Author Archives: Dr. Victoria Isaac

Malachi 3:1-2 Look! I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger of the covenant, whom you look for so eagerly, is surely coming,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. Who will be able to endure itContinue reading “Prepare the Soul for the Advent”

Thomas Oden [1931 – age 85] Context Thomas Clark Oden (born October 21, 1931) is an American Methodist theologian associated with Drew University in New Jersey and the Director of the Center for Early African Christianity. An ordained United Methodist Elder (pastor), he is perhaps most recently known for his call for a return toContinue reading “Thomas Oden Conclusion”

Matthew 22:36-40 Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighborContinue reading “Advent 2017 – Prepare Your Heart [Receiving]”

Romans 12:6-11 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching; the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal;Continue reading “Living in The 521”

Matthew 25:24-25 “He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.’Continue reading “The 521 Profile: The One Talent Man”

Thomas Oden (1931-2016), in his own word (fn*): “The heart of my story is that the first part of 40 years of my life, I was way, way out there on a path that I had to go on in order to come back like the prodigal son to the father,” Oden told Al Mohler,Continue reading “Thomas Oden”

INTRO: God gives us a new clarity when we come to Him. We begin to see life a whole lot better. We see ourselves. We see our problems. We see our past, our present, our future. Everything gets a little clearer the closer you get to God. This morning I want to talk about seeingContinue reading “SEEING YOURSELF AS GOD SEES YOU
Seeing Through God’s Eyes”

https://youtu.be/kkUV6ePaM8o https://youtu.be/Idze_Mg3P2U https://youtu.be/FrvwBXfsa8o “Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone’s face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love?’ These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow nowContinue reading “Henri Nouwen”

Matthew 25:14-17 For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents went at onceContinue reading “The 521 Profile: The Two Talent Man”

The 521 Profile: The Five Talent Man Then the man who had been given the five talents… The largest measure of gifts, the most trusted, the most faithful, responsible and honest. This is a brief profile that we can build, based on how he behaved, and responded in his master’s absence, and what he didContinue reading “The 521 Profile: The Five Talent Man”