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William Maillis 11-Year-Old Genius Shares the Importance of Stewarding our Talents and Gifts from God

by Greg Lancaster

We continue the conversation about the 11-year-old boy genius, William Maillis, as he shares how we need to steward our God given talents and gifts. We join an interview at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Technology, HCHC, William is being interviewed by the President of HCHC and his father is also with him.

“Education is necessary for the advancement of society in any way whatsoever and also this brings up a parable.” He talks of the Parable of the Talents. Matthew 25:15-18, “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 once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. So also, he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money.” And William continues, “So we need to invest in our talents and we need to invest in our gifts that we have from God and not just bury them like the slothful and wicked servant did.” God gave us our talents and gifts and God’s expectation of us is to take what He has given us and use it! Be challenged and be empowered, which is what we do at VFNKB, to use your talents and gifts and multiply them. We must fight and use what we have to do what we can, and God will multiply it in our life. Ask God to reveal the gifts and talents He has given you and you can have a relationship with Jesus if you haven’t already. Read our stories at Meet My Father. We want to hear from you! You can email us at friends@greglancaster.org. Greg and John shared in this segment.

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WATCH! 11-Year-Old College Graduate; Boy Genius want to Prove God Exists through Science

by Greg Lancaster

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11-Year-Old College Graduate; Boy Genius wants to Prove God Exists through Science

An 11-year-old college graduate? WND reports about this boy genius and all the great milestones he has had in his short life. “Before he was 2 years old, William Maillis was adding and subtracting. As a 3-year-old, he knew the alphabet in six languages. By age 4, he was an algebra whiz. At 5 years old, a psychologist at Ohio State University said the boy was a genius. Now at the ripe young age of 11, Maillis has officially become a college graduate, receiving an associate degree Saturday from St. Petersburg College in Florida. But his education is not finished yet, as he begins classes next month at the University of South Florida to earn a bachelor’s degree, as he’s looking upward toward the heavens. “I want to be an astrophysicist,” William told Bay News 9. “I want to prove to the world that God does exist through science. I’m gifted in what I’m gifted in and other people are gifted in other things.” William is not shy talking about the Creator, as he told Tampa station WFTS, “Everybody has gifts from God. I was gifted with knowledge and science and history.”” William is very humble in how he talks about his gifts.

We join an interview at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, HCHC, William is being interviewed by the President of HCHC and his father is also with him. William talks about how he desires to prove that God exists with his theory. “Something can’t come from nothing, because it would have to exist in order to cause itself to exist which is logical. Therefore, something other must have created the singularity and that something other we observe as God. So, Hawking’s theory that there should be no cause because of gravity. Gravity can’t create something. Gravity can’t do anything unless it is not acting against something. Gravity is literally nothing…nothing applied on nothing is nothing.” This is so powerful to hear this young man talk about his theory and how God is our Creator.

William continues by answering what are his dreams? “I want to be an Astrophysicist, so that I can prove to the scientific world that God does exist. These Atheists that try to say that, ‘There is no God,’ when in reality it takes more faith that there is no God than it does to believe that there is a God.” This is so interesting how this 11-year-old is helping the world understand that it takes more faith to believe that God does not exist versus having faith that He does exist. If you don’t have a personal relationship with God and do not know Him then that is the blocking point. Once you get to know God through His Son Jesus Christ, He will come and live in your heart and He will speak to you. You can make that decision to make Jesus the Lord of your life. Read our testimonies at Meet My Father. What do you think about this? We want to hear from you! Email us at friends@greglancaster.org. Greg and John shared in this segment.

Boy Genius; 11-Year-Old College Graduate Answers – Does God exist in the Universe or does the Universe Exist in God?

We continue the conversation about the 11-year-old boy genius, William Maillis, as he shares his beliefs on how the Universe exists. We join an interview at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Technology, HCHC, William is being interviewed by the President of HCHC and his father is also with him. He answers the question; Does God exist in the Universe or does the Universe exist in God? “The Universe exists in God because God is outside of time and space. Otherwise how would He have created the Universe? Because sometimes we try to put Universal laws our logic and reason when we are imperfect, and we try to put that on God. When He is outside of the Universe and so Universal laws don’t apply to Him and trying to put our Universal laws on God is like trying to make God an image and likeness of us. Which is egocentric and exclusive.” God exists outside of time and that is how God can be omnipotent. God wanted a relationship with us; He created us so that He can have a relationship with us. God also lives outside of our understanding so we can’t try to figure Him out, we must believe in Jesus and make Him the Lord of our life and we can ask Him to reveal Himself to us. You can read our testimonies at Meet My Father. We want to hear from you! You can email us at friends@greglancaster.org. Greg and John shared in this segment.

