Truth For Youth with Micah Murphree

Episode 84 Christmas is just days away and we ALL need to stay focused on the Real Reason for the Season...JESUS!   Today's podcast is all about the Christmas Peace!  Luke 2:4-21 4  Joseph went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to the town of Bethlehem in Judea, the birthplace of King David. Joseph went there because he was a descendant of David. 5  He went to register with...

Episode 83 It's real easy (for students especially) to make Christmas all about us!  What do we want this year? What’s on my list? But that’s not what Christmas is about! Never was about that and never will be about that! It’s about the gift of a Savior! The gift of baby Jesus! Which is the best gift we can ever receive! Matt 2:9-10 9-10 And so they left, and on their way they saw the same st...

Episode 82 None of us like punishment BUT punishment does produce Wisdom (if we allow it to)! “To discipline a child produces wisdom,  but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child.” Proverbs 29:15 (NLT) When we are not punished or when we don't punish others, we are not instilling wisdom to those who need behavior corrected. If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to...

Episode 81 Life is full of valleys (lows and difficult times) and mountain tops (good times when everything seems to be going your way).  Of course its natural to love the mountain tops and hate the valleys.  We look forward to mountain tops and dread the valleys and try everything possible to get out of the valleys as soon as possible.   This podcast puts a twist on that mindset an...

Episode 80 We all mess up because we are humans!  But sometimes our mess ups are bigger than normal.  In this podcast I give advice on what you should do if/when this happens to you.  This is based on my own life experiences as well as experience that I have gained from working with and counseling tons of teenager over the course of 2 decades.  

Episode 79 I'm sure at some point in your life you have wondered why God made you the way you are and why couldn't He have "improved" some of your traits, characteristics, etc.  That what I discuss today!  You are not an after thought or a mistake!  You were well thought out by God and created with Love and for a purpose and a plan!  But if we are not careful, we can fall into...

Episode 78 As living human beings, we don't deserve much but that doesn't stop people from thinking they are entitled to soo much and that they deserve all sorts of blessings, good lives, and on and on. However, God tells us that we have all fallen short!  We all have sinned!  (Rom 3:23).  And He goes on to tell us in Rom 6:23 - "When people sin, they earn what sin pays—death. But G...

There’s a popular saying that says: If it’s Easy, It’s not Worth it; If it’s Worth it, It won’t be Easy I realize this isn’t a universal truth and there will be some exceptions to this but I have to say…the more life I live and the wiser that I’ve gotten over the years…this statement has a lot of Truth to it!! Guys, life is tough! And to make the most of life and to succeed (and not just financial...

Episode 76 Critical Thinking is a bit of a hot topic currently in our World with all that is going on (Covid, Vaccine Mandates, Racism, Political Division, etc).  Critical thinking can be defined as: “Critical thinking is the ability to think in an organized and rational manner in order to understand connections between ideas and/or facts. It helps you decide what to believe in. In other word...

Episode 75 Garth Brooks sang a great song call "God's Greatest Gifts."  The chorus of the song is this: Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs That just because he doesn't answer doesn't mean he don't care Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers I don't really believe in unanswered prayers but I do believe God delays answering...

Episode 74 Building on the last podcast (#73 - Our Mission Is Clear), I dive a little deeper about how we as followers of Jesus go about discovering our specific life purpose that helps accomplish our Mission here on Earth! Jeremiah 29:11 "I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for." (GNT) God created us with...

Episode 73 As I personally transition into a new chapter of my life - closing out 13 years of being a youth pastor on a church staff - I stay true to my Mission.  My mission hasn't changed.  The way avenue(s) I use might be changing but my mission is still the same.  My mission is clear and so is yours!  Once we have accomplished the main objective in life - to become followers...

Episode 72 Today (9/1/2021) is a special day for me.  It’s the start of a new chapter for me. I finished up my last chapter which was being the youth pastor at First Baptist Church of Venice, FL (FBCV). It was a great 8 years with lots of great memories! So everyone wants to know “What’s Next?”  Well I’m not 100% certain what the future is. God has definitely opened some doors for us as...

