Truth For Youth with Micah Murphree

Episode 109 This is a part 2 of Dealing with Tragedy (episode 108). So if you haven't listened to 108, go back and listen to it. It is good to grieve! Even Jesus Himself wept and grieved the loss of his friend Lazarus. But the grieving process isn't meant to last forever. God still has big plans for you! If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/@MurphSquad And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon.  Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/

Life isn't always fun and easy. If we live long enough, we will experience tragedies. So in this episode I go over 4 Biblical Truths about Tragedies that I hope and pray will help you (the listener) have a better understanding of them and can therefore successfully navigate them. In a future episode I will discuss more on how to actually cope/grieve through tragedies. If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/@MurphSquad And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon.  Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode 107 It's common for Christians to doubt their salvation and to doubt their faith. But through prayer and proper due diligence, you should come back to 100% confidence in your faith and your salvation. Romans 10:9 says: "if you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved," No more than that is needed. It's between you and God! If you believe in your heart/spirit/mind that Jesus is Lord and confess it with your mouth, you will be saved! If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/@MurphSquad And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon.  Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode 106 Immediate Gratification is a killer in our society. It kills our dreams, it kills our patience, it kills our peace, it kills our perseverance, and it can kill your future - you being the person God wants and created you to be. Some things in life takes lots of patience and when we show impatience and give in to the quick gratification answers/choices, that shows that we lack Trust in God! If what we are desiring and praying for are from God, then Trust He will accomplish them. "But these things I plan won't happen right away. Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems slow,[a] do not despair, for these things will surely come to pass. Just be patient! ..." (Habakkuk 2:3) If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/@MurphSquad And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon.  Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode 105 Today we are going to talk about a quality that if you can master it, you will be so much more successful in all areas of your life. It's opposite of what our culture teaches you – no surprise – it seems like everything that culture tells you is complete opposite of what you should do! Seriously!!! God wants us to have patience. And when we have patience we can play the long game which is always better than playing for the short term! “Patience leads to abundant understanding, but impatience leads to stupid mistakes.” Prov 14:29 (CEB – Common English Bible) If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/@MurphSquad And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode 104 Life is hard, it's difficult, it's frustrating, its full of hurts, disappointments, and heartbreaks. But life is also full of happiness, joy, peace, love, excitement, and purpose. So why do you exist? Some of you may be asking yourself that question. You may wonder why do I live where I do, why do I look the way I do, why do I have the parents that I do, ….There's lots of questions in life. But no matter what your life is like right now and how bad it may seem, I want you to know by the end of this podcast that there is meaning and purpose! If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode 103 I've heard really successful entrepreneurs that are also social media celebrities if you will say that the NUMBER ONE question they get asked is – How do you deal with the haters? And these questions are coming from people who are trying to do greater things in life, achieve more, take more risks, expose themselves to more “haters” by trying new things or by setting big goals. And as Christians, we know we will face Haters but Jesus did and he was PERFECT! Ecc 7:21 Don't pay attention to everything people say—you may hear your servant insulting you, (GNT) If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode 102 Recently I watched the documentary : Agenda: Grinding America Down. A man named Curtis Bowers directed it in 2010 and it will blow you away when you watch It current day 2022. I mean it's like back to the future where Curtis has been in present time and went back to 2010 to write and tell about it. Then there is an Agenda 2: Masters of Deceit that was a follow up done in 2016. And again its crazy to see how much has happened that is spot on in this documentary! It's scary! And it's way to much to be just “coincidence” This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9 NLT) If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode 101 Luke 16:10 10 “If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won't be honest with greater responsibilities. (NLT) The older I get and the more life experiences I obtain, the more this passage hits me! We all love the easy route and would love for the end result to be just a snap away but the truth is that's not how life works and that's not how God works! We must be faithful in the little things to be entrusted with more! If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode 100 Wow...100 Episodes!!! Phil 4:8 And now, brothers, as I close this letter, let me say this one more thing: Fix your thoughts on what is true and good and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely, and dwell on the fine, good things in others. Think about all you can praise God for and be glad about. Phil 4:8 (TLB) I know how hard it is for me to stay focused on Jesus and His truth – I'm an adult Christian and former Youth Pastor – So I know it's that much harder for you young people out there! It's not easy and it will be hard and it will be a daily decision you must make to stay focused! For me personally...the times I've messed up the most in life were the times when I lost focus on Jesus and His Truths! We need to fight daily to stay focused on Him!