William Maillis 11-Year-Old Genius Shares the Importance of Stewarding our Talents and Gifts from God

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If you Can’t Tread Water, It Doesn’t Matter if You can Swim; Wisdom for Everyday Life

by Greg Lancaster

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Greg speaks about his time in the Navy and the fact that everyone had to learn how to tread water. The issue wasn’t knowing how to swim because some people could swim but they couldn’t tread water. Because they couldn’t tread water they would sink. Without the ability to tread water it could cause people to fail their training and not make it into the Navy.

The reason why we are talking about treading water is because it is an example of how we must learn how to be content in life. This generation has been sold a bill of goods that you can do anything, and you can go anywhere, which is true, but at the same time first you must learn how to tread life! We must learn how to be faithful in the daily mundane tasks like paying bills on time, showing up to work on time, or taking care of the things that we own, etc. There are voices crying out against the minimum wage while the same individuals are not even faithful with the responsibilities of these minimum wage positions. Instead of expecting an increase to our income, we should adjust our life to the income that God has entrusted us with. Once we have been faithful to maintain what we have, at that point, we can venture out to do new things like starting a new business.

Many people are running after great wealth but those that make this their goal end up falling. Which Paul wrote about this in the Bible.

“Those who have believing masters should not show them disrespect just because they are fellow believers. Instead, they should serve them even better because their masters are dear to them as fellow believers and are devoted to the welfare of their slaves. These are the things you are to teach and insist on. If anyone teaches otherwise and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching, they are conceited and understand nothing. They have an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions and constant friction between people of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain. But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” 1 Timothy 6:2-10

Learning to be content in our life is someone who learns how to tread life. It is making sure that what you have is maintained. God doesn’t mind you having things, but He minds things having you! Living a content life is pursuing a Godly life and focusing on God. In this there is much less stress and we can experience His joy!

Budgeting is an easy way to start learning how to tread life. Most people are not taught this anymore, but it is needed! Many people don’t want to budget because they don’t want to know where their money is going or that they don’t really have enough money. You can get help on budgeting from a company like Crown Finance and they will give you great wisdom on how to maintain your income.

We must build our foundation on Jesus Christ first and foremost to truly be successful at treading this life. We need to know Him and seek Him daily. He will give you the wisdom you need. If you need help in spending time with Jesus, you can get your free plan at iAbide today. We want to hear from you, you can write to us at Friends@VFNKB.com. Greg and Steve shared in this segment.

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EPA SEC. PRUITT, GOOD STEWARD OF AMERICAN RESOURCES, Led by the Lord; Sec. of EPA, Scott Pruitt

by Greg Lancaster

LISTEN NOW! Or WATCH FULL PROGRAM! Our U.S. Constitution reveals that our government is formed by the people and for the people, we expect those who have been elected to leadership, to understand their role is to serve the American people. Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the EPA greatly understands that value. When he recently sat down with CBN News, he shared how important it is to also be a faith steward of the resources in our nation.

“The environmental left tells us that though we have enough natural resources like natural gas, and oil, and coal, and though we can feed the world…we should just keep those things in the ground, put up fences, and be about prohibition.” He continues his point, “That’s wrongheaded and I think it’s counter to what we should be about.”

As a former deacon and former Sunday School teacher, Administrator Pruitt also explained how the Bible commands us to steward God’s resources in the Earth. “The Biblical World View, with respect to these issues, is that we have a responsibility to manage and cultivate, harvest the natural resources that we’ve been blessed with; to truly bless our fellow mankind.” It is a beautiful sight to see when an elected leader looks at their position from the eyes of God and how it matters how we steward the resources.

What are your thoughts on this awesome appointment of Scott Pruitt over the EPA? We want to hear from you. See the full conversation and interview with Scott Pruitt, and so much more. Also shared in this segment: The Trump Administration, faithful stewardship, blessed to be a blessing, EPA, and CBN News. Greg and John shared in this segment.

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