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From the Mouths | Live Like Jesus Week 12

December 7, 2014 by Brad Murphy

Are you just a Christian, or are you a Christ follower?

In today’s American culture, being a Christian can be nothing like following Jesus. Christianity has become a religion. Religion is something that Jesus despised, calling religious people hypocrites and a brood of vipers.

In this series, Live Like Jesus, the Gospel of John, we will explore the Word that became Flesh. We will uncover the mystery that is following Jesus. Join us for the journey.

Listen Now to Week 12: From the Mouths

John 11:45-57; 12:1-11
By Pastor Brad Murphy
December 07, 2014

Follow along with the outline: From the Mouths

Caiaphas’ PLOTTING, God’s PLANNING| John 11:45-57
Judas’ POSTURING, Jesus’ PROPHESYING| John 12:4-8
Mary’s PERFUME, Jesus PRAISE| John 12:1-3

This Christmas, will you come to Jesus with your own plotting, your own posturing, or will you come to Jesus with a fragrant offering of praise?

Additional Bible Reading | John 11-14 | Matthew 21-22 | Psalm 1-8 |

The Shepherd’s Great Joy

December 3, 2013 by Brad Murphy

This sermon is part 3 of 7 in the That Christmas Feeling

Don’t you love the feeling of Christmas?

Cheer, wonder, excitement, generosity.

This year, our whole church, will be taking a journey through the feelings of the First Christmas through the Eyes of those who were there. Our children will be having their own special experience at LifeKids, in Professor Playtime’s Christmas Shop of Wonders.

Listen to That Christmas Feeling | Shepherd’s Great Joy
December 1, 2013 | Pastor Brad Murphy
Luke 2:1-20; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

The Good News is Great Joy

That first Christmas the Angel’s announced the Good News, that Jesus was born, to bring Great Joy to all the people. Who did the angels share the most important announcement in the history of the world with? Shepherds! And not only to these shepherds who were living out in the fields, but it was the night watch, the graveyard crew.

“But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. ”
– Luke 2:10-11 | NIV

Taking cues from the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Pastor Brad discusses 10 lessons about the Good News of Great Joy!

The Joy of the Gospel is Sometimes Forgotten
The Joy of the Gospel is Good News
The Joy of the Gospel is Preached
The Joy of the Gospel is Received & Lived
The Joy of the Gospel is of First Importance
The Joy of the Gospel is for the Sin Problem
The Joy of the Gospel is Unchanging
The Joy of the Gospel is all about Jesus
The Joy of the Gospel is for the Religion Problem
The Joy of the Gospel is on a Mission

There are two enemies of the Gospel, sin & religion. It was the religious people who killed Jesus. It was for sinning people that Jesus died. The Gospel is a cure for both the sin problem & the religion problem.

Infuse | Joy

September 8, 2013 by Brad Murphy

This sermon is part 2 of 9 in the Infuse | Galatians 5:22-24

We are compelled by God’s LOVE and the FREEDOM offered in Jesus to infuse our relationships with the mind of Christ. As the Spirit of God directs our life, we take on the CHARACTER of the Spirit. This Fall we will ask God to INFUSE in us the love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control of Christ through the Holy Spirit!

Listen to Infuse JOY
September 8, 2013 | Brad Murphy
Galatians 5:22-24, Luke 10:17-24

Restore Joy!

The fact is always obvious much too late, but the most singular difference between happiness and joy is that happiness is a solid and joy a liquid.
-J.D. Salinger

Are quotes like this an excuse to be grumpy Christ followers. I think so.

“I don’t have to be happy right now, but I have the joy of God.” Really?

Aren’t joyful people happy? Isn’t that why you say they are joyful?

You can be one of those people.

Pastor Brad searched the New Testament and found that happy, joy, and blessedness are used interchangeably. The Joy God gives, by His Spirit, will help you be a happy person. Listen to this encouraging message to discover how to Restore Joy, the Real McCoy.

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