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EDITOR’S LETTER

The Plumb line- In Architecture, Master Builders use the

plumb line to build tall skyscrapers and monuments.

ALL measurements, standards, and foundations must be precise

and accurate. The Bible says many are called but few are chosen.

If we, the Body of Christ, will ever become the monumental exam-

ples of His Nature in these last days, our lives, which consists of

our character, in our homes, on our jobs, actions and integrity, must

all be measured by His Word, not by our own standards. The Plumb

line causes us to be constructed by the Master Builder with precise

and exact measurements. In this edition the VOICE will take a look

at the life example of Pastor Laytecia McKinney. Pastor McKinney

is an FBCM partner. FBCM exist to be an accountability and cover-

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to help discerning people remain honest and equitable, and to exer-

cise sound judgment in the affairs of life and ministry, FBCM also

serves as a covering, and accountability partner for all covenant

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coming issues.

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Pastor Laytecia McKinney shares what it means to

maintain “Order in God’s

House” as Senior Pastor and

Founder of

Victory Temple Outreach

Ministry, Inc. while at the

same time

maintaining balance in her

personal role as wife, mother

of 3, co-worker, entrepreneur

and faithful servant to so many

individuals who depend on her

as their example.

Pages 10-12

The Order of Worship

Apostle Bennie Fluellen - (pg. 4-5)

Relevant Relationships

Prophetess Gail Boles - (pg. 19)

CONTENTS

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As we approach this subject, it is imperative that we first

deal with the religious mindset towards worship. Worship is

not what we have made it! It is placing God first and fore-

most on the agendas of our daily lives and not just the time

that we gather and call ―Church‖. Worship is the acknowl-

edgment with corresponding actions that the Almighty; Jeho-

vah; Yaweh; Elohim, He is God. With such acknowledg-

ment comes a reverential fear for the Lord that is difficult to

describe, but wonderful to experience.

Worship as God defines it is the giving of oneself completely

to Him. More definitively, it is obedience! One of the most

talked about worship experiences was that of Abraham in the

offering of his son, Isaac. Most often referred to as a sacri-

fice, this act or this experience was worship. It was a giving

of all that they had in obedience to God. Genesis 22:5 –

―And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with

the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and

come again to you. There were no musical instruments and

no Praise and Worship team nor leader! There was simply

Abraham and Isaac moving in obedience. Obedience is wor-

ship!

Disobedience produces chaos and disorder. There is a famil-

iar picture recalled that takes place in a courtroom. The

judge sits enthroned on the bench as the case is presented to

prove one‘s guilt or innocence. Suddenly, someone‘s behav-

ior or something happens in the courtroom that does not con-

form with court decorum and behavior and the judge slams

the gavel shouting ―order in the court‖! What happened?

Well, someone‘s behavior or their expected obedience to the

rules of the court was not in conformity to the will of the

court and has caused the entire courtroom to react bringing

chaos and disorder. Whenever our behavior does not con-

form with the will of the Lord it results in chaos and disor-

der. Wherever there is disorder and chaos, there is rebellion

and darkness. Wherever there is darkness, there is the ab-

sence of light! In his presence there is light; expressions of

His life and revelations of His power and might. Wherever

there is order, you will find God moving uninhibited.

The earthly place where the Believers gather is commonly

called ―The Church‖. When we gather, it is our desire to see

God move uninhibited; restoring all things that are out of

order and chaotic. Rightfully, The Church is not just the

gathering place for the Believers.; but the Church is the

King‘s Court. When entering the King‘s Court, there is an

expected decorum and behavior for all who would be granted

access by the extension of His scepter. Psalm 100:2b-4 says:

―…come before his presence with singing. 3Know ye that

the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we

ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts

with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.‖

This scripture sets forth the standard for how we ought to

come into the Lord‘s presence! It outlines our expected be-

havior. Our behavior is one of worship. Our singing, ac-

knowledgement of God as God, thanksgiving, praise, and the

blessing of his name is our attitude. Worship is first an atti-

tude. Attitudes give birth to behaviors. And when our be-

havior does not conform to the scripture, we are out of order

and it affects everyone else in the King‘s Court. So as we

gather in the King‘s Court let us:

28Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto

the LORD glory and strength. 29Give unto the LORD the

glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before

him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. 30Fear

before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it

be not moved. 1 Chronicles 16:28-30 (KJV)

So as we enter, let us not come empty handed, but let us

come with an offering prepared to be given unto the Lord as

worship.

