Wyoming Valley Church Sermon Podcast

As we finish our series through the book of James, we discover a specific type of love that is very difficult to give out. As we'll learn, this "Difficult Love" is necessary at times, and Christ-like when done properly. The "Difficult Love" was once given to ALL of us, and now the Lord is asking us to give it to those who are in need of it. But we must do it properly. We hope this blesses you!

Christians have been given 24/7 access to God through prayer. But there's one secret to prayer - we have to use it. Pastor Mel Walker walks us through a somewhat tricky text in James 5, but the main thrust of the text is that it's time to pray and we'll be encouraged to do just that. We hope this blesses your soul!

Today we discuss a delicate topic, the topic of swearing. As we'll learn from James 5, swearing is NOT a small deal to God, but a very serious sin. But why? We will look at why swearing is so bad and what it reveals about us when we do it. We'll also look at how we can flip swearing on it's head and use our speech for MUCH better things. We hope this would bless you!

We all struggle showing patience in some area of our lives. And most of us consider patience to be a virtue. But what we need patience for most of all is something that will impact every area of our lives, and something that affects our eternal soul. We will discuss why patience is important for Christ followers and how to become patient where we need it the most. As we will discover, true patience WILL pay off. Blessings!

As Americans, we have a different and higher standard of living than most of the world. Those riches are often seen as God's blessings, but what if they weren't? What if being rich was a huge obstacle to following Jesus? In this heavy but very necessary and helpful message from James 5, we will discuss how to handle being rich and the dangers of letting them control us. We hope this warning would bless your soul!

This world we currently live in is topsy-turvy. We're told each new day that there is something important for us to think about and even worry about. We're told there are SO many crucial things and people that we need in our lives. But what is the MOST important thing? What do we TRULY need to ensure that we have everything we need? Well, today's lesson is ALL about living for the ONE that is our EVERYTHING. We hope this would bless you!

We often believe we know best for our life, and that error in thinking gets us into huge messes. But the Lord came not only to die for us, but to shepherd us so that we might live the best way we possibly can. Pastor Mel Walker will take us on a journey through the end of James 4 and the contrast between our Will and God's Will and how we can start living brand new this New Year. Blessings to you!

Our special speaker, Pastor Travis Walker from First Family Church in Ankeny, Iowa continues our series through the book of James as we discuss who we are and who we are NOT in the Christian life. Our efforts are to motivate us all to leave the judgment to Christ so we can simply love one another. We hope this would bless you as we seek to finish the year 2020 on the proper note.

What a year 2020 has been. We all would have benefited from a little hindsight in order to live with more hope and confidence. But perhaps we can find the hindsight we need to go forward, especially as it pertains to the Christian life and the future 2nd coming of Jesus. We will discover that we don’t need hindsight in order to have 20/20 vision. We hope this blesses you!

Today we finish part 2 of our lesson on “A Tug of War” through James 4:1-10. Today we will focus on a very BIG sin problem in the Church and how we can defeat it with God’s help. We hope this would bless you in your struggle against the sinful flesh - for God’s glory!

We have a serious battle raging on, and it's a battle for our souls. In today's lesson we will look at the beginning of James 4 and discuss this battle and why some of us are still losing it, even though we have all the divine help we need. And we'll seek to understand how we can turn this battle around and gain certain and eternal victory! Many blessings to you!

There are two kinds of wisdom, earthly and heavenly. As great as it sounds to be wise, we need to make sure we have the right kind. Or as we'll learn from James 3, if we put the wrong things into our minds, the wrong things will come out. Pastor Mel Walker gives us great insight on the value of heavenly wisdom and putting that wisdom into our minds. Blessings!

It's 2020 and almost Thanksgiving Day. But many of us may be struggling to find reasons to be thankful this year. So we will explore the question, "Thankful For What?" by looking at a passage from Isaiah 12. We hope this would give you a fresh perspective today and this week and you'll find thousands of things to thank and praise your Lord for. :)

It can be dangerous when we misuse something powerful. Today, we will discuss one of the most powerful weapons ever and how we often misuse it for evil. James will give us a lesson about our speech and how capable it is of mass destruction. We hope you'd be encouraged to give the Lord Jesus FULL reign of your speech, as well as your life. Blessings!

Who do we owe our lives, livelihood and future to? Most of us know this answer, but today we'll focus our attention on the WHOM we owe everything to and what that should mean for our lives. We hope this would bless you!

2020 has us all feeling very anxious about our lives, and we need some help overcoming anxiety because it's so against what the Lord has for us as His people. Today, thankfully we will discover the cure for anxiety if we simply listen to the Word of God. Many blessings to you!

There are forgeries and fakes all around us. It's frustrating when you get scammed with a fake when you thought you were getting something valuable. Today, Pastor Mel Walker finishes our mini-series on "Tangible Faith" looking at how real faith shows up in our lives. We hope this blesses your soul!

The Christian life is based entirely on faith in Jesus. But what is faith? It might be different than we imagine. Today we'll explore what faith really is through James 2 and why it's so crucial to validate that faith with obedience to Jesus. Many blessings to you!

There is a force in this world unlike any other, a force SO strong it compels some to lay their entire lives down for someone else. As we'll learn, our Lord Jesus was compelled by a love this strong once and now we're going to ask us all today, if we too will be compelled by that love to live our lives for Him. We hope this would bless you!

Sometimes we find ourselves loving only some people and neglecting others. Today, through James 2:1-13, we will explore why this is and how we must change our mindset on who and when we should love others, as we represent our Lord Jesus upon this earth. Many blessings to you!