Wyoming Valley Church Podcast

We must stay hydrated in summer, especially if we want to make a long hike. And nothing is more tiresome and in need of hydration than our journey with Jesus. We will discuss why this is and how we can stay spiritually hydrated, so we can reach our destination. Stay encouraged!

We must resist our enemy in order for him to flee from us. But unless we understand this one important doctrine, we won't have any success in doing that. Thankfully Someone came to help us in this fight, and His presence turns the fight in our favor, forever. Stay encouraged in the battle!

In this life of following Jesus, we have many enemies. And it's tempting to see all the physical enemies and consider our warfare to be a physical one. But as we'll learn, our primary enemies are spiritual and we must only engage with them using spiritual weapons. We'll discuss how we can get and keep the upper hand in this serious battle, for God's glory. Stay encouraged!

Invasion is tpyically a negative thing. And yet we as Christ followers have been called to invade someone's evil kingdom. And it's a glorious and beautiful calling to knock down the gates of Hell. But the strategy for doing so may surprise us. We will once again discover the value and power of Christ-like love. Stay encouraged!

We are privileged to have Mr. Travis Keeler lead the Todcast tonight on the topic of finding strength in community, and how essential it is to have friends AND be friends who bring people to the feet of Jesus. Stay encouraged!

What motivates us to do things that are hard and painful, things that benefit others? Perhaps the only thing strong enough is Love. We will discuss why Love is the single best motivator to live this life for Jesus. But when we see it clearly, we will want to make use of every moment we have. We hope you stay encouraged!

Going the right way is essential in this life. Taking wrond directions can get us into a very bad situation. This is most true spiritually speaking. Without the proper coordinates, we have no hope of making it to final glory with God. But thankfully we have been given all we need, including the proper Guide. May you be encouraged to listen to Him this week. Blessings!

We all enjoy when famous or important people know who we are and vice versa. And this is true even in the spirtual realm. In fact, knowing and using the Name of Jesus is both commanded and the secret to overpowering the enemy and making an eternal impact. We will discuss the power in His Name and how we can properly wield it in spiritual battle. Be encouraged!

In life, it's desirable to want to go UP. And it's interesting and special that Jesus desires this for us as well. But as per usual, Jesus' strategy to get us there looks vastly different than the world's. We will discuss how going DOWN is the secret to the permanent and beautiful exaltation of God. Stay encouraged!

We are useless in this life without light. And it's a parallell for our souls. Nothing good can be done for God without His Light. But when we use His Light, we can accomplish the most profound things. We will discuss how we stay wholly bright, enough to destroy the darkness. Stay encouraged!

When someone gives you the proper gift, it's a true joy. And thankfully no one gives better or more proper gifts than our God does. We will discover 5 proper gifts He gave us and how we can give Him a proper gift in return, that He will cherish forever. We hope you stay encouraged!

Yes, there's a famous song we all think of when we hear about NOT stopping to believe, but the Scriptures have much more profound truths to say about this topic, and the aspect of faith for our lives and journey with Jesus cannot be overstated. We will discuss what faith is, how to keep it and what it can accomplish - for God's Glory. Stay encouraged!

We live in an instable world, and we often can lose our footing as a result. We need stability. We need firm footing and security below our feet. As usual, our God wants this for us too. We will discuss this important gift and how we can always have it. Stay encouraged!

We all struggle utilizing our time and making the most of it. Time seems to fly by and there's no way to stop it or slow it down. Perhaps we're trying too hard? Maybe the one important thing is all we need to stay focused on. We'll seek to set our sights on what will matter the most after this life. We hope you would be encouraged!

Purging our lives of bad, unnecessary things is a very good practice. But it doesn't go far enough. We also as Christ-followers need to have things we binge on. We will discuss this relationship of these two important disciplines and how to practice them as a love gift to Jesus. Stay encouraged!

In life, we face many obstacles to our well-being and our happiness. And perhaps we might think that when we follow Jesus, those obstacles won't be there anymore. But the reality is that we will face brand new obstacles and even more than we did before following Jesus. And perhaps that can discourage us. But we will discover how the Lord has designed it so we can have everything we need to overcome every obstacle in our path, so we can reach the ultimate victory. We hope you'd be encouraged!

We all have junk in our lives that needs to be removed. Sometimes this isn't a huge deal, and other times it's the difference between seeing what we need to see or not. We will discuss what removing garbage looks like spiritually speaking, and how it might be an incredible blessing to help us see and follow Who is greatest of all! Be encouraged!

We live in an inclusive world where we like to keep our options on the table and always have an exit strategy in case we find something better. But as we'll learn, having an exclusive relationship with the exclusive God is the greatest blessing of all time that nothing else can compare with. Stay encouraged!

Our souls need hope and this world needs hope. Thankfully the Lord sent a hefty dose of Hope to this world in the Person of His Son, Jesus. And as we'll be reminded, letting this Hope overflow from our souls to this dark world is crucial. Yet it can be tricky to know how. We'll discuss some imporant principles that can help us in that endeavor. Be encouraged!

In this spiritual life, we have an ememy. And this enemy loves to bully us and start fights with us. And interestingly, we have been commanded to resist this enemy. So we will discuss why we must fight and how we must fight this enemy, and notice a powerful promise given to us when we resist him the right way. Stay encouraged!