The Miracle Project Lindsay Murphy

In this episode, Rica McRoy shares her personal story of a life rescued by Christ Jesus. In the midst of a multitude of hurts and struggles, some of which had lasted for nearly 28 years, Rica was finally "blessed to be at the end of her rope," because she finally had room in her heart for God the Father, His Son, Jesus, and the precious Holy Spirit. Unbeknownst to her, God quietly pursued her until she found herself sitting in the back pew of the exact church with purple doors she had married her soon-to-be ex-husband in, obviously not by any will of her own. As the words of Abram washed over her from Genesis 15:6*, 24 years of Gospel seeds that had been planted by dear friends, Ruth and Marshall Lamanac, quickly bloomed.  Suddenly, in a moment, the Holy Spirit gave Rica SILENCE in her mind for the first time in her life, proving to her that the words of Genesis 15:6 were not only possible, but true. Fast forward almost 30 years and God has poured out his continual second chances on Rica and her family in many beautiful ways. One of the ways she, highlights in this episode, is through her vocation as an optometrist. Her "voca" (or "calling") as she describes remained the same even after she was saved, but her passion and purpose for it changed in the best way. Now, she and her business partner own a "business as ministry," R City Eye Care in Huntsville, Alabama. Every day, they are providing excellent eye care while also doing whatever the Lord leads in the way of helping their patients to "see" the life they have in front of them. I pray this episode blesses you as much as it has blessed me!

"Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD counted him as righteous because of his faith." Genesis 15:6*

In this episode, Anne Clift, mother of Laura Beth Barnes (S1E5) shares a compilation of miracle stories she experienced in a local, Madison, AL nursing home. These stories give hope to those who are praying for their loved ones to be shepherded into the Kingdom, and are a reminder that God is calling even those that don't know your loved ones to minister to them (John 10:28-29).  Many years after Anne's ministry in the nursing home, as she was preparing to teach a lesson to her Bible study group, she asked God to help her to understand The Tree of Life referenced in Genesis 3 and Revelation 22. He delivered in a powerful way, giving her a very clear and detailed vision of what the Tree of Life offers us, and how the Tree of Life is Him and His love for us. After receiving the vision, Anne quickly wrote down what she saw and has been giving this "exercise" to those that God calls her to ever since, with the instruction to 'close your eyes and let someone read this over you.' If you listen to the episode, you will have the privilege of Anne walking you through the vision, giving you the ability to experience God and His Glory. Anne comments, "It's so important to listen to God's voice and trust Him. When He has a plan for your lift, it is all good. I remember Moses arguing with God because he didn't want to go to Egypt. I can identify with Moses...I've learned over the years to say yes the first time when He speaks, and He makes my paths straight." This is such a peaceful and powerful episode, and I pray it blesses you as much as it has blessed me!

In this episode, Tiffany Green shares the heart behind The Hummingbird Project. After losing her father to cancer, she recalls the strength and dependence upon the Lord that he exhibited throughout his journey here on earth. Out of his life is breathed Wrapped in Love, a community initiative to collect blankets for patients receiving cancer treatments at Clearview Cancer Institute in Huntsville, AL. After seeing mommy work so hard to serve others, her two sons Noah and Nigel decided that they wanted their own community initiatives and each came up with their own. Noah is now in charge of Noah's Ark, an initiative to collect toys for the children of cancer patients at CCI, and Nigel is now in charge of Out of this World, an initiative to collect books for the children of cancer patients at CCI. This family is a true picture of what suffering for the cause of Christ looks like. Using pain for purpose, taking hardships and then cultivating blessings. I pray this episode blesses you as much as it has blessed me!

In this episode, Ross Jaeger, lead pastor at Rivertree Church, discusses John chapter 5 which details a miracle story of a  man healed at the Pool of Bethesda. We all are like the man…suffering from an irreversible condition (of sin). Then, Jesus enters in! Before healing the man,  Jesus asks the question, "Do you want to be healed?" 

It's a question we should all ponder as believers, and Ross helps to describe what Jesus is really asking, and why. Ross' discussion of this story really helped me to see more clearly Jesus' purpose for miracles, and what they mean to the calling of our lives. 

