Murphy Church Sunday Messages

The church is much like a family. Though we come from different households and have different life-stories we are united together in Christ. As a family, we partner together in mission and ministry. But, what is ministry, and what does it look like in real life? This week we will study Luke 19:1-9. In this passage, Jesus gives us an example of what it looks like to move beyond the busyness and min...

Bartimaeus was a normal young man. Like each of us, he had hopes and dreams. He was an out-going little boy; laughter, fun, and adventure were his best friends. But then it happened. His eyesight began to fade, and before long he couldn’t see a thing. Seemingly, destined to live a lonely life of isolation and poverty, Bartimaeus sat day after day begging for his meals. But then he met Jesus and ev...

Sometimes God’s will is hard to understand. Following Him requires faith and obedience in His love and knowledge that stretches us even as it grows us. Our journey of spiritual growth will eventually lead us to that moment of decision where we must trust God and continue or refuse His will and move away. In Luke 18:31-34, Jesus presented the disciples with a “hard to understand” moment: they were...

Where are you most heavily invested? For many, life is not invested it’s just spent in the events of the moment. For others, life is invested in the accumulation of money and memories: money, houses, cars, vacations, and thrills. Still for others, family is our primary investments; after all, “nothing is more important than family.” In Luke 18:18-30, Jesus turns the investment world upside down, w...

Remember when you were little and lived life with childhood innocence. Remember when things were simpler and every person and event didn’t have to pass through a lifetime of filters to reach your heart. Remember when God stirred your heart and with simple faith you believed in Jesus? Remember when. . . . Sometimes in life, we need to push back all the distractions and pressures and just trust in o...

Simple faith trusts in a holy and loving God. It believes in the power of God to change the heart and understands the limitations of self. Simple faith obeys the voice of truth and discovers a spiritual strength that transcends the temporal and frees the soul. In Luke 18:9-14, Jesus tells a parable specifically to those who were confident “of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone els...

“Life was in Him and that life was the light of men (John 1:4).” Happy Easter 2018! Easter is a celebration of life made possible by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Who is Jesus? is the fundamental question of Easter. If Jesus is the son of God, then the answers to life’s ultimate questions are found in Him. Join us this Sunday for a celebration of Easter as we conclude our series “The...

For six hours on a Friday, the King descended into the darkness. But our King did not merely descend to the cold floor of death; He pierced the darkness, bringing light to all and life to those who believe. This week we continue our Easter series “The Savior” looking at Philippians 2:5-11 in a sermon entitled The King Descended.

God has spoken. Creation declares His glory, history reveals His sovereignty, the prophets reveal His righteousness, and Jesus provides His salvation. God desires to be known. Through Jesus, the all power, holy God invites you to call him, “Father.” Join us this Sunday as we continue our series, “The Savior” looking at Hebrews 1:1-4.

Spring is in the air, and this week we launch a four-week series called “The Savior” which will be our focus for the Easter season. In this series, we will be looking at one of the fundamental questions of our Christian faith: Who is Jesus? As you prepare for worship, take a few moments to read Colossians 1:15-23. Ask yourself, according to this passage, who is Jesus? Looking forward to seeing you...

It’s easy to quit, even easier to get frustrated or apathetic. There are so many areas in life that are not what they should be, and we long for God to intervene into our scene and make all things new. The call to faith is a call to persistence. True faith perseveres and faith in God is never misplaced. One of the greatest ways to Be Different and Make a Difference is to embrace “Faithful Persever...

Ex·pect·an·cy--the state of thinking or hoping that something, especially something pleasant, will happen or be the case. We often long for the day that God chooses to intervene and things change. Ironically, we often miss God’s interventions even when they are right in front of us. In Luke 17:20-37, Jesus reminded us that one day no one will miss his intervention, because he will come to make all...