The reverential fear of the Lord brings and maintains order

within us—the dwelling place of God and His spirit. ―What?

know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost

which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your

own?‖ 1 Cor. 6:19

As we daily worship the Lord with our lives submitted in

reverential fear and awe of who He is, it produces order in

our lives.

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP (Submitted by Apostle Bennie Fluellen for Coat of Color Ministries – Cincinnati, OH to Center For Manifestation, Tampa, Florida. Apostle Bennie is the Overseer and Visionary of Overflow Ministries Covenant Church in Cin-

cinnati, OH and Apostolic Covering of Covenant Family Fellowship of Churches)

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A part of that order includes our behavior when we come and

gather as the House of the Lord. The obedience to God car-

ries over into obedience to what He requires as we enter into

His courts and what is required of our behavior in the house

of God. Ushers, Greeters, Parking Attendants, etc. are Por-

ters at the door of the Lord‘s House to help facilitate natural

order so that there can be spiritual order. Our obedience then

becomes worship to God, not to man! The result then is Or-

der! Worship produces order both privately and publicly.

Worship reveals God; and God reveals where we need to

conform to the image of the Christ within us. Whenever

there is something in us that is not like God, it needs to die.

Only when that thing dies are we able to see the Lord and

recognize Heaven‘s activity of obedience. Isa. 6:1-8:

―In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the LORD sit-

ting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the

temple. 2Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six

wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he

covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. 3And one cried

unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of

hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. 4And the posts of

the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house

was filled with smoke. 5Then said I, Woe is me! for I am

undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in

the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have

seen the King, the LORD of hosts. 6Then flew one of the

seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he

had taken with the tongs from off the altar: 7And he laid it

upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and

thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. 8Also I

heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and

who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.‖

We all want to see the manifested Glory of God in our wor-

ship services. However, the pattern of Old and New Testa-

ment scripture is: (1) Divine Order, (2) God‘s Glory, and (3)

Judgment. ―Before God manifests His glory, there must be

Divine Order. Once His glory is revealed, any irreverence,

disorder, or disobedience is met with immediate judgment.

Order in the King‘s Court!

Worship then is more than a prelude to the preached word.

It is a summons to order our personal lives aright and our

corporate gatherings for a move of God! It is an obedient

response to having seen God. And when we see God, we

cannot help but see Heaven‘s activity born out of reverential

fear of an Holy God.

Therefore, we cry one to another saying, ―Holy, Holy, Holy

is the Lord of hosts!

Worship born out of obedience causes a shift and moves the

posts in our lives and our services. The fruit of worship is a

proper view of our own condition as we see t he Lord. We

must then remain in His presence to be ministered to as He

purges us with live coals from the altar that ignites, cleanses,

anoints, enables, and prepares us for our apostolic missions

where we can say, ―Here am I; send me.‖ As Apostolic

Houses, we must summons order by our worship of a Holy

God!

Let all who enter in be subject to the expected behavior and decorum of celebrating and honoring God as we obey

God in bringing Him acceptable expressions of praise and adoration. And let us also obey those delegated in the

House of God to maintain order that we might see a corporate move of God as He restores order to the chaotic lives

of those who gather with us; order to scattered homes and families; order to broken dreams; order to financial dis-

array; and order to our physical bodies.

