The Valley Church Troy Podcast

Once you've read the Bible long enough, you'll find that one key verse or passage seems to keep coming to the forefront. It fits in your spiritual journey like a hand in glove and has an amazing personal impact in your life. It's your "go-to" passage. It describes what you want God to do in you and through you. This week, Pastor Jessica Zawalich wraps up our series sharing he...

Once you've read the Bible long enough, you'll find that one key verse or passage seems to keep coming to the forefront. It fits in your spiritual journey like a hand in glove and has an amazing personal impact in your life. It's your "go-to" passage. It describes what you want God to do in you and through you. This week, Pastor Alan Leach, part of the launch team for Sidney...

Once you've read the Bible long enough, you'll find that one key verse or passage seems to keep coming to the forefront. It fits in your spiritual journey like a hand in glove and has an amazing personal impact in your life. It's your "go-to" passage. It describes what you want God to do in you and through you. This week, Pastor Mark Coulter shares how God has pursued him and...

Once you've read the Bible long enough, you'll find that one key verse or passage seems to keep coming to the forefront. It fits in your spiritual journey like a hand in glove and has an amazing personal impact in your life. It's your "go-to" passage. It describes what you want God to do in you and through you. In this new series, This Is My Story, four different communicatio...

Wrapping our series doesn't mean that we have answered all the questions about suffering. But hopefully in this message you find the courage to trust God. Even when it doesn't make sense; even when we wonder where God is. It's in that trust that peace is born in our hearts. Needing some assurance? Check out this message. In this series, we’ll look at the age-old questions about sufferi...

Sometimes God calms the storms in our circumstances; sometimes He chooses instead to calm the storm inside our own hearts. God is Lord Almighty of the cosmos, with wisdom beyond our comprehension, and He is inviting you to trust Him. It's in that trust that peace is born in our hearts. Not sure about it? Check out this message. In this series, we’ll look at the age-old questions about sufferin...

Thankfully we aren't dealing with suffering all the time. For most of us, it is a season. But there are people all around us who are suffering. This message helps us approach these friends and strangers with love and grace and comfort when they are hurting. Ready to learn how best to help? Take a listen. In this series, we’ll look at the age-old questions about suffering and discover the answe...

Suffering raises more questions than we have answers for. When any of us are in the midst of tragedy, difficulty, and loss we are tempted to get angry with God. We feel abandoned, alone and wonder where God is at and if He can do anything about our situation. In this series, we’ll look at the age-old questions about suffering and discover the answers we can find. We’ll also discover something far...

Suffering raises more questions than we have answers for. When any of us are in the midst of tragedy, difficulty, and loss we are tempted to get angry with God. We feel abandoned, alone and wonder where God is at and if He can do anything about our situation. In this series, we’ll look at the age-old questions about suffering and discover the answers we can find. We’ll also discover something far...

God isn't a killjoy. He, as the master Engineer and Creative Mind, has designed a good and beautiful way to the love and fulfillment we all hope for and desire. In the realm of romantic relationships, God's design is marriage. Yet we often don't act like we believe Him and His good intentions for us. We fall into doing married things before we are married, which adds layers of shame an...

God's love is relentless. It finds us in our darkest moments, and it speaks the truth we need to hear. AJ shares his journey through the brokenness of transgender and homosexuality, and yet he reminds those who listen that it's not his story: it's God's story. God never gave up on AJ, and along the way, God drew him out of his lifestyle and into a church where he could receive the...

Sometimes the most devastating pain is emotional and mental. Sometimes it comes upon us and we don't know why or what to do with it. Unfortunately, this kind of pain is easier to hide than a physical ailment, but it can be just as hard to live with. Depression and anxiety cloud our minds and steal our joy. If you struggle with this kind of pain or know someone who does, take some time to liste...

Family Foundations, Pt. 4 Parents have an incredible role in the upbringing of their families, but they aren't able to do it all themselves. We need circles of people who care and want the best for us and our families. The power of just a couple intentional and genuinely interested adults in the lives of kids and teens can make a staggering difference in their faith journey. Don't believe...