Episode #99 “Boo's Don't Block Dunks” – Kobe Bryant Kobe was more focused on being a great basketball player than he was listening to all the hate and all the noise and all the distractions around him! He was a very gifted athlete but he was an extremely hard worker! He was relentless! He wanted to be so good that nobody could stop him. Right now in our world, there is soo much noise for Christians and for people trying to do morally good things! And by noise, I mean distractions, false information, lies, distorted truths, haters, evil, etc. We are living in a very corrupt time and now is so important for you young Christians especially to be so focused and dialed in that you don't get distracted! Don't listen to the noise! Don't get distracted! Don't give any weight to others being negative towards you! Matt 27:27-31 27 Some of the governor's soldiers took Jesus into their headquarters[a] and called out the entire regiment. 28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him. 29 They wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head, and they placed a reed stick in his right hand as a scepter. Then they knelt before him in mockery and taunted, “Hail! King of the Jews!” 30 And they spit on him and grabbed the stick and struck him on the head with it. 31 When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified. (NLT) Matt 27:35-44 35-40 After they had finished nailing him to the cross and were waiting for him to die, they killed time by throwing dice for his clothes. Above his head they had posted the criminal charge against him: this is jesus, the king of the jews. Along with him, they also crucified two criminals, one to his right, the other to his left. People passing along the road jeered, shaking their heads in mock lament: “You bragged that you could tear down the Temple and then rebuild it in three days—so show us your stuff! Save yourself! If you're really God's Son, come down from that cross!” 41-44 The high priests, along with the religion scholars and leaders, were right there mixing it up with the rest of them, having a great time poking fun at him: “He saved others—he can't save himself! King of Israel, is he? Then let him get down from that cross. We'll all become believers then! He was so sure of God—well, let him rescue his ‘Son' now—if he wants him! He did claim to be God's Son, didn't he?” Even the two criminals crucified next to him joined in the mockery. (Message)

