Wyoming Valley Church Sermon Podcast

As we continue our series on "Following the Master" we direct our attention to the Commandments of Jesus in an effort to do what He says. Our validation that we truly belong to Jesus is how we live based on what Jesus taught us. This incredibly important lesson is a game changer for following Jesus and we hope the hearing of it would bless you greatly!

We continue our series on "Following the Master" by looking at Part 2 of what it means to follow Jesus. Pastor Mel speaks to us about 3 primary objects that often keep people from following Jesus and encourages us to watch out for the same traps. We hope this would encourage you towards greater devotion to the only One who is worthy of it. Blessings!

In our 3rd lesson into "Following the Master", we will study what it looks like to actually follow Jesus. Considering the Lord's great worth to our soul and that He is the ONLY One that knows the right way, we must learn from Him and do EXACTLY as He instructs us to do. We hope this lesson would encourage you to Follow the Master. Blessings!

In part two of our lesson on Discovering the Master, we will ask a few tough questions in order to explore the value and profound worth of the Lord Jesus to our souls, so that we would be properly prepared to follow Him the way He desires and deserves. Blessings to you!

Today we begin a new series on "Following the Master", and first we will seek to discover who that Master is and why He is worthy of us to follow Him with our entire lives. Once we discover His beauty, value and supremacy, we will be ready to hand our very lives over to Him. We hope this would bless you today!

Sometimes we need a fresh start. This happens spiritually as well, unfortunately. But fortunately, we have a God who allows a us fresh beginnings. We will look at what a fresh beginning looks like and how to get one, as well as two Biblical examples of men who needed fresh beginnings. We hope you would be blessed in hearing this!

It's certainly a great thing to have wisdom. But perhaps we're more concerned with the wrong type of wisdom? In this lesson we will study the two kinds of wisdom and consider why Godly Wisdom is SO much greater than worldly wisdom. We will also discuss what it takes to get true Wisdom, use true Wisdom and stay truly Wise during our lives upon the earth. Hopefully we will all see and value the Trea...

What does it mean to live a life that truly matters for eternity? Is education the highest purpose? Perhaps skill or pleasure or achievement is what we should live for. Today we will look at a classic story from a very wise king and with his help and his failures, we will discover the greatest purpose imaginable. Blessings to you!

What does it look like to live for Truth? Thankfully, the Lord Himself came to this earth to guide us and teach us what Truth is. And since He did so, He demands that we follow ONLY Him. We will look at a story of a people group who didn't listen to the Lord's Commandments and decided they could serve a false god ALONG WITJ the Lord. We will use their tragic story to help us stay devoted and faith...

Today we look at 3 Bible stories that all point to one Truth, that undeserving love has come to us. And since we have all been given love we didn't deserve, perhaps it will cause us to love better the One who is truly DESERVING. We hope you would be blessed!

There's a truly sad story in the Old Testament that serves as a warning to us to not act in the same way the children of Israel did by blaspheming the one, true God and bowing down to false gods. But perhaps we can take their mistakes and turn them into positives by reflecting on how we should act towards the one, true God. Today we will seek to do just that as Pastor Mel Walker guides us through...

What if we could experience the peak of God's love for all-time? What if we never had to be afraid? What if the One who holds the universe together by His Word was our Protector and Sustainer? Can you imagine what difference that might make in our lives? And if so, what sort of love would that Lord be worthy of from us? In this lesson, we'll discover the best love that anyone could ever experience...

Life is full of trials, waves that constantly crash into our lives. But what if we could change our perspective on these waves and see them as opportunities to trust in the Lord, remembering ALL He has already done for us and brought us through. We just might see the waves of life in a completely different fashion. As the story of the children of Israel in the wilderness will teach us. The Lord is...

We all remember the classic story of the children of Israel crossing of the Red Sea on dry ground. But what does that story mean for us today? As Pastor Mel Walker will show us from God's Word, we too sometimes feel trapped just like the Israelites were. And the same Lord who split the Red Sea is the same Lord we can trust in also. We will discover several practical ways how to trust in the Lord w...

We have all heard the story of Moses and the 10 plagues of Egypt, but do we know how similar it is to another story? Do we know that Moses parallels perfectly the story of another, more important Deliverer? We will study these things in the format of putting a puzzle together, and discover why a deliverer was sent back in the Old Testament and why a Deliverer was sent to us. Our completed puzzle p...

Once a year at least, we set aside a time to remember and glory in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. As we pause and remember this amazing story, we want to look at a couple parallel stories about the importance of New Life for those who faced death, because like them, we have faced death and we will again. We need the Hope of Resurrection and New, Eternal Life with God, and that can ONLY be found...

Have you ever been tested? Tests are difficult to be sure, but tests that reveal our hearts before the Lord and to ourselves are incredibly important. We will look at one such test that a classic Bible character had to pass in order to be the man we know him to be. And as is typical, we'll be surprised at how many lessons we can draw from this for ourselves. Pastor Mel will teach and remind us of...

The story of David & Goliath is one of the all time classic and most beloved stories of all-time. But as we keep in mind that this story actually happened, we desire to also keep in mind that this story is about something much bigger than just taking down a Philistine giant. As we'll discuss, we have a giant enemy as well that we need to conquer with the strength of the Lord. And we hope this stor...

This classic story from God's Word is actually a story of three different men from Judges 3 who use what the Lord has given them to serve Him with. Pastor Mel Walker and the Truths from Judges 3 will inspire us during this time in our nation to use what we do have and what God has given us to serve Him well, and erase our excuses based on what we don't have. We hope this would encourage you greatl...

What does the classic story of Noah's Ark have to teach us today? A really old man builds a boat to survive a storm. Is that relevant for us now? Well, as we'll discuss, there is a storm coming our way also and just like Noah, we need to listen to God's instructions for how to survive this storm. We hope you'd be encouraged today to give ALL to our Savior, Jesus. Blessings to you!

We begin a new series today called "The Classics: Seeing the Old through the New". We will study several Old Testament characters and stories and see their impact both in the day that happened and specifically what it means to us today, gazing at them through the lens of the Gospel. We begin by looking at the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and the fiery furnace. This is an amazing story o...

We will finish our lengthy study through the book of Ephesians in this lesson as Pastor Mel Walker guides us through the remaining several verses of chapter 6. We will study why "praying at ALL times" is so important, along with boldness and a legacy of a man who influenced the Apostle Paul greatly - all the time remembering that these instructions are vital to our success in our spiritual battle...

Up to this point, we have learned that along with God's strength, we need several pieces of Spiritual Armor. And most of those pieces are for defense, to block an attack of the devil. But we weren't just placed on earth for defense, but to ADVANCE the Name and Will of our Great God. And so we need a Sword. This Sword is a game changer for how we fight this battle against evil, and we will learn bo...

In battle, helmets are crucial for survival AND success. So it is with our spiritual battle against evil. As we'll learn, we need the Helmet of Salvation to protect our minds from Satan's attacks. We'll discuss why Salvation is so important, how to get it and why Hopeful Courage is so vital to our success as Christians. We hope this blesses you in this journey!

As we continue on in our series through Ephesians 6 on spiritual warfare, we come to the "Shield of Faith". Pastor Mel Walker will show us why having a shield or protection is crucial for spiritual defense and success. The devil wants us distracted beings and he has many fiery darts he will shoot at us. But, if we listen to God's Word and discipline ourselves for this battle, we can extinguish ALL...