Family Foundations, Pt. 3 We all deal with conflict in our families. Sometimes it's intense, other times it's quiet. How do you deal with conflict? Is it effective, or do you end up dealing with other bigger problems later? Would you be open to another way, even if it will require some hard word initially? Take a listen! Series Theme: The reality is… there is no perfect family. Family is m...

Family Foundations, Pt. 2 "Busy is not better." This week, Pastor Mark invites us to take an honest, hard look at our family calendars. In the fast-paced and competition-focused culture we live in, it is too easy to get caught up in the cycles of chronic busyness. But that's not God's design for us. Want to discover a better way, albeit one that will challenge your way of life? T...

Family Foundations, Pt. 1 No family has it all down perfectly. But some have a better foundation than others. Is it too late to fix a broken foundation? Nope. But it will take some intentionality and investment. Pastor Lindsey shares with us the secrets behind parenting well and establishing a strong foundation according to a biblical script. Need a new strategy for your family? Check out this wee...

Defining Moments , Part 4: New Purpose Acts 5-7, esp. 7:55-57 Stephen killed for Following Jesus!! Peter and the other disciples continue to be bold and courageous in sharing the good news about Jesus. Pretty soon their small group of about 100 grows to over 5,000! Now we see Peter leading a growing movement, with more and more Holy Spirit-filled believers emerging. One was young man named Stephen...

Defining Moments , Part 3: New Power Acts 4:1-22 Peter and John: Arrested!! After healing a crippled man and then sharing the gospel with the awed crowd that gathered, Peter and John are arrested by the religious leaders for the message they preach. The next morning they stand before the supreme judicial court of the Jewish faith, before the high priest Caiaphas himself. This time, Peter stands st...

Defining Moments , Part 2: New Start John 21:1-23 Jesus meets Peter on the lakeside, and instead rehearsing Peter's failings or making sure that Peter is sorry for betraying Jesus, He asks Peter, "Do you love me?" Jesus restores Peter and gives him a new start. In the same way, He wants to restore us and give us a new start. Are you ready to take Him up on it? Peter was one of Jesus’...

Happy Easter! This is the BEST DAY EVER, and we're so glad you've joined us! Pastor Mark opens the Word to John 20:1-10 and reminds us that Jesus is risen and He knows our names! Because of this, we have the freshness of new life and the possibility of dreaming again. Thank you Jesus for this new hope in you! Join us next week for Part 2: Baptism Sunday! And we'll jump into week two of...

Shelly Rittenhouse closes our series with a reminder that we aren't on our own. The God who saved us and filled us with His Spirit is the One calling and equipping us for every Kingdom effort. His grace is at work everywhere, and there is nothing God calls us to that He has not already made provision for. What is God calling you to? The Bible talks about many types of spaces and places. There...

Pastor Mark brings it this service talking about How God shows up in some random places and makes them holy. Jacob, on the run to save his life, rests for the night in a seemingly random place, but it's in this place, with a rock for a pillow, that Jacob encounters God in a profound way. Sometimes we are the ones in a hard place where we need an experience of God. Other times, we get to be the...

Pastor Lindsey opens this new series by inviting us to come with fresh eyes to the story Noah. You've probably encountered something of this story whether in babies' nursery artwork, children's church, or debates on the plausibility of a worldwide flood. But there's more here than just those things. Noah's story is actually a great place to start our journey into our own spaces...

What does it mean to tithe? Is the church just hurting for money, or is there more to it? What if we told you that surrendering that first tenth of your earnings, returning it to God who gave it to you in the first place, would unleash God's favor in your life? God isn't a vending machine to get whatever we want, but He is a good Dad who gives what we need, (except it's hard to receive when we are...

What does it mean to be generous? Our culture talks about paying it forward, but what does God say about it? Often we limit it to financial giving, but Pastor Alan Leach leads us to consider generosity as a lifestyle. Through his own story, Pastor Alan opens up to us the blessings of generosity, even when life gets really hard.  Series Theme:  You’ve heard the phrase “First things first”...