Episode 98 We don't just learn for the knowledge. You learn so that you can use it. All you in sports…when a coach critiques you or corrects your actions. He doesn't just want you to have the knowledge. He wants you to apply that knowledge and do better next time! When a boss or manager tells you how to do your task better or more efficiently. They don't want you to say – oh ok. That's nice. And then keep doing it the way you were doing it!! You have the knowledge to use!! Same with parents, teachers, friends, …. Everyone! Every relationship you have – when someone gives you advice or asks you to do something or is teaching you something. It's never for the sake of knowledge. They want you to apply that knowledge! And Yep...God doesn't want us to just have knowledge. He wants us to take Action and be Doers of His Word! James 1:22 (ESV) “Be doers of the word, and not hearers only..." (ESV) "Do what God's teaching says; don't just listen and do nothing. When you only sit and listen, you are fooling yourselves. (Easy-to-Read) If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode #97 These days on Social Media you are constantly seeing posts by “influencers” and “brand ambassadors”. Well what exactly is that? Influencers are seen as someone who has influence over others. They have a large following or at least a following of people that want to hear what they have to say. Brand Ambassadors may not have the same amount if influence as larger influencers but they have a following of people that respect their work or their knowledge in a particular field of expertise. As followers of Christ, we are called to be Brand Ambassadors for Jesus! 20 We are Christ's ambassadors. God is using us to speak to you: we beg you, as though Christ himself were here pleading with you, receive the love he offers you—be reconciled to God. 2 Cor 5:20 (TLB) If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode #96 The Resurrection of Jesus brings us Peace! We can be confident that Jesus is who He claimed to be! 1 Corth 15:17-19 17 And if Christ has not been raised, then your faith is a delusion and you are still lost in your sins. 18 It would also mean that the believers in Christ who have died are lost. 19 If our hope in Christ is good for this life only and no more,[a] then we deserve more pity than anyone else in all the world. (GNT) If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode 95 Please listen to part 1 (episode #94) 1st. We realize we all will have some type of thorn in our flesh at some point in life. This podcast we look at why and the purpose of the thorns. 2 Cor 12:7 7 I will say this: because these experiences I had were so tremendous, God was afraid I might be puffed up by them; so I was given a physical condition which has been a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to hurt and bother me and prick my pride. (TLB) 2 Corinthians 12:8-10 (NLT) Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, 'My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.' So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me . . . For when I am weak, then I am strong." If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode 94 A saying I used to hear a lot growing up is “Thorn in my side” or “Pain in my side” If you have never heard it or not sure what it means it's just a saying to refer to something or someone who is annoying, frustrating, trouble, painful, etc. I think most people use it to refer to someone – Such and such person is a “thorn in my side” or “pain in my side!” But sometimes it stuff – maybe it's literally a physical condition that you live with that is constantly bothering you, annoying you, giving you frustrations, or pain – mental, physical, emotional, etc. Sometimes we have “pains” that are very short lived and don't last long. Others we might have for our entire lives! Well guess what…that saying originates from the Bible. Paul referred to a thorn in his flesh. 2 Cor 12:7 7 I will say this: because these experiences I had were so tremendous, God was afraid I might be puffed up by them; so I was given a physical condition which has been a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to hurt and bother me and prick my pride. (TLB) We all have thorns! Some short lived and others for life but it doesn't mean that God doesn't love you nor does it mean He loves you less than those around you! If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode 93 This past week I heard the amazing story of Dakota Meyer who received that congressional medal of honor for his courageous actions during the Battle at Ganjgal in the war in Afghanistan 2009. I had never heard the story before and man…it's crazy. There needs to be a movie about it. But anyways. It really rocked my whole day. I couldn't quit thinking about it. His story of bravery and courage is incredible but what really struck me was his love for his fellow soldiers – both American and Foreign. They were his teammates and he was willing to sacrifice his life for them! It reminded me of these Bible passages: John 15:13 "The greatest love you can have for your friends is to give your life for them." (GNT) Romans 5:8 “We can understand someone dying for a person worth dying for, and we can understand how someone good and noble could inspire us to selfless sacrifice. But God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to him.” (Message) If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode 92 Games are made up of good plays, bad plays, wins, and loses! Regardless of how we play, we must finish the game when there is till time on the clock! Matt 24:13 13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved. (NLT) 13 “Staying with it—that's what God requires. Stay with it to the end. You won't be sorry, and you'll be saved. (message) Phil 3:14 14 So I run straight toward the goal in order to win the prize, which is God's call through Christ Jesus to the life above. (GNT) If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode 91 One of the most fundamental and most important truths to remember about God is that He loves us! Loves us more than we can comprehend! I know you listening have someone in your life that your love with all your being! But even that love isn't as much as God loves us! But think about this for a minute. The people that you love in your life…what to you want for them? Do you want good and not evil for them? Sure you do! Do you want blessings and not curses? Sure you do! Do you what benefits them or what harms them? You want whats best for them or what's worst for them? Of course you want all the good things for them if you truly love them! 2 BIG keys to God answering our prayers…the way we want…is 1. Is it what's Best for us? 2. And is the timing right? God is working for our GOOD! TRUST that!!! Romans 8:28 28 And we know that all that happens to us is working for our good if we love God and are fitting into his plans. (NLT)

Episode 90 The prayer of Jabez can be a powerful prayer in your life as you strive to be and achieve all that God has created you for! He refused to be a victim and wanted to achieve great things! 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 9 Jabez was more distinguished than any of his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because she had such a hard time at his birth (Jabez means[a] “Distress”). 10 He was the one who prayed to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would wonderfully bless me and help me in my work; please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all evil and disaster!” And God granted him his request. (TLB) If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode 89 If you are familiar with Chick-Fil-A then you know how important customer service is to them! It's their differentiator! It's what makes them stand out! They care more about the customer's positive experience than they do about making great food! Don't get me wrong...they care about great tasting food but they care so much more about the customer! And this has helped them become one of the most successful companies on the planet! It has served them well by serving others! That's what we are called to do as Christ Followers....serve others! And this will serve us well! Matt 20:28 “Whoever wants to be great must become a servant. Whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave. That is what the Son of Man has done: He came to serve, not be served—and then to give away his life in exchange for the many who are held hostage.” Phil 2:4 "And look out for one another's interests, not just for your own." (GNT) Gal 5:13-14 "For, dear brothers, you have been given freedom: not freedom to do wrong, but freedom to love and serve each other. For the whole Law can be summed up in this one command: “Love others as you love yourself.” (TLB) If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode 88 I got asked the question recently – Do you have to believe everything in the Bible? It's a good question. And I believe the mindset of picking and choosing what to believe is a very common practice in our World today. We can thank Media, News, social media and many other sources for this! When you are constantly bombarded with lies and half-truths...you have to pick and choose what's real and what's fake...what's truth and what is lies! So many people – including myself – are skeptical of so many things because of all the lies and hidden agendas out there! So, I don't blame people for being skeptical of the Bible. James 2:10 (message) "You can't pick and choose in these things, specializing in keeping one or two things in God's law and ignoring others. The same God who said, “Don't commit adultery,” also said, “Don't murder.” If you don't commit adultery but go ahead and murder, do you think your non-adultery will cancel out your murder? No, you're a murderer, period." (Message)

