JUNE 27, 2010
Rev. Kevin Murphy
“Lord I want to be a Christian in my heart.”
If someone were to approach you and say, “I want to be a Christian" - how would you respond?
Would you invite them to your church while describing the friendly congregation and pleasant activities they could anticipate? - Or would you inform them that they need to repent of all of their sins and believe in the Lord Jesus to be saved from sin?
In this sermon, Kevin describes our journey as Christians who have committed to following Jesus and serving him. This journey may seem harsh, difficult, and sometimes dangerous … but we are reminded that we are never without the patient support of Jesus as we study and follow his teaching.
"Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart."
Listen as Kevin explains the JOY of joining with fellow Christians in our journey to serve. Click the following:
http://cms.screamingbob.com/PWDA/files/150/Kevin%20Murphy_Follow%20or%20Don't.mp3
Monday, June 28, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
GROW UP!
Rev. Kevin Murphy
We are blessed by our children … who, from early childhood, long to know us and our ways. We as adults and often as parents wish to nurture our youth and prepare them to become the good and productive next generation.
And so it is with God … as he satisfies our longing to know him ... and as he teaches us to share that knowledge with the whole world.
But this does not begin to scratch the surface of the meaning. Listen and learn as Kevin delivers this thought provoking sermon by clicking the following:
http://cms.screamingbob.com/PWDA/files/150/Kevin%20Murphy_Grow%20Up.mp3
We are blessed by our children … who, from early childhood, long to know us and our ways. We as adults and often as parents wish to nurture our youth and prepare them to become the good and productive next generation.
And so it is with God … as he satisfies our longing to know him ... and as he teaches us to share that knowledge with the whole world.
But this does not begin to scratch the surface of the meaning. Listen and learn as Kevin delivers this thought provoking sermon by clicking the following:
http://cms.screamingbob.com/PWDA/files/150/Kevin%20Murphy_Grow%20Up.mp3
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
“Confronting Evil”
Rev. Kevin Murphy
Preparation Scripture: 1st Kings 21: 1-21, Psalm 5: 1-8, Luke 7: 36 & 8: 3
This sermon could be a great Opera … simple in its chain of events … but full of metaphores and profoundly symbolic in its meaning. King Ahab desires a vineyard owned by Nabob. King Ahab wants to convert the vineyard into a garden (symbol of EGYPT), but Nabob considers the land to be a gift and a trust from God which he and his family have tended for centuries (symbol of God's vineyard, ISRAEL). Nabob refuses the requests of King Ahab and pays with his life.
We are all witness to many similar acts of evil in history and present day … sometimes as a fictional script or story … sometimes as a news headline. As Christians, how are we to respond to injustice? Should we forgive/forget so as to seek a peaceful resolution? Or, should we encourage improvement by actively confronting evil?
Listen for God's inspiration in this presentation by Kevin. Simply click the following:
http://cms.screamingbob.com/PWDA/files/150/Kevin%20Murphy_Confronting%20Evil.mp3
Preparation Scripture: 1st Kings 21: 1-21, Psalm 5: 1-8, Luke 7: 36 & 8: 3
This sermon could be a great Opera … simple in its chain of events … but full of metaphores and profoundly symbolic in its meaning. King Ahab desires a vineyard owned by Nabob. King Ahab wants to convert the vineyard into a garden (symbol of EGYPT), but Nabob considers the land to be a gift and a trust from God which he and his family have tended for centuries (symbol of God's vineyard, ISRAEL). Nabob refuses the requests of King Ahab and pays with his life.
We are all witness to many similar acts of evil in history and present day … sometimes as a fictional script or story … sometimes as a news headline. As Christians, how are we to respond to injustice? Should we forgive/forget so as to seek a peaceful resolution? Or, should we encourage improvement by actively confronting evil?
Listen for God's inspiration in this presentation by Kevin. Simply click the following:
http://cms.screamingbob.com/PWDA/files/150/Kevin%20Murphy_Confronting%20Evil.mp3
Sunday, June 6, 2010
The Compassion Of Christ
Rev. Kevin Murphy
We all experience grief. Perhaps the most intense being the loss of a loved one. We somehow think that by being good, we will experience comfort and joy … and that tragedy must be a result of being bad … leaving us confused and heartsick. Wondering if our God has forsaken us.
How would Jesus respond to our expression of grief?
This sermon explores the process of grief while reassuring us of Christ's love and compassion. Listen for the true meaning as Jesus responds to a grieving widow in Kevin's sermon by clicking the following:
http://cms.screamingbob.com/PWDA/files/150/Kevin%20Murphy_The%20Compassion%20of%20Christ.mp3
We all experience grief. Perhaps the most intense being the loss of a loved one. We somehow think that by being good, we will experience comfort and joy … and that tragedy must be a result of being bad … leaving us confused and heartsick. Wondering if our God has forsaken us.
How would Jesus respond to our expression of grief?
This sermon explores the process of grief while reassuring us of Christ's love and compassion. Listen for the true meaning as Jesus responds to a grieving widow in Kevin's sermon by clicking the following:
http://cms.screamingbob.com/PWDA/files/150/Kevin%20Murphy_The%20Compassion%20of%20Christ.mp3
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