One of the greatest ways to “Be Different and Make a Difference” is to be genuinely grateful. The Holy Spirit, who invades our lives the moment we receive Christ, is totally committed to cultivating within our lives an attitude of gratitude. In Luke 17:11-19, Jesus heals 10 men suffering from the terrible disease of leprosy, yet only 1 returns to express his gratitude and worship to the Lord. Far...

In Luke 17:5, the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” The Bible says that faith is "the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen (Hebrews 11:1).” Without faith it is “impossible to please God.” So how do we get faith? and How does life look when we are truly living by faith? Join us this week as we answer these questions from Luke 17:5-10 in a sermon entitled F...

Jesus said in Luke 17:1, “Offenses will certainly come.” We live in a fallen world saturated by sin. People will do and say things that are wrong, and when they do, others will be hurt. But Christians are to "Be Different to Make a Difference.” We are to deal with our conflicts in a Christ-like manner seeking the restoration of others in the spirit of forgiveness. Conflict cannot be avoided i...

In Luke 16:19-31, Jesus told a parable of two men who lived just a few feet away from one another, but whose lives could not have been more different. One was prideful; the other was humble. One was wealthy and lived life lavishly; the other was poor and just tried to survive. One thought he knew it all and refused to listen; the other heard the message of the kingdom and responded in faith. Then,...

Marriage is the foundational human relationship through which family and community are built. Marriage drives a man and a woman to leave the homes of their youth and bond with one another in a life-long covenant. It is a covenant between husband, wife, and God, that unites them as one family, so that they might reveal the image of the creator. Join us this week as we talk about what the Bible has...

Food—water—shelter—we all agree that it is vital to our well-being to have these things. We also know that we need money to help us acquire and manage the needs of life. All tax-brackets struggle with perspective when it comes to money. In Luke 16:1-15, Jesus tells a parable designed to help us get a grip on the role of money in our lives. When we get a grip on money, it allows us to “Be different...

It’s a new year full of hopes and dreams. We are thankful for what has been, but we also look forward to what is to come. Join us this week as Lash discusses the importance of living with hope from the God of hope. Our text will be Romans 15:13, “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

Simply Christmas is Christmas worship with the simple, relational joy of Christmas. It's what Christmas used to be before it all got so big and busy. Bring your family and join us on Christmas Eve as we gather to sing the carols of Christmas, hear the story, make memories, and find the joy.

The parable of the Lost Son is among Jesus’ most beloved teachings. It’s a story of forgiveness, hope, new beginnings set within the challenges of family-life. Most of all it’s a story of grace. It reminds me that even though life can take you far away from God, you can come home, and it also reminds me not to be envious of how God treats others, but instead be thankful for how He has treated me....

It’s easy to get lost at Christmas. Sometimes you can be lost in all the busyness: trying to get things done and trying to be at all the places you need to be. Busyness can make it hard to find the true joy of Christmas. Sometimes we feel lost at Christmas: like everyone has life figured out but me. People often feel the loss of loved ones at Christmas and struggle to find joy in the midst of grie...

Does God care? It’s a rarely voiced but often thought question. Christians looks at the darkness of our world and long for God to intervene. Others distance themselves from God and wonder if they could ever come home. The Christmas season is a time when we show others how much we care, and it’s a time for each of us to remember just how much God cares. This Sunday Lash begins a new series of sermo...

So many choices, so little time. In our fast-paced, you only live once (YOLO), world we rarely struggle to find something to do. Usually, we struggle with finding the best something to do. In Luke 14:15-24, Jesus tells a parable about a man who invited his friends to a great dinner, but they all had something else to do. In the parable, the dinner represents the kingdom of God. This week we contin...

In a world of sound bytes and 280 character tweets, a humble spirit may seem like a virtue of the past. We are taught that leaders must be forceful, loud, supremely confident. To sit at table #1 you must want it, claim it, and take it. Yet the greatest leader the world has ever know, Jesus, had an entirely different approach: an humble approach to leadership. Join us this week as we begin a new se...