Episode 87 Something that I have learned through lots of experience is that we if are going to improve overall or even in a specific area of our lives…developing good habits is key to success. One of my favorite passages in the Bible is 1 Cor 9:25. Because I have come to learn and respect Grit and self-discipline. I certainly didn't appreciate it or understand the value of it when I was younger but now I do see the value! And the fact that it talks about being an athlete and being competitive and striving to win! But the passage applies to so many different aspects of life. 1 Cor 9:25 25 Everyone who competes practices self-discipline in everything. The runners do this to get a crown of leaves that shrivel up and die, but we do it to receive a crown that never dies. (Common English) 25 All who compete in the games use strict training. They do this so that they can win a prize—one that doesn't last. But our prize is one that will last forever. (Easy to Read) 25 Every athlete in training submits to strict discipline, in order to be crowned with a wreath that will not last; but we do it for one that will last forever. (GNT) Habits can help us stay on path and keep us in a routine. Bad habits are keeping us from progressing! But ultimately...Habits really can make us and break us! If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode 86 Titus 3:2 2 Tell them not to speak evil of anyone, but to be peaceful and friendly, and always to show a gentle attitude toward everyone. (GNT) “…..God's people should be bighearted and courteous.” (Message) I know this just seems common sense but it's not! Don't speak evil about others and show kindness and courtesy... Seems simple but not in our culture! Christ wants us to constantly be a light and be a witness for him and these are a couple of ways we can do that! If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode 85 Happy New Year! Hope everyone had a great holiday break and is excited about a new year! I am! Which for me and my family we are in a new chapter of life, In a new city, new schools for the boys, new community for us to get involved in, etc. Some of you listening may be in a similar boat…lots of new changes for you in 2022 or will be coming in this year. So today, I'm reflecting back at this past year. I had no idea all that would happen in 2021. But as I listened back on my 1st podcast of 2021 (Episode 43), I talked about a prayer that I was going to pray for that year. And this is what it is: The passage is Colossians 1:9-12 9 So ever since we first heard about you we have kept on praying and asking God to help you understand what he wants you to do; asking him to make you wise about spiritual things; 10 and asking that the way you live will always please the Lord and honor him, so that you will always be doing good, kind things for others, while all the time you are learning to know God better and better. 11 We are praying, too, that you will be filled with his mighty, glorious strength so that you can keep going no matter what happens—always full of the joy of the Lord, 12 and always thankful to the Father who has made us fit to share all the wonderful things that belong to those who live in the Kingdom of light. (TLB) If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode 84 Christmas is just days away and we ALL need to stay focused on the Real Reason for the Season...JESUS! Today's podcast is all about the Christmas Peace! Luke 2:4-21 4 Joseph went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to the town of Bethlehem in Judea, the birthplace of King David. Joseph went there because he was a descendant of David. 5 He went to register with Mary, who was promised in marriage to him. She was pregnant, 6 and while they were in Bethlehem, the time came for her to have her baby. 7 She gave birth to her first son, wrapped him in cloths and laid him in a manger—there was no room for them to stay in the inn. The Shepherds and the Angels 8 There were some shepherds in that part of the country who were spending the night in the fields, taking care of their flocks. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone over them. They were terribly afraid, 10 but the angel said to them, “Don't be afraid! I am here with good news for you, which will bring great joy to all the people. 11 This very day in David's town your Savior was born—Christ the Lord! 12 And this is what will prove it to you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 Suddenly a great army of heaven's angels appeared with the angel, singing praises to God: 14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom he is pleased!” 15 When the angels went away from them back into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us.” 16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and saw the baby lying in the manger. 17 When the shepherds saw him, they told them what the angel had said about the child. 18 All who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said. 19 Mary remembered all these things and thought deeply about them. 20 The shepherds went back, singing praises to God for all they had heard and seen; it had been just as the angel had told them. Jesus Is Named 21 A week later, when the time came for the baby to be circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name which the angel had given him before he had been conceived. If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode 83 It's real easy (for students especially) to make Christmas all about us! What do we want this year? What's on my list? But that's not what Christmas is about! Never was about that and never will be about that! It's about the gift of a Savior! The gift of baby Jesus! Which is the best gift we can ever receive! Matt 2:9-10 9-10 And so they left, and on their way they saw the same star they had seen in the East. When they saw it, how happy they were, what joy was theirs! It went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. 11 They went into the house, and when they saw the child with his mother Mary, they knelt down and worshiped him. They brought out their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, and presented them to him. If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode 82 None of us like punishment BUT punishment does produce Wisdom (if we allow it to)! “To discipline a child produces wisdom, but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child.” Proverbs 29:15 (NLT) When we are not punished or when we don't punish others, we are not instilling wisdom to those who need behavior corrected. If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode 81 Life is full of valleys (lows and difficult times) and mountain tops (good times when everything seems to be going your way). Of course its natural to love the mountain tops and hate the valleys. We look forward to mountain tops and dread the valleys and try everything possible to get out of the valleys as soon as possible. This podcast puts a twist on that mindset and how we need to be thankful for the valleys! If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode 80 We all mess up because we are humans! But sometimes our mess ups are bigger than normal. In this podcast I give advice on what you should do if/when this happens to you. This is based on my own life experiences as well as experience that I have gained from working with and counseling tons of teenager over the course of 2 decades.

