone on to do even more. Yet it is a switch that is rarely used by many

people. It is easy for most people to make negative comments than positive ones. But if you want to get the best out of some one, whether your spouse or workers, learn to appreciate them.

Many people when their spouses or others around them do something good they keep quiet but when they make mistakes that is when they shout at them with condemning tone not even bothering about the embarrassment they are causing them.

When you are appreciating a person to build them up, most especially your spouse or workers do it public or in the presence of their friends and those who matter in their lives. And of cause it has to be the real truth in proportion to what they have done and not exaggerations as some people do. In that way, you will let them know that you acknowledge their efforts but exaggeration will cripple them. So learn to use the word thank you and well done as often as possible in life.

3. Support them in what they are good at

One of the most encouraging things in marriage is for your spouse to know that you support and approve

the things that they are doing. Even if you are a leader, what your staff need to know is that you support

what they always do and their ideas. But if you are always none supportive in what people do, you

kill the vision and the zeal that is in those people. If you are supportive to your spouse

in what they do and the ideas they give, they will be encouraged to do even more and in so doing, you

bring out the best in them without duress.

4. Give your spouse first priority

The order of things in life should be God first, family, ministry, jobs etc. but in today’s world, and the order has changed. Some people put their jobs and other tasks before family and God. Changing that order will definitely mess up every other area of your life. If there was supposed to be peace and joy when you put God first, then family and other things come after, then the reverse is true when you change the order.

If you want to get the best out of your spouse, you should give them priority after God in whatever you do; in your time, planning, budgeting etc.

I would go on and on to share what we should do in order to bring the best out of our spouses but applying the above will never leave your marriage the same.

May God Bless you

Robinson Okello

Resident Pastor VCCM

E –mail:alkzyonia@yahoo.co.uk or robinson@vccmin.org

Tell; +256-782-583869

In Zechariah 8, the Lord promises to dwell in Jerusalem sowing peace and encouraging us to embrace peace and love. Isaiah 9:6, says that Christ is the Prince of peace and of the increase of His government and of peace, there will be no end, established upon it righteousness and justice.  Also, Jeremiah 8:15 says people have looked for peace but no good came. This is exactly what has encouraged me to write this insight. People are searching for peace as individuals and nations but have not achieved it.

One Christian, David Pack, one day applied to attend the United States Naval Academy and all applicants were required to have a personal interview with their Congressman in the final stages prior to acceptance. At the end of the interview, he was asked if he had any questions. He asked the man if the world would ever have peace and be under one government. The man told Pack that he believes it would not work because who would bring it and how will peace come.

Pack says in his book: “The Abundant Life to come” that it has been said that all nations are either preparing for war, at war or recovering from war. It has also been noted that history has recorded over 14,600 wars. And this figure was gathered in the mid-1960s. Men seem to invariably go to war in search of peace. But, the outcome of war usually involves a ceasefire, but always fails to yield permanent peace. This is because men cannot, and never will, find the way to peace on their own without outside help. In reality, they have no chance to achieve world peace. Here is why.

“The way of peace they do not know, and there is no justice in their paths; they have made their roads crooked; no one who treads on them knows peace (Isaiah 59:8). The solutions of men always lead to more wars, ruin, misery, death and destruction.

This means that it is only God who gives peace. Aaron in Numbers 6:26 told the Israelites that the Lord will lift up his countenance and give you peace.  The earthly struggles for material things do not give peace at all. Often times, people

think that when they get something that they yearn for so much is when they will relax and say they have reached the tip.

According to The Los Angeles Times, the former Libyan dictator, Gaddafi owned assets worth $200 billion. But at the end of it all, this was utterly useless and could not make them have peace.

Everywhere He went, Christ spoke about the kingdom of God. It was the subject of most of His parables. When He commissioned His twelve apostles and sent them to preach, the instruction was to preach about the kingdom of God (Luke 9:1-2). When He later sent out His seventy disciples (Luke 10:1), He also commanded them to preach the kingdom of God (vs. 9). Paul preached this same “kingdom of God” message everywhere he went (Acts 19:8; 20:25; 28:23, 31). The terms kingdom and kingdom of God are found scores of times throughout the New Testament. Yet, it is absolutely astonishing how nearly everyone has lost the knowledge and true meaning of what this kingdom is!

