Title: Calm seas don’t make skilled sailors
Speaker: Pastor Denis Murphy
Date: 22nd March 2026
Location: Liverpool, UK

“Calm seas never made skilled sailors.” This episode takes a close look at the story of Jonah and what it reveals about obedience, trouble, and the kind of hope that does not waver when the waves rise.

Starting in Jonah chapter one, the message walks through what happens when someone runs in the opposite direction from what God has clearly said to do. The storms that followed Jonah were not random. They were the direct result of his own choices. But the story does not stop there. It moves through Jonah’s prayer from inside the fish, the repentance of Nineveh, and the surprising anger Jonah felt when mercy was shown to people he had written off. The contrast between Jonah’s response and God’s consistent mercy is striking.

From there, the episode connects to Luke 8, Romans 5, 1 John 3, and Revelation 7 to build a picture of what it looks like to travel through hard things with Jesus in the boat. Trouble may come whether you are going the right way or the wrong way. The difference is what you are carrying inside, and where you are headed. The Cape of Good Hope was once called the Cape of Storms. Once sailors learned to navigate it, an entire ocean of opportunity opened up. That is the picture of faith moving through tribulation toward a hope that does not disappoint.

Key Points:

• Running from a clear instruction from God does not change the instruction. It only adds unnecessary trouble to the journey.
• Repentance is not just a feeling or a sentiment. In Nineveh, it showed up as changed behavior, and God responded to that.
• Faith is active. Accessing grace requires action, just as Noah had to pick up the hammer and actually build the ark.

Reference Scriptures:

• Jonah 1-4
• Luke 8:22-25
• Romans 5:1-8
• 1 John 3:1-3
• Revelation 7:9-17

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Title: Keeping on the straight and narrow
Speaker: Pastor Denis Murphy
Date: 19th January 2025
Location: Liverpool, UK

In this episode, the speaker uses a chili con-carne analogy to show how spiritual life needs balance—too much zeal or legalism makes it unpalatable. Drawing on Matthew 11:28–30 and various Old Testament passages, he explains that, like an experienced ox guiding a younger one, the Holy Spirit helps us stay steady, avoiding extremes of overcompensation or stubbornness.

Through Peter’s great catch (John 21) and the division under Rehoboam (1 Kings 12), we see that small adjustments—stepping a little closer to God’s pace—produce far greater fruit than erratic swings. The episode closes by highlighting the power of simple fellowship—breaking bread and serving one another—as the healthy rhythm for sustained spiritual growth.

Key Takeaways

• A balanced walk with Christ avoids extremes by staying yoked to the Spirit.
• Small, timely adjustments in obedience yield abundant spiritual fruit.
• Consistent fellowship and service (“breaking bread”) reinforce growth and unity.

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Title: Building God’s House
Speaker: Pastor Denis Murphy
Date: 15th September 2024
Location: Liverpool, UK

This talk was originally available on the Liverpool Revival Fellowship YouTube Channel

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