<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Mt. Victory Baptist Church]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mt. Victory Baptist Church started in 2016, and our goal is to meet your spiritual needs through God’s Word.]]></description><link>https://www.mtvictorybaptist.com/living2913</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:04:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.mtvictorybaptist.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Keep It Between the Ditches]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Give me a hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God.” – John Wesley]]></description><link>https://www.mtvictorybaptist.com/post/keep-it-between-the-ditches</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6984f47c939aab482b646393</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:58:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/214120_d8a76a3ea2fe4549bf69481ee0504c0e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve Boots</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Throwing Apples]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Jesus Christ is coming; He came on time, He was born on time, He died on time, and He rose on time. 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Job 23:12                                      The closest house on the other side of the road from our house is about a quarter of a mile up the road. They have about twenty chickens and one turkey. 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A.J. Pregony (Mt. Victory Baptist Church)                                      God's people are invited to enter His...]]></description><link>https://www.mtvictorybaptist.com/post/i-ll-take-ten-tomorrow-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">674bb77615c769c5f561a45c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 13:29:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/214120_698d5d3dd07c45eb920a828c7ff0b72f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_803,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve Boots</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'll Take Ten Tomorrow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.                                 ...]]></description><link>https://www.mtvictorybaptist.com/post/i-ll-take-ten-tomorrow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64ede29de10ab1887c58b346</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:29:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/214120_28434c168bf3446199684b01f4d8f956~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve Boots</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's Not Over]]></title><description><![CDATA[In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.                                                   ...]]></description><link>https://www.mtvictorybaptist.com/post/it-s-not-over</link><guid isPermaLink="false">649a4bef64a92ff83e5e82e6</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 02:44:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/214120_487d5a63331945509af0824a29d99d18~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_841,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve Boots</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Father's Mercy]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 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