Wyoming Park Bible Fellowship

It's crazy to trade God for anything else.  The people of Jerusalem traded Everything for Nothing, the Living water for broken cisterns,  sonship for slavery, salvation for destruction, and their faithful husband for faithless lovers. In short, they traded the glorious presence of God for worthless idols.  Have we made the same exchange? Is there a remedy?  Text: Jeremiah 2:1-3...

We live in a time when everyone has a voice and every idea is regarded as equally valid and worthwhile. But, is that true? Paul’s words are weightier than others (or even ours), not because he is a better person (even though he might be), but because of who he is speaking for, as an apostle.

Does pride really come before a fall? According to Obadiah it does.   It is somewhat ironic that the smallest book in the Old Testament deals with a nation that had one of the biggest egos. Edom’s pride and arrogance, especially against Israel, was very much unwarranted. And this prophet promises that Edom will not have reason to boast for long.   But what can Obadiah teach us...

 What makes us feel important?  How do we know that we’re doing well in our lives?  Whose approval really matters?  Text: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5

Pastor John and Pastor Steve spent some time answer questions about Easter. What are the best arguments for the resurrection? How would you respond to some of the objections? If Jesus's death paid for our sins, why does it matter that Jesus was raised?

In a world often devoid of peace, and full of counterfeit offers, we meet Jesus, the King on a mission of peace.  He achieves that peace in a surprising way: Through sacrifice.  How will we respond to this King? Will we suppress Him? Will we fail to see Him? Or will we rejoice that He has come to set all things right? Here's the good news: Jesus will be praised, and we can join in the pr...

Does it matter how we live? If Jesus forgives all of our sin, and we’re already perfect in Christ (which we are), then what difference does it make how I live my live now? We know that we love Jesus, and we do want to please him out of our gratitude for what he has done for us. But is there anything more than that? Text: 1 Corinthians 3

God has given us rest as a way to preserve our lives. Jesus saw the Sabbath as a good gift of God for our flourishing.  He did not break the Sabbath law. He fulfilled it. As the one who fulfilled the law, he is able to give and save life.  Passage: Mark 2:23-3:6

The prophet Amos makes his way to Bethel, the city at the heart of the Northern Kingdom’s religious and political power, and he begins pronouncing judgement on all of Israel’s neighbors. But he does not stop there. At the climax of his judgement-list lies the harshest judgement of them all, and that one was pointed directly at Israel itself. However, if the people of Israel turn from their injusti...

Fritz Stucki's Life Story

Text:  1 Cor 2:6-16  Is there anything that you can’t learn if you study really hard?  Is it possible for something to be so clear that even a child can understand it, and yet a mature and educated adult cannot understand at all?  That’s exactly the way it is.   Let’s learn more about it today. 

Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:5 We’re often afraid to share our faith with our neighbors. And if feels like there’s good reasons to be afraid, because what we have to say about Jesus really seems like foolishness – especially in the eyes of the unbeliever. But, that’s one of the things that makes the Gospel so beautiful! It is foolish to people, but it’s also the wisdom and power of God! Let’s see ho...

Text: 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 People often disappoint us.  Sometimes we’re disappointed when we see a Christian leader behave in competitive or jealous ways.  It can really hurt our feelings.  Or, if a gifted and loved leader falls morally, we’re also deeply wounded and grieved.    These kinds of tragedies can almost ruin our faith! But God wants us to follow Jesus alon...

What happens when we divide the world into groups: Two types of people, the "good guys" and the "bad guys"? In this short story from Mark, Jesus both challenges the Pharisees tendency to do this, and provides us with a different lens by which to view the world and our relationship to him. 

Text: Mark 2:1-12 Title: The Son of Man Date: 2/10/2019 Quiz: Finish these lines: “Luke, I am your…” “Four score and …” “Life, liberty, and…” “I’ll never let go, Jack…” Pop culture is steeped in iconic quotes and imagery. We can say just a few words of a speech or a movie and a whole world comes into view. Now try this one… “The son of man has authority to…” For people in Jesus’s day, the expressi...

At the end of this week, WPBF will be sending a team from our church to serve at The Pines Orphanage in South Africa. In preparation for the trip the team members have been sharing their testimonies and how that fits into this mission trip. This Sunday we got to hear from Darwin Buist. 

What can we know for sure?  Can we be certain about anything?  The Bible certainly says so.  This message starts a new series in the book of 1 Corinthians. Text: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 You are invited to join our church for worship Sunday mornings at 9:30 at 2260 Porter St. SW, Wyoming, MI 49519 www.wpbiblefellowship.org

We were blessed on Sunday to hear Charlotte (Char) Stucki's testimony.

Genesis 22 is the heart-wrenching story of Abraham's near sacrifice of his dearly loved son Isaac. On the mountain, God provided a sacrifice of his own. He spared Abraham's son.  From here we can look through the lens of Genesis 22 to the story of Jesus where, on another mountain God again provided a sacrifice not sparing his own dearly loved Son. In this sermon we look at the cost of the cro...

Text: Zechariah 3 Zechariah is a weird book. There’s flying scrolls, angelic visitations, bizarre dreams in the night, and Satan himself even makes an appearance. At first glance, this Minor Prophet might seem more like reading a science fiction novel than scripture.   However, Zechariah is one of the most quoted books in the New Testament. It might be odd, but it has a lot of impor...

Jesus comes as the Messianic King proclaiming the nearness of the Kingdom of God. This immediately sets him in conflict with rival kingdoms, those who have set themselves up in opposition to God. In this sermon on Mark 1:21-40, we see how Jesus shows his power over one of those rival kingdoms - the demonic spiritual world.  Date: 11/13/2019 Series: The Book of Mark: Jesus in Conflict

How can we get the results we’re looking for? Are results guaranteed if we follow the right formula, or are they basically random, the products of a world completely outside of our control?   Asked theologically, does the outcome depend on us or does it only depend on God’s sovereignty?   In this message we explore the biblical metaphor of gardening to shed light on these quest...

Jesus' followers are unified in the gospel, in essence, in purpose, and in love. Text: John 17:20-23

We know so much of the Christmas story from carols and story books.    But, are those things really in the Bible?  What parts of the story do we know for sure, and what parts of the story have been added on by traditions?

It often seems like our lives are out of control. We don’t understand why things happen to us. It is helpful to remember that God is in control of all things, and he is working in all things for his purposes and the maturity of believers. We can see this hand of God in Abraham’s life from the stories in Genesis 20-21.