Episode 79 I'm sure at some point in your life you have wondered why God made you the way you are and why couldn't He have "improved" some of your traits, characteristics, etc. That what I discuss today! You are not an after thought or a mistake! You were well thought out by God and created with Love and for a purpose and a plan! But if we are not careful, we can fall into the trap of questioning God and focusing on our "negatives" instead of all the positives we have! Psalm 139:14 “I will offer You my grateful heart, for I am Your unique creation, filled with wonder and awe. You have approached even the smallest details with excellence; Your works are wonderful; I carry this knowledge deep within my soul.” If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

Episode 78 As living human beings, we don't deserve much but that doesn't stop people from thinking they are entitled to soo much and that they deserve all sorts of blessings, good lives, and on and on. However, God tells us that we have all fallen short! We all have sinned! (Rom 3:23). And He goes on to tell us in Rom 6:23 - "When people sin, they earn what sin pays—death. But God gives his people a free gift—eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." (easy to read). So in all honesty we deserve death and we deserve separation from God who is Holy and Perfect! But God gives us a way to Him and a way to Life by accepting Jesus as Lord and Savior of our lives! So be grateful you and I don't get what we Deserve and instead God gives us Grace and Eternal Life! If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog And if you would like to financially support this ministry and podcast; you can do so at Patreon. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/micahmurphree

There's a popular saying that says: If it's Easy, It's not Worth it; If it's Worth it, It won't be Easy I realize this isn't a universal truth and there will be some exceptions to this but I have to say…the more life I live and the wiser that I've gotten over the years…this statement has a lot of Truth to it!! Guys, life is tough! And to make the most of life and to succeed (and not just financial success but more in the sense of relationships, impact, careers, business, athletics, spiritual life…all areas of life…its not going to be easy! We will get tired but we must not give up! “Let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up” (Galatians 6:9 NLT). If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog

Episode 76 Critical Thinking is a bit of a hot topic currently in our World with all that is going on (Covid, Vaccine Mandates, Racism, Political Division, etc). Critical thinking can be defined as: “Critical thinking is the ability to think in an organized and rational manner in order to understand connections between ideas and/or facts. It helps you decide what to believe in. In other words, it's “thinking about thinking”” So now more than any other time that I've been alive do I believe that we as individuals and as a society need to be critical thinkers about the information that we are being fed! Every day we are bombarded with lies and half truths! But critical thinking isn't just for politics, education, science, etc...it's also needed for our spiritual beliefs! Col 2:6-8 6 You have accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord. Now keep on following him. 7 Plant your roots in Christ and let him be the foundation for your life. Be strong in your faith, just as you were taught. And be grateful. 8 Don't let anyone fool you by using senseless arguments. These arguments may sound wise, but they are only human teachings. They come from the powers of this world[a] and not from Christ. (CEV)