One of my Favorite passages from the Bible is in the book of Micah.  I figured since my name is Micah, I better have a passage from that book of the Bible that I really like...Haha.  Well it turns out that I do!  It's Micah 6:8 and in this passage we are told 3 things that God required of His people.  In this episode, we talk about those 3 things and how God still wants us doin...

Episode 70 For the past couple months my messages and this podcast have focused on “The Process” – trusting the process and last week it was how God is developing our character and He cares more about that than us be comfortable. All these things – trusting God, trusting His process, developing God’s character in us….these all lead to Spiritual maturity.  And Spiritual Maturity is a Lifelong...

Episode 69 You have probably heard the sayings that “God cares more about your holiness than your happiness” and “more about your character than your comfort”. Comfort can be both good and bad!  It’s tricky!  We ALL LOVE comfort! Comfort is Easy, its feels good.  But sometimes comfort keeps us from growing and that's what I talk about in today's episode...how to be comfortable being...

Episode 68 When you think about it….Life is composed of experiences! It’s a mass accumulation of experiences. Some Good, some bad, and some indifferent!  All those experiences make you who you are!  We can let our experiences be just experiences or we can learn from them and grow from them. “ Remember today what you have learned about the Lord through your experiences with him.” Deuteron...

Episode 67 So many times in life we do things that we don't want to do and we are doing them for someone else - our parents, teachers, coaches, bosses, etc.  It's part of life!  But what if we changed our perspective and stopped doing those things for "man" and we do them for God! Colossians 3:23 “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as though you were working for the Lord an...

Episode 66 This podcast builds on episode 64 where I talk about "Trusting The Process."  A lot of times when coaches tell us to do something we don't want to do they will say, "trust the process."  Parents on the other hand like to say, "because I said so!"  Both of these statements leave us with little explanation other than we must trust the person saying them and have faith that...

Episode 65 Todays podcast features a friend of mine - Rick Michaels who is the owner/operator of Chick-Fil-A - Pelican Plaza in Sarasota, FL.  Rick has an amazing background of serving in the military, at the white house, and in the pentagon before becoming part of the Chick-Fil-A family.  He shares how God has taught him what it means to really Trust in Him and have Unshakeable Faith so...

Episode 64 You've heard the phrase before,  "Trust the Process!"  Usually said by someone who knows others are not going to understand and/or like what the process is going to involve.  But the results will be liked and/or worth it in the end if the process is completed properly.  Well, God has a process for all of us and in that process we are being molded to be more like Jesu...

Episode 63 I have Marlem Louis as my guest on the podcast.   He is a former student of mine at FBC Venice and is currently a student at Richmond University where he plays football.  Of my 15 plus years of being a youth minister, Marlem is hands down one of the best student leaders I have ever had!  His charisma, positivity, happiness, joy, humor, excitement for life, and love o...

Episode 62 You have heard the saying, "Slow obedience is No obedience."   Well this is a very true statement.  Not only in life with parents and authority but it's true in our spiritual life as well.  God wants and demands immediate obedience.   Psalm 119:60 (GNT) “Without delay I hurry to obey your commands.” If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to l...

Episode 61  Today - May 19th - is my anniversary!  In fact it is our 20th!!   So today I want to honor my wife Lois Ann and honor Christ by speaking on Selfless Love!  Christ showed us selfless love and that is a key to having successful relationships!   1Cor 13:4-8 (TLB) 4 Love is very patient and kind, never jealous or envious, never boastful or proud, 5 never haughty or...

Episode 60 I watched the Son of Sam documentary this past week and was reminded that small compromises can lead us down a deadly and destructive path!  David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) later said he never thought he would end up killing people when he first became part of a Satanic Cult.  It seemed somewhat "innocent." I was reminded of a quote that says, “Sin will take you farther than you...