Murphy Church Sunday Messages

Who Jesus is changes who you are. Yet, living the Christian life in today's culture isn't easy.  People are continually trying to define who you are: tying you to your past and blinding you from your future.  In this seven-week series, Pastor Lash Banks explains the 7 "I AM" statements of Jesus from the book of John.  When you believe who He is, then you discover who you are.  

Who Jesus is changes who you are. Yet, living the Christian life in today's culture isn't easy.  People are continually trying to define who you are: tying you to your past and blinding you from your future.  In this seven-week series, Pastor Lash Banks explains the 7 "I AM" statements of Jesus from the book of John.  When you believe who He is, then you discover who you are. 

Who Jesus is changes who you are. Yet, living the Christian life in today's culture isn't easy.  People are continually trying to define who you are: tying you to your past and blinding you from your future.  In this seven-week series, Pastor Lash Banks explains the 7 "I AM" statements of Jesus from the book of John.  When you believe who He is, then you discover who you are.  

Who Jesus is changes who you are. Yet, living the Christian life in today's culture isn't easy.  People are continually trying to define who you are: tying you to your past and blinding you from your future.  In this seven-week series, Pastor Lash Banks explains the 7 "I AM" statements of Jesus from the book of John.  When you believe who He is, then you discover who you are.

Be honest, have you ever re-gifted a Christmas present?  Maybe it was a fruit-cake from your long lost Aunt or that vintage VHS movie that your Blu-Ray player won't play.  It may surprise you to know that Christmas was meant to be re-gifted.  God gives, and we receive so that we may give what God gave. It's Christmas rediscovered!

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will travel to such and such a city and spend a year there and do business and make a profit.” Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring—what your life will be! For you are like vapor that appears for a little while, then vanishes. Instead, you should say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” But as it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. So it is sin to know the good and yet not do it (James 4:13-16, CSB).  Expectations are often the enemy of thanksgiving. This week we close out our series on Peace with a sermon called Finding the Good in the Now. 

What is the difference between being helpful and hurtful?  How do you respond when criticized? What did Jesus mean when he said: "Do not judge?"  This week Lash will discuss answers to these questions as we look at James 4:11-12  in part 4 of our series on Peace:  Being Helpful, Not Hurtful.   

Peace, do you have it?  It hides well: many seek and yet few find it.  Many times we do not have peace because we are searching in the wrong places.  This week we look at James 4:7-12 in a sermon entitled, "The Answers Within."  Join us at 9:45 or 11:00, as Lash discusses some steps that each of us can take to be honest with ourselves and loving with others in our pursuit of peace.    

"But He gives us greater grace (James 4:6)."  Grace is the greatest gift God has ever given us, and often the last thing we are willing to give to others.  A spirit of grace flows from a relationship with God.  The closer we walk with Him, the more His grace walks and talks in us.  This Sunday, we continue our series, "Peace," with part 2: Greater Grace  

Do you have any conflict in your life? Unfortunately, we all do. How we respond and deal with conflict guides the destinations of our lives. In James 4:1, the Bible asks—What causes fights and quarrels among you? Then, the scriptures layout for us how we can find peace with God and others. Join us this week, as Lash begins a new series entitled, Peace with a sermon entitled Why do People Act the Way they Do?...[Message clipped]  View entire message | 

What are you afraid of?  "Nothing,"  well, that's not true.  Everyone is scared of something or someone.  The Bible says that the Fear of God is the beginning of all wisdom.  But it also says God has not given you a spirit of fear.  So which is right?  This week we begin a four-week series called Good Fear, Bad Fear, and Everything in Between.  We pray that this series will give you godly wisdom from the scriptures to help you see God's will clearly and seize His will courageously.

What are you afraid of?  "Nothing,"  well, that's not true.  Everyone is scared of something or someone.  The Bible says that the Fear of God is the beginning of all wisdom.  But it also says God has not given you a spirit of fear.  So which is right?  This week we begin a four-week series called Good Fear, Bad Fear, and Everything in Between.  We pray that this series will give you godly wisdom from the scriptures to help you see God's will clearly and seize His will courageously.

What are you afraid of?  "Nothing,"  well, that's not true.  Everyone is scared of something or someone.  The Bible says that the Fear of God is the beginning of all wisdom.  But it also says God has not given you a spirit of fear.  So which is right?  This week we begin a four-week series called Good Fear, Bad Fear, and Everything in Between.  We pray that this series will give you godly wisdom from the scriptures to help you see God's will clearly and seize His will courageously.

Words Matter: with our words, we can praise the Lord our Father, and with our words, we can tear apart someone made in the image of God (James 3:9). Language is a blessing from God given to us to draw one another to God.  What kind of language encourages you?  This week Lash finishes our series Words Matter looking at James 3:7-12 in a sermon entitled Living Words.  

Words Matter: Each day, we engage in hundreds of conversations using words to communicate. Do you ever have people zone out on you? What are some good steps you can take to gain someone’s attention? Are your words building people up or tearing people down? Why are you talking? Join us this week as we find answers to these questions from James 3:3-12 in a sermon entitled Useful Conversations.  

Words Matter: with our words, we can praise the Lord our Father, and with our words, we can tear apart those who have been made in the image of God (James 3:9). Our words can build up the body, and our words can tear down the body. God has used words to teach us His purposes and ways. The Bible is more than a collection of human experiences; it is the truth of God. Words matter in our own lives and in the life of the church. Join us this week as we begin a new series entitled Words Matter from James 3. Read ahead! We will be studying James 1:19-21, 26 and James 3:1-2. 

Because of the Lord’s faithful love we do not perish, for his mercies never end.They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness! I say, “The Lord is my portion,therefore I will put my hope in him.”  Join us this week as Lash speaks on “New Mercies” from Lamentations 3:22-24.