Episode 75 Garth Brooks sang a great song call "God's Greatest Gifts." The chorus of the song is this: Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs That just because he doesn't answer doesn't mean he don't care Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers I don't really believe in unanswered prayers but I do believe God delays answering our prayers and/or He gives us an answer we didn't want! But the idea of the song that some of God's Greatest Gifts are Unanswered Prayers is genius! There are soo many of my prayers that I'm glad God didn't answer the way I wanted Him to at the time! Isaiah 55:9 “I don't think the way you think. The way you work isn't the way I work.” God's Decree. “For as the sky soars high above earth, so the way I work surpasses the way you work, and the way I think is beyond the way you think. (Message) Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my plans than your plans. (Common English Version) That's the focus of this podcast and the faster we believe in this and trust this, the better off we will be! If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog

Episode 74 Building on the last podcast (#73 - Our Mission Is Clear), I dive a little deeper about how we as followers of Jesus go about discovering our specific life purpose that helps accomplish our Mission here on Earth! Jeremiah 29:11 "I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for." (GNT) God created us with a purpose and He alone knows the plans He has for us! This is where we start and we will never accomplish our Life Purpose apart from Him! If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog

Episode 73 As I personally transition into a new chapter of my life - closing out 13 years of being a youth pastor on a church staff - I stay true to my Mission. My mission hasn't changed. The way avenue(s) I use might be changing but my mission is still the same. My mission is clear and so is yours! Once we have accomplished the main objective in life - to become followers of Christ - then our new mission becomes very clear. It's given to all Christians in Matthew 28:18-20 18 Jesus drew near and said to them, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. 19 Go, then, to all peoples everywhere and make them my disciples: baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, 20 and teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And I will be with you always, to the end of the age.” (GNT) You might recognize this passage because it is also known as the Great Commission. If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog

Episode 72 Today (9/1/2021) is a special day for me. It's the start of a new chapter for me. I finished up my last chapter which was being the youth pastor at First Baptist Church of Venice, FL (FBCV). It was a great 8 years with lots of great memories! So everyone wants to know “What's Next?” Well I'm not 100% certain what the future is. God has definitely opened some doors for us as a family and we are pursuing that. As more time goes by, I'll be able to reveal more. But something that God has taught me is that HE is Faithful and He is in Control! And I have been completely at peace with knowing that! But as of today, I am unemployed and starting a new chapter...a new beginning - Day One Dollar Zero! If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog

One of my Favorite passages from the Bible is in the book of Micah. I figured since my name is Micah, I better have a passage from that book of the Bible that I really like...Haha. Well it turns out that I do! It's Micah 6:8 and in this passage we are told 3 things that God required of His people. In this episode, we talk about those 3 things and how God still wants us doing/living like that today! 8 The Lord has told you, human, what is good; he has told you what he wants from you: to do what is right to other people, love being kind to others, and live humbly, obeying your God. (NCV – New Century Version) If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUFDPTST6acOMcFqdWO51KQ

Episode 70 For the past couple months my messages and this podcast have focused on “The Process” – trusting the process and last week it was how God is developing our character and He cares more about that than us be comfortable. All these things – trusting God, trusting His process, developing God's character in us….these all lead to Spiritual maturity. And Spiritual Maturity is a Lifelong Process! Ephesians 4:13 “This will continue until we are united by our faith and by our understanding of the Son of God. Then we will be mature, just as Christ is, and we will be completely like him.” (CEV) If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow me on Instagram at: Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here(Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUFDPTST6acOMcFqdWO51KQ

