Truth For Youth with Micah Murphree

Episode 59 You have probably heard of the phrase, "Playing with the House's Money" but if not...it just means that you are playing/gambling/investing/spending money that isn't yours.  So you can be a little more at ease and perhaps take more risks with your "play."  This episode talks about living the Christian life as if you are "playing with the house's money!" If you found this podcas...

Episode 58 All around us we are being told to live a life based on our feelings:  Do what makes you happy, etc.  But this is NOT Biblical!  So many times in the Bible we see where following our feelings gets us into trouble.  And we see that some of God's most faithful had to deny their feelings and live according to Faith!  Not all feelings are bad but certainly not all f...

Episode 57 One of the unique things about Christianity is the fact that Salvation come by Faith ONLY.  Whereas all other religions have works as part of salvation!  People are trying to earn their way to "Heaven."  So today I discuss whether Good Works are the Cause OR the Effect? If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with som...

Episode 56 This is the final part of the Cults and World Religion Series.  I finish the series talking about Christianity.  After discussing the key beliefs, I talk about what if Christianity is wrong and one of the other religions is right! If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Foll...

Episode 55 We continue the Cults and World Religions Series with today's focus on Mormonism.  My disclaimer is I'm not and expert and don't claim to know all the ins and outs of these religions.  I have studied them and have a good understanding of them.  I'm not going into great detail with these podcasts so I encourage you to research them for yourselves.  I'm hitting the key...

Episode 54 Today I cover Islam in our series on cults and world religions.  This is just a brief summary and talks about the major beliefs, the origin, and its key figure - Mohammad. If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow on Instagram: Reel Life Student Ministry -  https://www....

Episode 53 Scientology is a religion that was started by a man named L. Ron Hubbard.  Hubbard was known for his science fiction writings.  In 1950 he wrote a book called Dianetics which was intended to be a new psychotherapy to deal with unwanted sensations and emotions, irrational fears and illness caused by stress.  He later made it a religion in 1952.  If you found this podc...

Episode 52 Continuing the series on Cults and World Religions, we talk Buddhism today.  Hitting just the highlights and key beliefs. If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow on Instagram: Reel Life Student Ministry -  https://www.instagram.com/reellifestudents/ Micah -  http...

The word "Hindu" is derived from the word for Indus River (in modern day Pakistan and Northern India). The term was first used to describe the people who lived beyond the river Indus. There doesn’t seem to be a completely agreed upon start date or how it actually got started. But it is a very old religion.  But most Hindu's say “Its not a religion but a way of life.”  I understand this i...

Episode 50 If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow on Instagram: Reel Life Student Ministry -  https://www.instagram.com/reellifestudents/ Micah -  https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree Facebook: Reel Life Student Ministry -  https://www.facebook.com/ReelLifeStudents/ Mic...

Episode 49 We tend to think about and question the love of others in our lives so what about the Love that God has for us? Let’s face it…at times we have or will at some point feel lonely!  We are going to feel unloveable!  But the great news is during those times we are still loved by the most important person…well Being…and that of course is God!  God will always love us.  Th...

Episode 48 Determining True Love can be difficult.  Defining Love at times can be difficult.   The truth is most people mistake love for infatuation!  In this podcast I talk about the difference and how to know what True Biblical Love is based on what Jesus says. If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you...

Episode 47 I continue the conversation of - Why bad things happen to good people.  So if you have not listened to part 1 go back and listen to it. We pick back up with the last 2 possible reasons that God allows bad things to happen and allows us to experience pain. I use Job as an example; discussing all the bad that happened to this good man and how this story had an amazing ending. If you...

Episode 46 It’s a common question and a seemingly good one. But one of the first things that come to my mind is…Who is Good? And what definition of Good are we using? If we look at what Jesus said in Mark 10:17-18 17 As he was starting out on a trip, a man came running to him and knelt down and asked, “Good Teacher, what must I do to get to heaven?” 18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked. “Only...

Episode 45 1 Corinthians 6:20  “Use every part of your body  to give glory back to God” (TLB). We are to use our bodies and our lives as instruments for God's glory!  Our lives should be a reflection of God. The moon shines because its surface reflects light from the sun.  And despite the fact that it sometimes seems to shine very brightly, the moon reflects only between 3 and...

Episode 44 Col 4:5b “…Use your time in the best way you can.” (Easy to Read) Acts 20:24 24 But life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about God’s mighty kindness and love. (TLB) 24 I don’t care about my own life. The most important thing is that I finish my work. I want to finish the work that the Lord Jesus g...

Episode 43 Paul and Timothy wrote a letter to the Christians that lived in Colossae.  In the beginning of this letter, Paul tells these Christians a prayer that he and Timothy are praying for them.  As I was re-reading this passage this week it struck me as a great “New Year’s Resolution” or at least a prayer that I’m going to continue to pray for myself this year.  And I believe yo...

Episode 42 Merry Christmas! Luke 2: 6-12; 15-20  (TLB) 6 And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born; 7 and she gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him in a blanket[ a ] and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the village inn. 8 That night some shepherds were in the fields outside the village, guarding their flocks of sheep. 9 Suddenl...

Episode 41 I LOVED getting presents at Christmas time as a kid!  I think back to some awesome gifts I got and how much happiness they brought me at the time! But as Ive gotten older, I love giving gifts more than receiving them!  Especially when it comes to giving my sons Christmas gifts!  I love seeing thier excitement and happiness! But here’s the thing…Every tangible present that...

Episode 40 Last week we talked about Advent.  As a quick refresher…that word means "the coming."  And the 1st advent was about the coming of Jesus (the birth).  And the ancient world eagerly awaited the coming of Jesus!  After Isaiah told them about a future Savior, they had to wait 700 years for His birth! The 2nd Advent is about the return of Christ as King and Judge!  W...

Episode 39 Advent means "The Coming."  It is typically celebrated 4 Sunday's before Christmas - my favorite holiday of the year!! “ Celebrating Advent means learning how to wait. Waiting is an art which our impatient age has forgotten. We want to pluck the fruit before it has had time to ripen. Greedy eyes are soon disappointed when what they saw as luscious fruit is sour to the taste. In dis...

Episode 38  Of course there are bad things that happen in life and there are times of difficulty, pain, and heartache...But God tells us to be Thankful.   1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 16-18 Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live. (message) 16 Always be joyful. 17 Never stop praying. 18 B...

Episode 37 As we get close to Thanksgiving, I pray you have many things to be thankful for!  But something we all should be thankful for is Life!  Being alive is a something we tend to take for granted but what a great gift it really is! Ecc 9:4-6 4 There is hope for those who are still alive—it does not matter who they are. But this saying is true: A living dog is better than a dead lio...

Episode 36 When you play sports, how much value do you think it would be to have the other team’s playbook or in baseball terms – knowing their signs?  It is a huge benefit!  That’s why teams spend so much time studying game film.  They are trying to figure out what the other team is going to do.  How they are going to attack and how they are going to defend.  Who are the...

Episode 35 In this podcast, professional athlete and reality TV personality Mack Roesch talks about how fasting and seeking the Holy Spirit has helped him in his faith journey.  Doing what Mack does for a living brings a lot of uncertainty and lots of ups and downs.  This has led him to a deeper and stronger relationship with Jesus!  Utilizing fasting to help hear more clearly from...