Brad Murphy, Author at Eagle LifeChurch

Esther: Time for Reaping, Part I

July 6, 2017 by Brad Murphy

Esther’s story is history, but also prophecy. It’s a story of God’s providence in preserving his people, but it’s also a shadow of what is to come. Simply Esther story is our story. Like her, we are continually pruned through our circumstances but are we willing to allow God to shape us to be more like Him?

How to overcome our circumstance and let God redefine us:

A.The Seed is Growing even if you don’t see fruit | Esther 6:1-5

On that night the king could not sleep. And he gave orders to bring the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, and they were read before the king. And it was found written how Mordecai had told about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, and who had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. And the king said, “What honor or distinction has been bestowed on Mordecai for this?” The king’s young men who attended him said, “Nothing has been done for him.” ⁴And the king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the king’s palace to speak to the king about having Mordecai hanged on the gallows that he had prepared for him. And the king’s young men told him, “Haman is there, standing in the court.” And the king said, “Let him come in.”

B. Discerning eyes will see what is growing even when the seed sprouts| Esther 5:6-8

So Haman came in, and the king said to him, “What should be done to the man whom the king delights to honor?” And Haman said to himself, “Whom would the king delight to honor more than me?” And Haman said to the king, “For the man whom the king delights to honor, let royal robes be brought, which the king has worn, and the horse that the king has ridden, and on whose head a royal crown is set.

Esther: Time for a New Identity

June 27, 2017 by Brad Murphy

Esther’s story is history, but also prophecy. It’s a story of God’s providence in preserving his people, but it’s also a shadow of what is to come. Simply Esther story is our story.

Esther: Time for Change

June 20, 2017 by Brad Murphy

Esther’s story is history, but also prophecy. It’s a story of God’s providence in preserving his people, but it’s also a shadow of what is to come. Simply Esther story is our story.

Throughout this series, we have learned that Esther and Mordecai weren’t living out an exemplary life of faith. Nevertheless, they reached a pivotal moment that called out for change, an order to kill all the Jews. Talk about an eye-opening situation that demanded action and sacrifice because the cost of not changing was greater than the cost of change. Thankfully they both responded and took the road of change: weeping and mourning, counting the cost, and fasting and praying. which ultimately saved the lives of thousands of Jews.

Like Esther, we all have roads ahead filled with dangerous paths, but will we take the path of change or remain the same?

The Road to Change:

The First Turn is to Weep and Mourn| When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and he cried out with a loud and bitter cry. He went up to the entrance of the king’s gate, for no one was allowed to enter the king’s gate clothed in sackcloth. And in every province, wherever the king’s command and his decree reached, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting and weeping and lamenting, and many of them lay in sackcloth and ashes. Es 4:1-3

The second turn on the road is to count the cost| And they told Mordecai what Esther had said. Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, “Do not think to yourself that in the king’s palace you will escape any more than all the other Jews. For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” Es 4:12

The third turn on the road to change is to fast and pray| Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai, “Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my young women will also fast as you do. Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish.”Mordecai then went away and did everything as Esther had ordered him. Es 4:15-17

New Eagle LifeChurch Logo Debut

June 17, 2017 by Brad Murphy

We are so excited to debut our NEW Eagle LifeChurch logo. This logo was designed to reflect the spirit and growth of our community in modern imagery and typography.

The LEAF & COLORS represent new life, and a growing relationship with God and others. The LEAF may also be seen as a FEATHER which reflects our location on Floating Feather Road, in Eagle, Idaho.

The CENTER STEM represents the centrality of the life-giving gospel that unites heaven and earth. In the same way, the stem represents the life-giving water of the Boise River that flows through the center of our community.

The THREE UPPER SECTIONS of the leaf represent the heavenly trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – our creator, our savior, our empower-er.

The THREE LOWER SECTIONS of the leaf represent the church and our three purposes to Light the Way, Learn the Truth, and Love the Life.

Between now and the end of 2017 we will update our publications, letterhead, signs, and more to reflect this new imagery, colors, and modern design.

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