Episode 69 You have probably heard the sayings that “God cares more about your holiness than your happiness” and “more about your character than your comfort”. Comfort can be both good and bad! It's tricky! We ALL LOVE comfort! Comfort is Easy, its feels good. But sometimes comfort keeps us from growing and that's what I talk about in today's episode...how to be comfortable being uncomfortable. Ephesians 4:22-24 22 So get rid of your old self, which made you live as you used to—the old self that was being destroyed by its deceitful desires. 23 Your hearts and minds must be made completely new, 24 and you must put on the new self, which is created in God's likeness and reveals itself in the true life that is upright and holy. (GNT) “Take on an entirely new way of life—a God-fashioned life, a life renewed from the inside and working itself into your conduct as God accurately reproduces his character in you.” (The Message) If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow on Instagram: Reel Life Student Ministry - https://www.instagram.com/reellifestudents/ Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree Facebook: Reel Life Student Ministry - https://www.facebook.com/ReelLifeStudents/ Micah - https://www.facebook.com/MicahSr You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here (Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog

Episode 68 When you think about it….Life is composed of experiences! It's a mass accumulation of experiences. Some Good, some bad, and some indifferent! All those experiences make you who you are! We can let our experiences be just experiences or we can learn from them and grow from them. “Remember today what you have learned about the Lord through your experiences with him.” Deuteronomy 11:2 We need to be learning and remembering what we have learned from our experiences in order to become the person God wants us to be! If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow on Instagram: Reel Life Student Ministry - https://www.instagram.com/reellifestudents/ Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree Facebook: Reel Life Student Ministry - https://www.facebook.com/ReelLifeStudents/ Micah - https://www.facebook.com/MicahSr You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here (Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog

Episode 67 So many times in life we do things that we don't want to do and we are doing them for someone else - our parents, teachers, coaches, bosses, etc. It's part of life! But what if we changed our perspective and stopped doing those things for "man" and we do them for God! Colossians 3:23 “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as though you were working for the Lord and not for people.”(GNT) "Servants, do what you're told by your earthly masters. And don't just do the minimum that will get you by. Do your best. Work from the heart for your real Master, for God, confident that you'll get paid in full when you come into your inheritance. Keep in mind always that the ultimate Master you're serving is Christ." (Message) If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow on Instagram: Reel Life Student Ministry - https://www.instagram.com/reellifestudents/ Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree Facebook: Reel Life Student Ministry - https://www.facebook.com/ReelLifeStudents/ Micah - https://www.facebook.com/MicahSr You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here (Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog

Episode 66 This podcast builds on episode 64 where I talk about "Trusting The Process." A lot of times when coaches tell us to do something we don't want to do they will say, "trust the process." Parents on the other hand like to say, "because I said so!" Both of these statements leave us with little explanation other than we must trust the person saying them and have faith that it's for our own good. "Noah was another who trusted God. When he heard God's warning about the future, Noah believed him even though there was then no sign of a flood, and wasting no time, he built the ark and saved his family. Noah's belief in God was in direct contrast to the sin and disbelief of the rest of the world—which refused to obey—and because of his faith he became one of those whom God has accepted." Hebrews 11:7 (TLB) Noah built the ark because God said so! He trusted Him and trusted the process even though it seemed crazy and he didn't fully understand! But because of his obedience, God blessed him! Had he not obeyed.... What blessing are you potentially missing out on because of your disobedience? Or what blessing might you receive because of your obedience?! If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow on Instagram: Reel Life Student Ministry - https://www.instagram.com/reellifestudents/ Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree Facebook: Reel Life Student Ministry - https://www.facebook.com/ReelLifeStudents/ Micah - https://www.facebook.com/MicahSr You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here (Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog

Episode 65 Todays podcast features a friend of mine - Rick Michaels who is the owner/operator of Chick-Fil-A - Pelican Plaza in Sarasota, FL. Rick has an amazing background of serving in the military, at the white house, and in the pentagon before becoming part of the Chick-Fil-A family. He shares how God has taught him what it means to really Trust in Him and have Unshakeable Faith so that no matter what life throws at you...you can stand firm in your faith! If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow on Instagram: Reel Life Student Ministry - https://www.instagram.com/reellifestudents/ Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree Facebook: Reel Life Student Ministry - https://www.facebook.com/ReelLifeStudents/ Micah - https://www.facebook.com/MicahSr You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here (Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog

Episode 64 You've heard the phrase before, "Trust the Process!" Usually said by someone who knows others are not going to understand and/or like what the process is going to involve. But the results will be liked and/or worth it in the end if the process is completed properly. Well, God has a process for all of us and in that process we are being molded to be more like Jesus! At times we won't "enjoy" it and at times we will not understand it BUT...it's necessary for our own good! Phil 1:6 (NLT) 6 And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns. If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow on Instagram: Reel Life Student Ministry - https://www.instagram.com/reellifestudents/ Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree Facebook: Reel Life Student Ministry - https://www.facebook.com/ReelLifeStudents/ Micah - https://www.facebook.com/MicahSr You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here (Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog

