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The concluding service of the conference

2_1The concluding service of the conference dedicated to the 19th anniversary of the Victory Church was held on Sunday evening. The worship to God was particularly solemn and joyous that evening. The arena of the Kyiv Palace of Sports was completely filled with people eager to take the maximum the Lord was willing to give that evening. Musicians, singers, dancers, chorus, and all attendees joined in the praise of Almighty God. The ballet Narnia presented the show "If He had not come" in which they used the language of dance to tell the good news of God's love for people and salvation of mankind from sin. Olga Kramarenko performed Bach's aria "And my spirit has rejoiced in my salvation."

Many are called. The concluding sermon of bishop Dag Heward-Mills

2The Sunday's morning service began with praise of the Lord. In simple words of the songs the audience thanked God for all He has done for each of us. The words of worship sounded in Ukrainian with tenderness and love: "All to Jesus I surrender, all to Him I freely give, I will ever love and trust Him, in His presence daily live."

The Saturday service with Benny Hinn

f1_3_apr_21_2012No one remained indifferent on the evening service at the Sports Palace on April 21. The special presence of God was during worship and during the performance of youth in a dance composition. It also accompanied a fragment of the plastic drama "He is alive" performed by the ballet "Narnia" and dedicated to the suffering of Christ.

On Saturday afternoon Dag Heward-Mills preached about the dangers of criticism and independence

f1_2_apr_21_2012The second Saturday meeting with Dag Heward-Mills started at 14:00. Bishop continued his morning sermon on loyalty. This time he revealed the causes of disloyalty in the lives of believers. He identified seven specific stages of disloyalty and mental illness: an independent spirit, resentment, passivity, criticism, politics, deception, and failure.

Based on examples from the Bible, bishop preached on the negative consequences that result from all these stages. Calling to avoid these "pests" in their hearts, the minister appealed to the believers with a call to observe themselves.

The reasons why we should be loyal: the sermon of bishop Dag Heward-Mills at the Victory Church conference on Saturday morning

f1_1_apr_21_2012A big choir of Victory Churches led all those present at the conference in praise and worship on the morning service on Saturday. Sign language interpreters went on the stage along with the worship team. Although the expressive movements of hands of the interpreters were addressed to the people with defects of hearing, their gestures were easy to understand to the rest of the audience as well, strengthening the emotional content of worship. "There are a lot of love languages, and one of them is a sign language," the presenter, Alexey Khrus, commented on it.

Lyudmila Petrusenko sang "The first love to You," which is one of her most favourite songs. The rap group «Rheme Х» from Lugansk performed a song "Ukraine". Pastor Gevorg Agabekjan from Chernigov called the congregation to join worship by finances.

Benny Hinn held his first service at the Victory church conference

f1_3_apr_20_2012People who came to the Sport Palace on April 20th to the evening service with world famous pastor and evangelist Benny Hinn immediately immerged into God`s presence and atmosphere of miracles. It was his first service on the conference dedicated to the 19th anniversary of Victory Christian Church.

God began to heal the sick even before the beginning of the service: a lady with shining face walked around in the auditorium holding crutch in her hand. She got into car accident five years ago and for the first time in five years she could walk by herself. This miracle inspired all those present.

First message of Dag Heward Mills on the conference is about faithfulness and honoring the fathers.

f1_2_apr_20_2012Afternoon service of the Victory church conference was opened by pastor Olga Emets. She quoted the passage from 37th chapter of the book of Job: “God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend”. She emphasized that believers has gathered at the conference to get know great things of God. Youth praise and worship team has ignited all those present with the fire of sincere praise and worship.

Senior pastor of Victory church Henry Madava, introducing the speaker, Bishop Dag Heward Mills appealed to seek in his sermon not the letter but the spirit of the message to receive the anointing and to keep it in their hearts.

Friday morning service: Pastor Henry Madava spoke about the glory of God.

f1_1_apr_20_2012The conference dedicated to the 19th anniversary of Victory church continued on Friday morning. The service began with praise and worship to God. Natalia Page has shared her gift singing a song «You raise me up». The guest from St. Petersburg Anastasia Yatsenko has also shared her talent performing a song "My Redeemer lives!"

Conference dedicated to the anniversary of the Christian Victory Church. The opening

foto1"... And the whole earth will be filled with the glory of God" is the biblical prophecy that have been identifying the mission and calling of the Victory Church for 19 years. The evening service on April 19 completed the two-day fasting and prayer for revival and encompassed many things: joy, praise and worship, prayer, and preaching. Every speaker at the stage knew that he had the honor to sing, pray, and speak in the presence of God, and God Himself moved through what the people did.

The worship team of the Kiev Victory Church and a big celebratory choir were the first to welcome the Lord and the multitude of guests. "The King of the universe, I want to praise you with all my life," "And if our God is with me, then who could ever stop me!.." enthusiastically repeated the singers, and the audience echoed them with faith and desire to glorify God by their deeds.

Closing service of Victory-2011 conference

2Morning service. The beginning of this service turned into tremendous worship to God. Auditorium chanted: «You are always walking before me, You are always keep me on Your way, You provide me a comfort by your Word, You give me power to overcome!». Believers sang along with Elena Korneichenko: «There is way out in God, the way out of any problems, difficulties and evil. Just know: God hears your cry, come to Him, He will forgive you» and they danced along with Narnia show ballet: «I have wonderful live with God, I have a victory in Him, Nothing is impossible!». «God has blessed Ukraine with talents, it is important to let them to be expressed», – said pastor Henry Madava.