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Apostle Bennie Fluellen is the Pastor/Founder of Overflow Ministries

Covenant Church, whose vision rests upon "Building the Foundation of

Family, Marriage, Relationships, Performing Arts & Entrepreneurs.'

"Covenant is the hallmark of Overflow Ministries, coupled with the bibli-

cal principles of wealth and stewardship.

Apostle Bennie's heart beats after God's heart as a true Shepherd of God's

flock. His earth shaking teachings on shepherding literally dismantles the

religious mindset of Christianity provoking Shepherds and sheep alike to

establish a biblical paradigm concerning the fivefold ministry office of

Pastor.

The explosive teaching, preaching and singing ministry of Apostle

Bennie Fluellen continues to bless and equip the Body of Christ.

Before founding Overflow Ministries Covenant Church, Apostle Bennie

served as an Associate Pastor of Christ Emmanuel Christian Fellowship,

Cincinnati, Ohio for eighteen years. Fifteen of those years he specifically

served in the area of Worship & Arts as choir director, worship leader,

and lead vocalist.

Pastor Bennie (as he is affectionately called) can be heard

on, ―Successful Meditations‖ as songwriter, lead vocalist, and Executive

Producer. This project accompanies his book, ―D.A.R.E. To Succeed and

Prosper.‖ You will also find Apostle Bennie on the Nation of Praise pro-

ject (Heirs Media Group), where he is the writer and lead vocalist of the

song ―Healing In His Wings.‖

OVERFLOW MINISTRIES COVENANT CHURCH 10870 Hamilton Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45231 Phone: (513) 742-FLOW(3569) Fax: (513) 589-3143 Website: www.omccministries.com

Apostle Bennie & Pastor Delores Fluellen

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Culture, simply defined, is the sum total of the lifestyles of a particular group of people. It in-

volves not only our actions, but those unspoken ways that we communicate and interact with one

another. It involves those things that we grow up with, and become “second nature” to us without

our even thinking about them. The Islamic world, and even the Hindus and Buddhists, pray as a

lifestyle. I would dare to say, many Christians pray as a custom or when in need. This mustn’t be

so any longer! Prayer must become a lifestyle. It must be a part of our culture. We cannot wait for

“Life” to happen before we actually begin to pray.

Pastor John & Marilyn Garcia

Legacy Church

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anifesting Sons

“I would like to express hearty CONGRATULATIONS to Pastor McKinney

and the Victory Temple family on your 2nd Pastor Appreciation.

It is and has been a wonderful privilege granted by God for me to serve as

mentor to this wonderful woman of God. The growth and transition that we

have witnessed in her life, and in the life of the ministry has been phenomenal.

May God continue to richly bless and favor the work of your hands.”

Dr. Mark T. Jones Sr.

“I would like to express hearty CONGRATULATIONS to Pastor McKinney

and the Victory Temple family on your 2nd Pastor Appreciation.

It is and has been a wonderful privilege granted by God for me to serve as

mentor to this wonderful woman of God. The growth and transition that we

have witnessed in her life, and in the life of the ministry has been phenomenal.

May God continue to richly bless and favor the work of your hands.”

Dr. Mark T. Jones Sr.

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“Order in God’s House” By Pastor Laytecia McKinney

In order for a ministry to flow with an Apostolic

Directive, there must be order in God‘s House.

Order sets the atmosphere for the miraculous to

take place and welcomes the Holy Spirit to be in

operation. The Holy Spirit cannot flow or mani-

fest in its fullness where there is no order. I am

reminded in John the 6th Chapter when a great

multitude followed Jesus after they had seen the

great miracles which he did. The Disciples came

to Jesus telling him to send the multitude away

because they did not have enough food to feed

them. They only had the lunch of a little boy

which contained 5 barley loaves and 2 small

fish. As Jesus began to observe the crowd, the

first thing he instructs his disciples to do in verse

10 is to ―sit the men down‖, in other words bring

some order to this crowd so I can manifest my

power. Therefore, the disciples began to sit the

multitude down in companies and once order

was established amongst them, they were able to

see what they were actually working with, they

counted 5,000 souls that needed to be fed.

