Terry Rogers
Faith, Family, Fun
If Not For Grace…
I really enjoy studying God’s Word with my Church Family.
We are currently doing a study on Ephesians. Last night, one of the guys read a passage from The Message Bible. It’s so powerful, I wanted to share it with you.
Would love to hear your thoughts…
Instead, immense in mercy and with an incredible love, he embraced us. He took our sin-dead lives and made us alive in Christ. He did all this on his own, with no help from us! Then he picked us up and set us down in highest heaven in company with Jesus, our Messiah. Now God has us where he wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus. Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it. It’s God’s gift from start to finish! We don’t play the major role. If we did, we’d probably go around bragging that we’d done the whole thing! No, we neither make nor save ourselves. God does both the making and saving. He creates each of us by Christ Jesus to join him in the work he does, the good work he has gotten ready for us to do, work we had better be doing. Ephesians 2:4-10
I’ve Been Getting Some Strength From This Lately…
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. ~2 Timothy 4:7
It’s amazing how certain scriptures can speak one way into your life one day, & a completely different way on another… This has been the case with this verse. I’ve read, quoted, & preached from this verse many times, but it’s been hitting me in a different way lately.
In the “Fight of Faith” it’s real easy to want to measure success or failure by whether or not we got our prayer answered, the way WE wanted it answered.
If we prayed a certain way for something, and it happened the way we asked, WE WIN! If not, WE LOSE… Maybe we will get ’em next time. (Like it was a sporting event or something.)
In this verse Paul won, because he KEPT THE FAITH.
If you read the Bible, you know that everything didn’t always work out for Paul. A LOT of the Books that he wrote, were written from prison. Not your ideal vacation destination location for writing best sellers.
You may be facing a difficult situation, or just came out of one that didn’t work out like you hoped it would… I just want to encourage you to stay in the fight! Stay in faith!
You WIN when you don’t quit!
What are your thoughts on 2 Timothy 4:7
A Break From The Heat!
It’s so stinking hot here in SC!
I wanted to share a little something with you to get your mind off the high temperatures & remind you of who’s coming to town in about 6 months!
Hope this helps cool you off a little… If nothing else, gives you a good laugh.
This is my son Adam when he was 3 years old singing on my first webcam.
(10 years ago, thus the quality)
THANK YOU!
A BIG THANK YOU to all of the businesses, churches/ministries, & schools that partnered with us for the ” Trailer Of Hope” Alabama Disaster Relief Project we did here at Faith Renewed.
This was project was successful because of the countless individuals (too many to name), and the following organizations:
(If I missed anyone, please let me know & I will add them to the list.)
Businesses:
Piedmont Express
Shred A Way
Design Image Studios
Drive Automotive Industries
Magic 98.9
Moonville Signs
Blue Transportation
The Blood Connection
L&M Electric Inc.
Carton, Crates, & Cartage
Pet Dairy
West End Marketing
Churches & Ministries:
College Park Church- Greenville
Gleaning House Ministries- Pickens
Grace Methodist Church- Pickens
Harmony Fellowship Church- Greer
Life Church- Dacusville
Praise Cathedral Church of God- Greer
Schools:
A.J. Whittenberg Elementary
Fork Shoals Elementary
Greenbrier Elementary
Thank you again for having a heart for the hurting in Alabama!
Continue to lift up those in prayer that have been affected by the tornadoes across America.
We will be helping others in the future and would love to have you partner with us.
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