Pack defines the word “gospel” as an old English word meaning “god spell” or good news. The word “kingdom” is also an old English term simply meaning government. In other words, Christ preached “the good news of the government of God.” The coming of world peace, happiness, health and abundance will certainly be good news for a mankind that has not known it for 6,000 years.

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). It is only in Jesus Christ that you can have peace and overcome all challenges.

By Frank Obonyo

Delivered From Family Bondage

Praise the Lord, I thank God for His faithfulness to us as His Children. It was during a  season when we were going through prayer and fasting in Jabez where we were dealing with ‘Evil Plantations’ in Our Families with a scripture theme from Matthew 15:13 that says: “…Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted”  that my life experienced a release. During the first three days I got dreams that were pointing to the root cause of our family troubles.  After we had prayed on Thursday, our father who abandoned us for a long time went to visit my brother at school on Monday. How amazing it was, a Child he didn’t pay school fees for and now is sitting senior four (s.4).

Not only that, on both sides of our parents we had been rejected and looked at as bustards in life, that was difficult for us in life but God is faithful on that very Monday, my sister told me that they are planning to take us and offer us plots of land on both sides of our families. This was amazing but I knew God had come down for us.

But also one amazing thing that left me after the prayer was, I used to eat soil. It was an addiction I would not do without. I can’t even explain it but after praying Matthew 15:13 I went to pick a lump of soil to eat, then it was like my eyes had opened, I asked myself why I was eating soil like a snake. That day my elder sister who also used to eat soil and had stocked a big lump woke up and told me she had stopped eating soil because it had given her an allergy. And from that day the urge for soil left and is no more. Glory goes back to God for all He has done for me and my family. Amen.

Alenyo Grace

Delivered from Demonic Oppression

Praise the Lord. I thank the Lord so much for all He has done for me in this short time I have known Victory Church of Christ. I was brought here less than a month ago oppressed by the spirits of madness. I would eat soil, bottles and many things I would do whenever I was agitated by evil spirits.  I am only 15 years but the demons caused me to grow fat. When I was prayed for I got delivered and I am now free. I give all the glory back to God the Almighty for delivering me.

Mutonyi Faith

Delivered From a Curse of Miscarriage

Praise the Lord Jesus Christ. I am so over whelmed with the joy that God has put in me. I am not a member of Victory Church but I could come for services like lunch hour fellowships, deliverance services and the Jabez Prayer. I am married for fourteen (14) years.

When I began praying in the Jabez prayer squad I was so discouraged with no hope of having a child. In the 14years I lost ten (10) premature babies. When I explained it to the Jabez leaders they began to encourage me and would pray with me. Amidst the encouragements they gave me, the Devil could bring Godless People to me who could advise me to try witchcraft but I thank God I stuck to Him and his promises. This year I gave birth to a baby Boy called Promise David. This is indeed a promise from God. Much as these were moments of constant pains and tears for me and my family but I give all the glory back to God who saw me through and has made me to have laughters of joy as a woman.

Mrs. Mirembe Margaret

1. VCCM held her monthly healing, miracles and Deliverance overnight on the 28th October 2011. This was a great time with the Lord as people were set free from bondages. We thank God for manifesting His glory.

2. Our monthly Youth overnight for the month of October took place on Friday 14th, 2011. The overnight was a great blessing as the Youths were set ablaze to seek God in these times.

3. On Saturday 15th October 2011 VCCM Anniversary committee held a get-together party at Ssese Get Way Beach to thank God for the Victory and success of the 10th Anniversary celebration of VCCM that took place on the 4th.09.2011 at Lugogo. We give back all the glory to God for a great success and Victories He has granted us for the last ten years of Ministry and a big thank you to the Organizing committee, all the Church members and partners.