Once order was in the mist of the crowd, the Holy

Spirit began to be at work. Jesus took the 5 bar-

ley loaves and 2 small fish and blessed it and

began to distribute to those that were sitting

down (those who were in order) and after they

had eaten, they took up 12 baskets of leftovers.

When order is in the house, it will bring an over-

flow effect!

When a church practices operating in a spirit of

excellence and sets a consistent flow of order in

God‘s house, what it does is make room for the

fold ministry gifts to be manifested and you will

find your ministry growing rapidly and experi-

encing a great move of God. A ministry becomes

stagnated, stale and still (no growth) when it

fails to operate in divine order.

The following three areas demand Order in order

for church growth to take place:

Personal development of the Senior Leader

and Church Leaders. Their personal lives

must be in order because the anointing flows

from the head on down.

The Finances of the Church, how monies are

used and spent.

Church Protocol, how the ministry functions

and operates.

The above photo is a home-going service conducted by Pastor Mckinney.

This service was held at Manifestations Worldwide, Inc.-(Apostle Mark Jones, Pastor.) It was during this altar call that

over 400 souls came to Christ!

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Church growth is not predicated on the

amount of members a church has but is

predicated on the spiritual development

and maturity of its members. I must state

that you cannot have just Order alone, you

must also have authority! Order without

Authority is religion, stale, old, lifeless

and exists by will power only. Order is

earthly related and brings blessings and

peace on earth but Authority is a heavenly

dimension and embraces and responds to

the supernatural. So you cannot have one

operating without the other. Just like faith

without works is dead, Order without Au-

thority is self motivated and full of pride.

Many people want to lead but have no

standard or order in their personal lives.

Satan was kicked out of Heaven because

he attempted to use authority without

order! The main purpose for Authority is to

promote godly Order! When the Order of

God is embraced and His Authority is

received, you then become anointed.

As a Senior Pastor of 4 years of a fast

growing church (Victory Temple), I could not

operate in the level that I do without having

order in the house and an authoritative voice

speaking into my life. Other than my Heavenly

Father, having an Apostolic Covering in the

person of my Spiritual Father, Apostle Mark

T. Jones, serves as an authoritative voice in my

life that has brought correct alignment, not

only in my personal life but in the ministry

that I oversee. This Apostolic Covering, has

enlightened me as a young Pastor on how to

maintain systems and protocol in its right per-

spective in the House of God. You must have

this in place in order to experience the Glory

that is released in an ordered and ordained

house. Victory just recently celebrated its 4th

year of ministry and the Lord also enlarged our

borders by blessings us to move into a larger

facility. In our four years of ministry, we re-

cently went from a 900 square ft. building to a

4,400 square ft. building that now enables us

to house several outreach ministries to reach

the masses for the Kingdom of God. The bible

tells us to ―hear the instructions of a father‖

and with that said, I take the words of wisdom

and counsel from my Apostle very seriously.

I try not to allow the words that come from his

mouth drop to ground because I know that if I

adhere to them, I will see the manifestation of

them. Apostle spoke these words to me in the

early stages of our partnership, ―Daughter, if

you handle the finances of the ministry cor-

rectly, you will see and experience growth.‖

I have practiced this standard and have been a

good steward over the financial flow of the

House of God and through this divine order,

God has given Victory increase.

My spiritual mother, Dr. A.F. Nelson-Vickers

taught me early on in my Christian walk, that

if I live right and be fervent and passionate

about the things of God, that the Heavens

would open up to me. I can testify with Pastor

O‘Neil Salmon who recently released a pro-

phetic word in our ministry that ―we are sitting

under an Open Heaven.‖ I thank God for the

great men and women of God who have im-

parted spiritual wisdom, correction and direc-

tion into my life such as my Apostle, Dr. Vick-

ers and Apostle David and Dr. Harriett Boyd.

