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.
Wednesday Bible Devotional @ 6:00 p.m.
We have changed the time of our Wednesday Bible Devotional Studies to 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.
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 @ 10:00 am
As of January 7, 2024, the goal is to study of all the books in the Bible. It is estimated this will take us through the next four years. In March we will be studying the book of Leviticus and Numbers. 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 11:00 a.m.
Date Sermon Title Scripture Reading
February 4, 2024 Holy Ground Exodus 3: 1-6
February 11, 2024 Love's Location 1 John 4: 7-9
February 18, 2024 God at Work Psalm 103: 11-13
February 25, 2024 Salty Christians Colossians 4: 5-6
March 3, 2024 Becoming Salty Matthew 5: 13-16
March 10, 2024 The King's Keys Matthew 16: 13-20
March 17, 2024 Christ Crucified Matthew 27: 27-37
March 24, 2023 Buried Treasure John 19: 31-42
March 31, 2024 Because He Lives Romans 1: 1-7
Happy Easter
April 7, 2024 God and the World 1 John 2: 15-17
April 14, 2024 Be Prepared 1 Peter 3: 13-17
April 21, 2024 Prince of Peace Psalm 9: 9-10
The goal of every sermon is to inspire and lift us up as we go about our daily lives.
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. If plans are changed, we will make an announcement during morning worship.
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 will be held with the Andrews Church of Christ congregation hosting the June 2nd Sunday singing and the church in Hiawassee, Georgia hosting the sing along for August 11th. The last sing along for the year will be in October with the location to be announced. We're hoping either the church in Blairsville or the Blue Ridge Church of Christ will volunteer their facility.
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.
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