News and Upcoming Event
Community Safety: We remain focused on the health and safety of our members, visitors and our communities. The CDC continues to revise their recommendations, regarding ALL vaccines so we encourage you to check with local healthcare agencies and your doctor if you are not feeling well and/or test positive for COVID, have flu-like symptoms or have been around someone who tests positive for COVID.
You should always practice good handwashing at all the time. The CDC advises that COVID viruses will always be with us and continues to mutate, so we have to treat it the same as we do annual 'flu virus'. Please continue to check your temperature and if you are not feeling well stay home and contact your healthcare provider for instruction on what to do to feel better and protect others.
Be safe and do not forget to check on your neighbors. Please contact Roy Stephenson if you have any suggestions or questions regarding worship service, bible study classes and/or devotional.
NO - Wednesday Bible Devotional
We changed the time of our Wednesday Bible Devotional Studies in accordance with daylight savings time. During the fall and winter season, we will change back to 11:00 AM. Please continue to monitor this website and/or contact Roy Stephenson, Minister at (828) 557-8882 or email him at MurphyNCchurchofchrist@gmail.com if you have questions or suggestions about the classes. Roy Stephenson's knee surgery has been cancelled and the doctor has not rescheduled surgery as of this posting. His activity is limited to reduce the stress to his knee, so pending further discussion with his doctor regarding his activity to protect his knee Wednesday Bible Devotional is still on hold.
We hope the discussion topics will be challenging and enjoyable in helping us in our goal to Grow in Christ. Look forward to your participation. Feel free to tell others about how to join our class. If you have any special requests for the next series/topics, please contact Roy Stephenson.
Sunday Morning Bible Study @ 9:30 am
As of January 7, 2024, Roy Stephenson announced that his goal is to study of all the books in the Bible. He estimates this will take us through the next four years. When you arrive for Bible study, you will be provided a handout.
After class time is allotted to fellowship before worship service begins.
Sunday Morning Worship service begins at 10:30 a.m.
Date Sermon Title Scripture Reading
May 5, 2024 Joshua and Jesus Ephesians 6 : 10-13
May 12, 2024 A Mother's Heart Luke 2: 41-52
May 19, 2024 Blessed By God Psalm 1: 1-6
May 26, 2024 The Road to Unity Referenced within Roy Conner's sermon
June 2, 2024 God's Reward at Home Psalm 127: 1-5
June 9, 2024 Footprints of Jesus #1 Referenced within Roy Conner's sermon
June 16, 2024 Father's Knows Best Ephesians 6: 1-4
June 23, 2024 Foot Prints of Jesus #2 Referenced within Roy Conner's sermon
June 30, 2024 "Free to Be..." Psalm 121: 1-8
July 7, 2024 Jesus Fulfills Matthews 5: 17-20
July 14, 2024 Part I: Will I Ever Be Able to Job 33: 1-9
Understand God's Way?
July 21, 2024 Part II: Why Am I the Only One Hebrews 12: 35-40
Who Suffers Like I Do?
July 28, 2024 Part III: What If God Answered Matthew 7: 7-12
Every Prayer Verbatim
The goal of every sermon is to inspire and lift us up as we go about our daily lives. Roy Goodlet agreed to present the Sunday morning worship sermon during the minister's knee surgery on July 11th which was changed to August 1st but has now been cancelled. Roy Goodlet has prepared a four part sermon series titled "Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen to Good People". Because of the uncertain surrounding Roy Stephenson's knee surgery he may be able to resume Sunday bible study and sermon morning worship in August.
As always, we encourage members to bring their family and friends to worship services whenever they are in town.
6:00 PM Sunday evening service
Please join us for evening devotional services. The first Sunday of each month is set aside as an evening of prayer. If you have a special prayer request, please join us and share. Pending Roy Stephenson's knee surgery and recuperation, evening service has been temporarily cancelled.
Please contact Roy Stephenson if you were not at morning worship and plan on attending evening service to learn if anything has changed. Contact phone number and email is provided above under Wednesday devotional.
Area Sing-Along
Sunday, April 14th @ 3:00 PM we began the 2024 area bi-monthly singing at the Murphy Church of Christ. Thanks to everyone who helped to make the first sing along a success. There were 42 in attendance.
The second Sunday Sing-Along was held June 9th with the Andrews Church of Christ congregation hosting the Sunday Sing-Along and the Church of Christ in Hiawassee, Georgia will be hosting the sing along for August 11th at 3:00 PM. The last sing along for the year will be October 13th hosted by the Cherokee Church of Christ.
If you enjoy singing and learning news song, please plan to join us in song and fellowship. Refreshments are served afterwards to provide an opportunity to fellowship and get to know other Christians in the area.
Community Outreach
We continue to outreach to local organizations intheir efforts to help our community through difficult times. We are currently supporting the staff of REACH of Cherokee and Graham counties in their efforts to provide a safe haven and counseling for victims of domestic violence and provide assistance to families who are struggling to provide for their children; we do what we can to help the Cherokee county foodbanklocated in Andrews, NC, the Hurlburt-Johnson Homeless Shelter, and Meals on Wheels. Every year in December we look forward to helping Toys for Tot put a smile on a child's face. We help sponsor a "Night in Bethlehem" with local churches and other organizations to celebrate the birth of Jesus by setting up an area to resemble a marketplace and dress in clothing to resemble what was worn at the time of Jesus's birth. We have refreshments, crafts for the children, children bibles to give out and handouts to invite visitors to church and/or begin bible home study. One of the church's has a nativity play and leads us in prayer.
Most recently the Hurlburt- Johnson Homeless Shelter has requested support and provided a list of items they need. If you would like to provide support through donations please contact Peggy White, House Manager for more details - Office: 828-837-2654 or Shelter Cell: 828-644-4968.
Always check out the bulletin for more information and words of encouragement.
Roy Goodlet continues to provide articles and he has added some new articles. Check them out!