I salute them for their godly integrity and in-

struction down through the years that has

helped me to become the woman and Pastor

that I am today. (continued next page)

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Lastly, charity and order begins at home!

If your personal home is not kept in order, you

will not be able to keep God‘s house in order.

I not only serve as a Senior Pastor, but I am also

a wife to a wonderful man of God, Bro. Sedrick

McKinney who fully supports me in ministry and

pushes me to reach my potential in life. I am also

a mother of 3 beautiful children, Brittany, Jer-

maine and Danielar, they all demand their

mommy time! I have learned over the years that

balance must become a consistent attribute in my

life in order to maintain my ability to flow in the

anointing, serve God‘s people in the spirit of

love and operate the House of God orderly and in

the spirit of excellence. I believe that living by

example causes correct alignment to flow within

the family unit and places a demand upon our

children to reflect godly character.

In the many capacities that I serve, still working

a full time job as a Paralegal, the owner of

LayLay’s Custom Jewelry and Senior Pastor, I

still have to find time to devote myself to family

time and also participate in my children‘s school

activities. My 24 year old daughter, Brittany has

an anointed voice to sing and is a Plus Size

model. I am very much active in attending her

modeling events and giving her the support that

she needs. Earlier on in my years of evangelizing

I was not fortunate enough to do so.

I had my priorities mixed up, I became so in-

volved and sold out to doing the work of the

ministry that I missed out on some very impor-

tant events in her life that I cannot take back.

I learned a hard lesson through this mistake and

had to ask both, her and God for forgiveness.

Never get so caught up in ministry that you bring

disorder to your first ministry, your family.

As the Lord gave me godly wisdom on how to

balance life and how to put first things first, I

was able to correctly apply my time to the areas

in my life that were most important. My two

sons, Jermaine and Danielar are very active in

sports. Jermaine “Juice” is a senior at Armwood

High school and plays on the Varsity Football

Team. He was also named in 2009/2010 as the

No. 1 Linebacker in Hillsborough County and

has received over 5 scholarship offers. My son

Danielar ―DJ‖ who has played AAU Basketball

is a freshman at Blake High School and plays on

the Varsity Football Team as well and is also try-

ing out for the Basketball Team. I am very much

active in attending their games and find it enjoy-

able to be able to spend quality time with them

and support them in their giftings as they do with

mine.

If you want to see the Hand of God move

in your life, personally, physically, spiritually and

financially, then set your house in order!

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VICTORY HAS CHANGED MY LIFE IN MANY WAYS. BEING A PART OF SUCH A GREAT MINISTRY HAS MADE ME MORE LOVING

AND COMPASSIONATE. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS FORGIVING OTHERS BUT HAVE LEARNED FROM GREAT LEADERSHIP HOW TO

FORGIVE AND LIVE!!! I USED TO BE VERY FEARFUL, I WAS AFRAID TO PRAY, READ SCRIPTURES, AND SPEAK OUT IN CHURCH.

PASTOR HAS PUSHED ME TO THE NEXT LEVEL. I‘M GRATEFUL TO HAVE A PASTOR THAT NOT ONLY TEACHES A NOW WORD

BUT SHE LIVES THE WORD. I HAD A LOT OF ISSUES AND I HAVE LEARNED THROUGH BIBLICAL TEACHING TO BE AN OVER-

COMER. I NOW SERVE AS A DEACON AND I TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN SERVING. ONE WORD THAT SUM UP VICTORY TEMPLE OUT-

REACH MINISTRIES, ―AWESOME!‖

-DEACON MICHAEL KELLY-

Testimonies of Victory

Victory has been life changing for me. I was at my lowest point in life. I was depressed and full of guilt for all the things I

had went back too. I felt myself sinking, my soul slowly dying and wanted to just give up. I was tired of church as usual

and decided I would just not go to church at all. One day I decided to go visit Victory and Pastor McKinney was preaching

on how God was going to restore unto me everything the devil stole. I was broken, it was like God was speaking directly to

me. She called me up for prayer and said ―God said forget about your past. You have been going through torment and mind

battles and its over!!!‖ My husband and our children began to come faithfully and soon joined. Our pastor has a heart for

souls and compassion for brokenness. I thank God for Victory Temple and our lovely Pastor. I know God has placed me

here at Victory and everyday I thank him for my church. I am now the praise and worship leader, my husband is a deacon

and the best is yet to come at VICTORY!!!!!!