4. From the 26th - 30th of September 2011, Pr. George, Pr. Robinson and Pr. Denis attended a five days Pastoral Leadership Training at Nakawa Pentecostal Church. This exercise was organized by the Port bell Road Pastors Fellowship in conjunction with the National Fellowship of Born Again Pentecostal Churches. The training centered on leadership and doctrine.

1. We want to invite you for our monthly special youth service that will take place on Sunday 27th November 2011 at Victory Church of Christ Ministry Premises Luzira starting at 5:00pm. Come and let’s celebrate the Victory of our Lord Jesus Christ as youths. Remember to invite a friend and God will bless you.

2. Baptism by immersion is scheduled to take place on the 3rd.12.2011at Miami Sand Beech. For those who are not yet baptized by immersion, you are encouraged to register with the Church Secretary with a fee of 3,000 shillings to facilitate the function.

3. Our monthly Youth overnight will be held on Friday 9th December 2011, starting at 8:30pm till 5am. All the youths are encouraged to attend this overnight and also invite your fellow youths from other churches to attend. Come let us crown up this year 2011 as youths with Prayer and I know the Lord will surely bless you.

4. Our monthly healing, miracles and Deliverance overnight will be held on the 25th November 2011 starting at 9:00pm till 5am.Come with the sick, oppressed and all those who need God’s intervention and their lives will not remain the same.

5. Victory Church of Christ Ministries Luzira began a 40 days prayer and fasting in preparation for the prophetic word into the New Year 2012. The fasting which commenced on the 16th October 2011 will go on until the 24th. 11.2011. Intercessory prayers will be held daily at VCCM from 4pm. From Monday 14th November 2011- 24th November 2011 we shall be holding prayer and Deliverance conference at VCCM. You are encouraged to join this prayer programme if you have not yet done so and surely God will bless you.

6. On the 19th November 2011, you are reminded that our sister in the Church Flavia Namuuga will introduce one of our Church Minister David Lumu to her parents in Nansana in Wakiso District. All riends and well wishers are encouraged to support this divine cause of marriage and God will bless you.

7. The Chairman and Organizing committee for the wedding ceremony of Mr. D’Pollar and M/s Rosemary due to take place on 17th December 2011 invite all members of VCCM, friends and well wishers for their wedding meetings that are ongoing every Tuesday at Kati-Kati Restaurant from 5:00pm and Sundays from 11am at Ebenezer Canteen behind VCCM parking. Come and let us support the cause of marriage and God will bless you.

***Special Announcement ***

Pastor George and Rose Oduch invites the Public in advance for the annual Cross over celebration night on the 31st. December 2011/ Jan 2012 at Victory Church of Christ MinistryPremises Luzira. We are located 100 meters from Luzira stage 7 on the Road to Lakeside College. The Prayer will begin at 8:00pm till morning. Through this night the Prophetic word for 2012 shall be pronounced. Come and start a new year in the presence of God and also invite some one that day and God will bless you. Remember your Miracle awaits you.

The 4th VCCM Discipleship class is on every Thursday from 7pm at VCCM . Contact our resident pastor for more information:

E –mail:alkzyonia@yahoo.co.uk or robinson@vccmin.org

Tell; +256-782-583869

Pastor George and Rose Oduch (Center) with the 10th anniversary celebration committee during a thanksgiving party at Ssese Getway beech.

Welcome to worship with us at Victory Church of Christ Ministries Luzira. And don’t miss our deliverance services every Wednesday and Sunday from 5pm to 7pm. Come and God will surely bless you.

Sermon in DVDS by Pr. George Oduch Order now for your copy. See the list below;

1. Understanding the Times

2. It is Your Season for a Breakthrough

3. The Keys of Giving to God

4. Why You should support the Anti-Gay Bill

5. The Power of Covenant Blessing

6. Prayer

7. Why People Do Not Prosper Financially

8. Finding Purpose for Your Life

9. Curses Against Prosperity

10. The Kingdom of God etc

11. Faulty Foundations part 1,2,3,4 &5

Bring The Word to your living room together with your family.

Isreal, Lubega and Joseph playing football at the Children’s home

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