Episode 63 I have Marlem Louis as my guest on the podcast. He is a former student of mine at FBC Venice and is currently a student at Richmond University where he plays football. Of my 15 plus years of being a youth minister, Marlem is hands down one of the best student leaders I have ever had! His charisma, positivity, happiness, joy, humor, excitement for life, and love of Jesus is contagious. So we have a sit down conversation in this podcast about keys for succeeding as a Christian teenager in the middle school years, high school years, and then in college. If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow on Instagram: Reel Life Student Ministry - https://www.instagram.com/reellifestudents/ Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree Facebook: Reel Life Student Ministry - https://www.facebook.com/ReelLifeStudents/ Micah - https://www.facebook.com/MicahSr You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here (Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog

Episode 62 You have heard the saying, "Slow obedience is No obedience." Well this is a very true statement. Not only in life with parents and authority but it's true in our spiritual life as well. God wants and demands immediate obedience. Psalm 119:60 (GNT) “Without delay I hurry to obey your commands.” If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow on Instagram: Reel Life Student Ministry - https://www.instagram.com/reellifestudents/ Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree Facebook: Reel Life Student Ministry - https://www.facebook.com/ReelLifeStudents/ Micah - https://www.facebook.com/MicahSr You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here (Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog

Episode 61 Today - May 19th - is my anniversary! In fact it is our 20th!! So today I want to honor my wife Lois Ann and honor Christ by speaking on Selfless Love! Christ showed us selfless love and that is a key to having successful relationships! 1Cor 13:4-8 (TLB) 4 Love is very patient and kind, never jealous or envious, never boastful or proud, 5 never haughty or selfish or rude. Love does not demand its own way. It is not irritable or touchy. It does not hold grudges and will hardly even notice when others do it wrong. 6 It is never glad about injustice, but rejoices whenever truth wins out. 7 If you love someone, you will be loyal to him no matter what the cost. You will always believe in him, always expect the best of him, and always stand your ground in defending him. 8 All the special gifts and powers from God will someday come to an end, but love goes on forever. Romans 5:8 (TLB) But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. John 15:13 (GNT) The greatest love you can have for your friends is to give your life for them. If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow on Instagram: Reel Life Student Ministry - https://www.instagram.com/reellifestudents/ Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree Facebook: Reel Life Student Ministry - https://www.facebook.com/ReelLifeStudents/ Micah - https://www.facebook.com/MicahSr You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here (Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog

Episode 60 I watched the Son of Sam documentary this past week and was reminded that small compromises can lead us down a deadly and destructive path! David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) later said he never thought he would end up killing people when he first became part of a Satanic Cult. It seemed somewhat "innocent." I was reminded of a quote that says, “Sin will take you farther than you ever thought you would go; It will keep you longer than you ever intended to stay; And it will cost you more than you ever expected to pay.” So TRUE! Don't compromise! If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow on Instagram: Reel Life Student Ministry - https://www.instagram.com/reellifestudents/ Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree Facebook: Reel Life Student Ministry - https://www.facebook.com/ReelLifeStudents/ Micah - https://www.facebook.com/MicahSr You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here (Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog

Episode 59 You have probably heard of the phrase, "Playing with the House's Money" but if not...it just means that you are playing/gambling/investing/spending money that isn't yours. So you can be a little more at ease and perhaps take more risks with your "play." This episode talks about living the Christian life as if you are "playing with the house's money!" If you found this podcast beneficial, please take a minute to leave a review and then share it with someone whom you think can benefit from it. Follow on Instagram: Reel Life Student Ministry - https://www.instagram.com/reellifestudents/ Micah - https://www.instagram.com/micahmurphree Facebook: Reel Life Student Ministry - https://www.facebook.com/ReelLifeStudents/ Micah - https://www.facebook.com/MicahSr You can contact me by email: micahmurphree@gmail.com If you would rather watch the podcast, you can watch them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FShL4iZqwVQDBLxPy0MVg/ If you want to see more about me and my crazy family, check out our family vlog here (Murph Squad Family): https://www.youtube.com/c/MurphSquadFamilyVlog