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VOI Graduation 2017

VOI Graduation 2017…

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Added by Jessica Sanchez on November 18, 2016 at 2:30pm — No Comments

VETI Practical Ministry Courses

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Added by Nick Gonzalez on November 18, 2016 at 2:00pm — No Comments

How to Prepare for Graduation @ the 2017 VOI World Conference

Welcome to the Graduation Information Page.

Here's how to prepare for next year's graduation.

Find out how many classes you have completed.…

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Added by Nick Gonzalez on November 4, 2016 at 9:30am — No Comments

Above Fear: Developing the Quality of Faithfulness

“Above Fear” message to VOC Gang New Gen

Theme: Zeal is not enough; Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen.

Lead in: A True Story: In 1995, a 25 year old American young man came to London to be with us on the mission field. On the way from the airport to our church, he shared how excited he was to be in London and wanted to be used by God. He didn’t even want to…

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Added by Vivian Ann Villalobos on October 12, 2015 at 7:07am — 1 Comment

"Inheriting the Promise: Your Descendants Will Inherit the Nations - Passing the Baton to Children"

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The presence of the Lord is here; The Holy Spirit is at work equipping parents and teachers at this Kids Gang Sunday School Teachers Training Convention 2014!

Thank you Almighty God and Father for calling me your daughter and transforming my life.

Thank you, Sister Julie & KG steering committee, Sis Eva & Sis Angela, for your encouragement, trust, fellowship and partnership we…

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Added by Vivian Ann Villalobos on October 12, 2015 at 6:20am — No Comments

“Prophets, Mission, Signs Wonders, Miracles…and Children?”

This post is a brief 30-Minute Devotion presented at the Kids Gang International Teachers Training Convention 2012.

“Prophets, Mission, Signs Wonders, Miracles…and Children?”

Leadership & Spiritual Principles: Intercessory Prayer and Fasting for the descendants manifested signs wonders and miracles; discerning the prophetic times, with spiritual adults setting the model

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Added by Vivian Ann Villalobos on October 12, 2015 at 4:44am — No Comments

A Theology of Hope and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

I wanted to share my thoughts written in 2005 when studying at Fuller Seminary, School of Intercultural Studies, concentration emphasis on children at risk. It describes deep seated suffering of abused children with a theology of hope.

THEOLOGY OF HOPE AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

As an urban missionary repatriated from 11 years abroad, I discovered through this course that I understand suffering from the paradigm of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)…

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Added by Vivian Ann Villalobos on October 12, 2015 at 4:11am — No Comments

A Critical Analysis of Suffering from the Book of Job

I was recently counseling a distressed individual and was reminded of a paper I wrote in 2007 and wanted to share it.

Critical Analysis #1

Job 4-8

I. Content and Context

The righteous Patriarch and well-known sage of the entire East, Job, sat on the ground of Uz in torn…

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Added by Vivian Ann Villalobos on October 12, 2015 at 3:37am — No Comments

Was the New Testament Inspired by God.

Some if not all, have perhaps came across friends, family members, or simply turned on the History Channel only to hear that what we have are not the originals but copies, and most of the times we can't even trust these copies because they are filled with errors.

I will not get into details, however I was watching a Christmas special on the story Nativity, and guess what? You've guessed it, our stories are not original but perhaps most likely fabricated. If this is so then…

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Added by Michael Estrada on January 6, 2014 at 6:27am — No Comments

Washing Dishes - by Randall Nelsen

Washing Dishes…

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Added by Randall Nelsen on April 28, 2013 at 4:31am — No Comments

Learning Moodle

Learning Moodle

Last updated 11/15/12

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Added by Nick Gonzalez on November 9, 2012 at 10:30am — No Comments

Winter Hearts - Message- by Randall Nelsen

Winter Hearts

A winter garden i s a place where the flowers have not yet come into the season of awakening. Their Time…

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Added by Randy Nelsen on October 16, 2012 at 10:22pm — No Comments

Justice A People For Others

It's natural to want to help people who are like you, who like you, and who you like. What would it mean for you, specifically, to help people who are not like you, who do not like you, and who you do not like?

God tells Israel, "The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the Lord your God" (Lev.19:34). The Israelites had been "aliens" and oppressed slaves in Egypt, without the ability to free… Continue

Added by Michael Estrada on August 1, 2012 at 12:39pm — No Comments

Science vs Philosphy

When evolution is turned into an All-ecompassing Theory explaining everything we believe, feel, and do as the product of natural selection, then we are not in the arena of science, but of philosophy.

Added by Michael Estrada on July 31, 2012 at 7:56pm — No Comments

Why does a loving God allow suffering?

Someone just asked me if there was a God why would he continue to allow so much pain, hurt, and suffering in this world? How can a loving God, an infinite one, creator of heavens and the earth continue to allow people to suffer, children getting killed, and some mother crying?

"I just don't believe the God of Christianity exists," said Hillary, an undergrad English major. "God allows terrible suffering in the world. So he might be all-powerful but not good enough to end evil or… Continue

Added by Michael Estrada on July 12, 2012 at 8:17am — 1 Comment

Identifying your idols

Why do we lie, or fail to love, or break our promises, or live selfishly? Of course the general answer is "Because we are weak and sinful," but the specific answer is that there is something besides Jesus Christ that we feel we must have to be happy, something that is more important to our heart than God, something that is enslaving our heart through inordinate desires. The key to change (and even to self-understanding) is therefore to identify the idols of the heart.

Added by Michael Estrada on June 25, 2012 at 11:16am — 3 Comments

The Need Exists for a Solid Foundation for the Christian Faith

Where there is lack of confidence in the Bible being the inspired Word of God, Christian faith has no longer an objective foundation and Christians have no assurance that what they believe is really true. The ramifications for Christianity are, therefore, enormous. Indeed, if there can be demonstrated an Achilles heel in this whole matter, it would be the subject of canonization. If the NT text is not what it purports to be, then the Christian faith, is no better than any other religious… Continue

Added by Michael Estrada on June 23, 2012 at 6:07pm — No Comments

Three ways to live

People tend to think there are two ways to relate to God - to follow him and do his will or to reject him and do your own thing - but there are also two ways to reject God as Savior. One is the way already mentioned: by rejecting God's law and living as you see fit. The other, however, is by obeying God's law, by being really righteous and really moral, so as to earn your own salvation. It is not enough to simply think there are two ways to relate to God. There are three: religion, irreligion,… Continue

Added by Michael Estrada on June 23, 2012 at 6:37am — 1 Comment