Terry Rogers

Weekend Reflections…

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Terry Rogers

Emotionally, I felt like I was on a very big roller coaster this weekend!

Here’s why:

Friday: I performed a wedding ceremony for a couple that married one another over 50 years ago. They divorced later in life, and went in different directions… They were brought back together after many years. After a lot of laughing, crying, & forgiving, they recommitted their lives to one another in front of God and man. That was AWESOME!

Saturday: I preached the funeral of a church member & friend. That is NEVER easy! Even though I understand from God’s Word, that he is in the presence of God & wouldn’t trade places with ANY of us for ANY reason, it’s still hard. Letting go on this side is tough! Thankfully, this is not the end for a Believer in Jesus Christ.

Sunday: Was Father’s Day! I love being a dad!!! My Heavenly Dad has blessed me with 3 amazing kids! I also shared God’s Word. That’s always a humbling experience. I spoke a direct Word to the men of Faith Renewed. God is doing some really cool things in the lives of some of our guys. I see a Mighty Army rising up! Our altars were full of men, committing their lives to the cause of Christ. I saw fathers & sons embracing, and praying for one another. I LOVED it!

As you can see there were several ups & downs this weekend.

I’m trying to learn to take life, like I do other roller coasters…

By throwing my hands up in the air & enjoying where it takes me!

That was my weekend, how was yours?

If Not For Grace…

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Terry Rogers

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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…

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Terry Rogers

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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!