Henry Madava preached on the morning service on the third day of the Victory-2011 conference

1On Saturday, December 10th, the conference Victory-2011 went on. The morning service of the third day began as usual with praise and worship of God. The dancing ministry from Odessa showed a performance "Perfect God." Then the younger team of the drama club "Impulse" performed.

The second day of the Victory-2011 conference, the evening: Mikel French about the Glory of God in us

1The first part of the evening service – worship – was prepared by the youth. They could fill the hall with the fire of emotion, energy, and joy. Then the theatrical dancing ministry "Jesus Dance" and the drama club "Impulse" showed how they could devote their talents to the glory of the Lord and serve Him. Then there was a première of the music video of the duet "Twice born." Many members of the church helped to create it.

The second day of the Victory-2011 Conference. The morning service

2Mikel French preached again on the morning service of December 9th. Before his sermon the worship team created a special mood. The dancing group from Odessa showed God-given talents and performed a choreographic composition called "Fallen tear." Poetess Elena Nesmeyan recited her poem "New people," which was devoted to people who go, drive, and get over distances following Christ: "In the world where heart is cold new people make history. Without descent, without a tribe, new people bear enlightenment…"

Opening of the Victory-2011 Conference

1As is known, worship is a powerful tool to use against Satan. So, it was not surprising that opening of the annual conference Victory-2011 on Thursday, the 8th of December was especially solemn. God was being praised by the chorus, the duet "Twice born," and by soloists (Olga Kramarenko and guest James Huey). "Jesus Dance," a dance ministry, presented a lively jazz dance. The show-ballet "Narnia," which had won many prizes in various competitions, performed the well-known Irish step dance and the Ukrainian folk dance "Kozachok." Everybody was very impressed by their first dance: at first, a soft-blue scarf floated like a pigeon above a stage on air currents, and then in the hands of the dancers scarves raised to heaven as if wings of the Holy Spirit. This was the good beginning of the service.

A conference with Randy Clark was held in the Victory Church

On September 8-11 a conference with Randy Clark was held in the Victory Church. He came to Ukraine not for the first time.

Senior pastor Henry Madava emphasized that after the first arrival of Randy Clark in Kiev in the 1990s many people in the Victory Church not only were healed but began to move in the gift of word of knowledge and received the anointing to heal the sick. So, pastor Henry urged everyone not to miss the conference services and to hear the word and receive the anointing.

Randy Clark came to Kiev with a team of several dozen ministers who move in the word of knowledge and healing.

Opening of conference featuring Randy Clark

The Victory Church conference with participation of Randy Clark was opened on the 8th of September. That was not his first visit to Ukraine, so pastor Randy started the first service with words of thanks to God for another opportunity to come to Kiev. Also, he introduced his new book. This is a manual for healing ministry teams which has already been translated into Russian.

Introducing Randy Clark, pastor Henry Madava pointed out that after his first visit to Ukraine in the 1990s people from the Victory Church were not only healed but started to move in the word of knowledge and received anointing for healing. That is why pastor Henry recommended everyone to attend all the conference services, listen to the word, and receive anointing.

Water baptism in Victory Church

“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” (Matt 28:19)

On July 24, water baptism took place in the Victory Church. The pool was placed right in the hall for church meetings. Over 100 believers in Jesus Christ being baptized with water, demonstrated before the Lord and congregation that they had died with Christ to sin and were spiritually born again to live in full obedience to the Savior, recognizing His absolute dominion in all spheres of life.

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World know evangelist Nicky Cruz visited Victory church

July 9th and 10th Victory church visited Nicky Cruz - world known evangelist and author of “Cross and Knife” and “Run baby, run” bestsellers. More than 40 years he is travelling all over the world, preaching the Gospel and sharing his exciting testimony about God’s forgiveness and love, witnessing how Jesus Christ has come into his life and has changed it forever. Nicky Cruz spoke about serious things very briskly and dramatically. He opened his heart, remembering the most difficult and innermost experiences of his past as he said: «I become vulnerable for your sake, so that you could see what God has done for me, and to believe, that He can do the same for you too. That`s how he loves you! Jesus is very close, he`s just a prayer away».

Easter performance for children - 2011

1On April 23, the eve of Easter, Sunday school "Planet D" together with theater and dance ministries of the Victory Church conducted two great Easter holiday performances devoted to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Approximately 900 children and 1200 parents gathered in the large hall for the children's performances. Joyful mood of the ministers passed onto the guests and the hall was filled with smiles and laughter.

Culminating day of the Time for Breakthrough Conference

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This Sunday has become a concluding chord in the symphony of praise and worship to the Lord, which has become a conference dedicated to 18-year anniversary of Victory church in Kiev, Ukraine. Praise and worship team set the tone of the morning service. «Fill the Earth with Your Glory!» – echoed the auditorium to singers. Then Olga Kramarenko sang a hymn «You created the world», dedicating this song to the Creator of all the living, to the King of heaven and earth. Singers from the Psalmist School of Music continued to praise Jesus, thanking Him for changing their lives, and filling it with his joy and love. Afterwards dancers from Narnia show ballet brought people happiness by their inflammatory dance.

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