-Sis Melissa Kelly-

My experience at Victory Temple has been prosperous and has helped me develop into a better husband and father. I have

learned to search the scriptures for myself and not to take the word of anyone thanks to the teaching from Pastor McKinney.

I Love the fact that Pastor McKinney is approachable and is available for counsel at any time of the day. My 5year old

daughter( Nyla) greets Pastor after every service and will not move until she say something to acknowledge that Nyla is

standing there waiting to say hi! This is why I love Victory Temple.

-Deacon Eric McNair

What I love about Victory is the Word of God is being taught. There are so many things being taught now days but to get

the Word and not someone's opinion is always a plus. When I first started coming I was not faithful I came for a while and

then stopped for a while. One Sunday one of the Evangelist told me to be consistent. God really knows how to pull your

card! So once I started to be consistent I joined Victory Temple and that has been 3 years now and I must say I have grown

tremendously within that time. One thing I must point out is, if you are looking to be taught God's Word so that change can

take place please come to Victory Temple Outreach Ministries, Inc. - Sis. Kidada McNair

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Victory Temple has touched my life in the way that the church allows me to be free to be the best me that I can

be. There is no set mode or model that we are taught to be like outside of Jesus Christ. I can only be me and not like

the Pastor, which I know that I could not measure up; not like the Elder, the Prophet or Prophetess, because these are not

my calling. Pastor McKinney teaches ―Follow me as I follow Christ‖ and she says that if she displays anything contrary

to the teachings of Christ, I am free to continue to follow Christ, and not her. She teaches ―holiness or hell‖

period. Victory Temple does not make me feel less important than anyone else because I don't preach like the Pastor,

prophesy like the prophet, or teach like the ordained teacher. There is work in the body of Christ that no one can do but

me, because the Lord made me special for that work, just like he made everyone else special for their work. Victory

Temple makes me feel that I don‘t have to be like, look like, or act like someone else to be accepted by Christ. I am free

to be who God called me to be, no longer bound by the laws and standards of man. LOVE NO LIMIT

-Sis Jacqui Funches

I love the fact that we have a Pastor who leads by example. She is an excellent teacher and cares for members in a

heartfelt way. She addresses and corrects any area as needed in love. She promotes unity within the church and en-

courages others to pursue their dreams while walking out their destiny. She is a motivator and an encourager. I pray

that God continues to bless, use and elevate her ministry.

-Cassandra Stewart

Being a new member of Victory Temple, I‘ve felt a sense of ―freedom.‖ Freedom to learn of God and worship Him

right where I am spiritually. I don‘t have pretend to be someone I am not, or act like I have it all together. I can be

who I am, right where I am and not feel judged or condemned for missing the mark. I am free to address my mistakes

through Pastor McKinney‘s teachings and learn how to appreciate God for all that He does in my life. I am free to

learn of God and am encouraged to seek Him for myself and be in relationship with Him. Another thing I really love

about VT, is that I am encouraged to be a part of the body of Christ and my talents are not too small to be needed. VT

makes you feel like you really do ―belong‖ in the family of God. That is felt from the pulpit to the door, and I really,

really love that about my church family. - Katina Hollingshed

“When I first came to Victory Temple Outreach Ministries, I felt like I was carrying the weight of the world on my

shoulders. I was released from prison, on probation and house arrest. I was using drugs and alcohol and I was pre-

paring to hurt some people who I thought had did harm to me. God stepped in and used my niece to invite me to

Victory Temple. God used my Pastor ( Pastor Laytecia McKinney) to minister the word of God to me and all I

could do is cry. My life has not been the same since that Sunday evening. God has opened so many doors for me

through the taught word of God in Victory. I was married, off probation early, and then ordained as a Deacon of

Victory Temple. I thank God for this woman of God that he uses everyday to cover us in prayer.”