When we seek miracles, are we truly seeking the greatest miracle of all? Or are we instead looking to the world to find healing apart from Jesus? If you are in Christ, you have “gotten up”,  just like the man once he was healed. The old is behind you and you have the power in you to live differently from this point on. 

The purpose of the healing is for holiness. To be different. Don’t make an idol out of your health or miracle. Make your life a life for pursuing Christ. The miraculous work of Jesus in our lives is never just a physical healing, but about living for God, fighting sin, embracing holiness, treasuring Christ, delighting in Him. God loves you too much to give you a healthy body and leave you with a sick soul. That's THE greatest miracle of all! 

Bonus material is learning more about Ross, his testimony, his family, and how you, too, can receive this incredible gift of healing and eternal life with your Creator. 

I hope this episode and this message blesses you as much as it has blessed me!

A quick trailer for Season 2!

"Hey everyone! I am so excited to announce that Season 2 of The Miracle Project will be airing one week from today! If you are not already familiar, this project is breathed out of Psalm 96:3, "publish His glorious deeds. tell everyone about the amazing things He does!"
With each podcast, we come together to share stories of miracles, testimonies, and incredible stories of the works of God in our city, Huntsville, Alabama. 
The theme of this season is “Let’s Look Closer…” 
God is writing so many beautiful stories around us – in people that you know in parts of the city you are familiar with, and in people you’ve never met before in parts of the city you don’t have much connection with. My prayer is to connect all areas on the map of Huntsville by coming together to celebrate the Goodness of our God. 
So, each week, to help me achieve that vision, you may see me around town flying this cute little drone to hopefully create some beautiful pictures of what it looks like to take in greatness of our God and how He has worked through so many to grow our home into what it is, but also to look closer into someone’s story and heart – as He is able to do it all so faithfully and He truly holds it all together.
As I see the incredible panoramic view of Huntsville, I can only think about how our God has that panoramic view of our lives. As we can point out a location in a picture of our city, God can point out a hurt in our life that he redeemed. As we trace along to connect one part of town to the next, God can identify one event in our lives and how it will connect to a future event. I pray that seeing how God holds it all together in the midst of the pain and hurt and agony in our city, that we will receive hope that he is holding it all together in our lives, too. That he redeems with miracles of the mind, miracles of the heart, and miracles of the spirit. 
There is so much to learn from our brothers and sisters right in our backdoor. 
So, as we access so much content day to day, I pray that THIS is the content that our hearts begin to yearn for – the stories that the Ultimate Author is writing all around Huntsville! As you read the Bible, you begin to learn that the steady heartbeat from Genesis to Revelation is that God is faithful. I pray that as we record these stories, that we can reflect that same heartbeat…that God. Is. Faithful.
My hope is that God breathes authenticity here. There’s an invitation for my fellow Christian brothers and sisters who have zero doubts. There’s also an invitation here for skeptics curious to see what’s happening. Young, old, newly saved, not yet saved, been saved for 60 years, Huntsville native, new to Huntsville, downtown resigned, government housing, homeless, upper class, lower class, every race, every religion, every (you fill in the blank)…If you are willing to open your hearts to consider the amazing, unequivocal, life-changing miracles that are happening all around you, then you are welcome here!
“As it is, there are many parts, but one body.” 1 Corinthians 12:20
I love you all – thanks for sharing and supporting. The more we are able to share, the more touchpoints and stories we will be able to access!


 
 

In this episode, Zach Carter, Discipleship Pastor at Rivertree Church in Huntsville, AL, discusses the book "A Simple Guide to Experiencing Miracles" by J.P. Moreland. As Season 1 of The Miracle Project comes to a close, it seems only appropriate that we reflect on each story and praise God for the miracles he performs by learning more about how and why He does it
(Part 1). As we look ahead to 2022, Zach expands on how we can increase our expectation of miracles and how that can deepen our relationship with God. 
 
Moreland, J. P. (2021). A Simple Guide to Experience Miracles. Zondervan.