~Deacon Curtis Howell Jr.

What Victory Temple has done for me. I came to Tampa Florida 2 years ago from Pittsburgh PA. I started com-

ing to Victory Temple and my entire life has been changed from living and doing the things of the world to liv-

ing for God. I thank Pastor McKinney and Victory Temple for changing my life.

Bro. Steve Oakley

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Some women are caught off guard when they finally find out Mr. Right isn’t so right after all. By then, their heart, mind and body are

already ensnared by an unhealthy relationship.

Relationships are what keeps us all connected. Every woman wants a man of her own whether she wants to admit it or not. We all

have an innate desire to love and be loved. However, there are some relationships we should never entertain. Every man that comes

into your life doesn’t necessarily deserve access to your heart.

This book is filled with sister wisdom that brings awareness to healthy and unhealthy relationships, exposing unhealthy characteristics

in men and pointers on helping you become the woman God intended for you to be.

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we require as women. Clutch Your Pearls, Girl is a great read for women needing direction and understanding of their

value and what they bring to a relationship. Built on biblical principles and shaped with Godly wisdom, this book can

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"Being single, saved and dating doesn't necessarily mean women have to settle for mistreatment in relationships.

Stephanie McKenny shares a heartfelt message of the importance of valuing yourself while bringing an awareness of

healthy and unhealthy relationships."

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Why are Christian relationships important? Relationships are

an integral part of our created design. God designed us for

relationship with Himself.

―You have made us for yourself, Lord, and our hearts are

restless until they rest in you.‖

But that‘s not all. Did it ever strike you as odd that when

God made Adam, placed him in a perfect garden, in a sinless

world, and communed with him daily, He still said, ―It is not

good for man to be alone.‖ We were made for relationship,

with God and with each other.

How is that going for you? Unfortunately most people would

answer, ‗not well.‘ In a recent research 10 to 20 million

women report that they are suffering from something called,

'Living-Together Loneliness'.

Loneliness is defined as, "Having no-one or nothing else

around, which causes sadness and depression"

They are physically surrounded by people but are emotion-

ally isolated, ignored, and alone.

According to this research there are five stages dependent on

your age:

• 22-28 – bewilderment

• 28-34 – isolation

• 34-42 – agitation

• 43-50 – depression

• 50 + – absolute exhaustion

We are aching for the relationships that we spend our lives

avoiding. We weren‘t meant to go it alone – God created us

for Himself and for one another. It is part of our divine de-

sign. Thirty-six times in the New Testament God explicitly

commands us to be deeply involved with one

another. Here are just a few:

• Be Devoted to One Another

• Accept One Another

• Bear With One Another

• Forgive One Another

• Honor One Another

• Live in Harmony with One Another

• Greet One Another

• Serve One Another

• Submit to One Another

• Stop Judging One Another

• Encourage One Another

• Offer Hospitality to One Another

• Be Humble Towards One Another

• and most importantly, LOVE ONE ANOTHER

Look over that list again. Is there one in particular that stands

out to you?

At your leisure, why don‘t you take that one simple com-

mand, to ___________ one another and begin to dream

about the ways that you could implement it in your life.

Dare to be different. Don‘t settle for normal. Don‘t cycle

through the inevitable bewilderment, isolation, agitation,

depression, and exhaustion that results from going it alone.

Instead, rearrange your life so that it includes others, serves

others, delights in others, and loves others.

Relevant Christian relationships help fulfill your divine de-

sign. I encourage you to begin to experience the joy of doing

what you were created to do.

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