Dear friends of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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Please pray for Sharon, she is at the eye Doctor for a check up. Remember it was about a year ago when it was though she had torn her retina. We are believing in full healing in our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen!

We also take Buffy for a cancer check up today! Please continue to pray for healing, in Jesus name, Amen!

I have to tell you that when Sharon got inside the Doctor’s office we could not find her billfold! I went home to look and could not find it……..WOW! An elderly couple found it outside of the clinic and brought it into the front desk! PRAISE GOD FOR HONEST PEOPLE!!!!

Be not contented with this unspeakable blessing for thyself alone, but publish abroad the story of the cross – Charles Spurgeon  PRAISE GOD! Please pray for us here at FGGAM  as we continue to march on for our Lord, and publish abroad the story of the cross! AMEN! 

Then Jesus said to His disciples. “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me.” Matthew 16:24

‘Do not be afraid’ is written in the Bible 365 times. That’s a daily reminder from God to be fearless everyday. Amen! Today look in your Bible and soak in the Word of God! 

“A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” John A. Shedd

“Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway.” John Wayne the Duke.

Let me share with you an all-time favorite: “Save Your Fork”

There was a young woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness

and had been given three months to live. So as she was getting her things

‘in order,’ she contacted her Pastor and had him come to her house to
discuss certain aspects of her final wishes. She told him which songs she
wanted sung at the service, what scriptures she would like read, and what
outfit she wanted to be buried in. Everything was in order and the Pastor
was preparing to leave when the young woman suddenly remembered something
very important to her. ‘There’s one more thing,’ she said excitedly..
‘What’s that?’ came the Pastor’s reply? ‘This is very important,’ the young
woman continued. ‘I want to be buried with a fork in my right hand.’ The
Pastor stood looking at the young woman, not knowing quite what to say.
That surprises you, doesn’t it?’ the young woman asked. ‘Well, to be
honest, I’m puzzled by the request,’ said the Pastor. The young woman
explained. ‘My grandmother once told me this story, and from that time on I
have always tried to pass along its message to those I love and those who
are in need of encouragement. In all my years of attending socials and
dinners, I always remember that when the dishes of the main course were
being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say, ‘Keep your
fork.’ It was my favorite part because I knew that something better was
coming…like velvety chocolate cake or deep-dish apple pie. Something
wonderful, and with substance!’ So, I just want people to see me there in
that casket with a fork in my hand and I want them to wonder ‘What’s with
the fork?’ Then I want you to tell them: ‘Keep your fork ..the best is yet
to come.’ The Pastor’s eyes welled up with tears of joy as he hugged the
young woman good-bye. He knew this would be one of the last times he would
see her before her death. But he also knew that the young woman had a
better grasp of heaven than he did. She had a better grasp of what heaven
would be like than many people twice her age, with twice as much experience
and knowledge. She KNEW that something better was coming. At the funeral
people were walking by the young woman’s casket and they saw the cloak she
was wearing and the fork placed in her right hand. Over and over, the
Pastor heard the question, ‘What’s with the fork?’ And over and over he
smiled. During his message, the Pastor told the people of the conversation
he had with the young woman shortly before she died. He also told them
about The fork and about what it symbolized to her. He told the people how
he could not stop thinking about the fork and told them that they probably
would not be able to stop thinking about it either.*

He was right. So the next time you reach down for your fork let it
remind you, ever so gently, that the best is yet to come. Friends are a
very rare jewel, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to
succeed. Cherish the time you have, and the memories you share.
Being friends with someone is not an opportunity, but a sweet

The following is written by FGGAM’s Shari Hardway Johnson:

There is much debate of eternal security, and while I’ll not debate it with you, I’m persuaded to share it with you today. Turn me off if you will, it’s okay, we’ll talk to God about it later. I was reminded last night that salvation is in the heart of the believer not in the mind of the conceiver. It doesn’t matter whether or not I think you’re saved, it matters whether or not you are, and that, my friend, is between you and Almighty God.

I only know what I know… Satan is a liar and a loser! If he tells me once a day, he tells me twenty that I’m lost. He’ll discourage me at every turn because I fall to the flesh and am not what I should be, so how is it that I know that I’m so certain I have an eternal home in Glory? Because as Paul wrote to my Brother in Christ Timothy in his letter:

2 Timothy 1:12 King James Version (KJV)

For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

It would be a sad reality if I were in charge of my destiny, I can’t even keep track of my car keys! I know that I’m a child of God because He bears witness to my soul, speaking great peace in the hour of struggle, bringing His word into my mind as if it’s on a flip chart in my head… “This is what you need today, Shari….” And it always is! We walk and talk just as sure I do with co-workers and friends, He’s very real. So how do I justify in my head that a blatant sinner is saved?

It’s tough. I’ll not lie in that regards. My only solace is that I know what I did to get saved… I accepted what Christ did so that I could be saved. That’s it. I did nothing, He did it all. I know I’ve sinned since that day of salvation and yet He still loves me. Yes I’m repentant, but I’m still a sinner saved grace though I have no desire to go back into the life style for which He saved me out of. So why do other’s choose to? Because Satan’s good at his job.

Did they really get saved? I don’t want to give a lost soul an easy out by believing the lie that you can say a few magic words and all is right with God. It truly does take a repentant heart; one that has discovered they’re a wretched sinner in need of salvation that only Christ can provide. It takes believing in sincerity that He died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins, that He rose again the third day and is now in Heaven, making intercession on our behalf with God the Father. I don’t claim to know it all, but I know that and that’s all that matters. Creation itself testifies of God the Creator, but knowing that God created the earth, and accepting what He did on the cross is two different things. Creation is beautiful, and while the end result of salvation is beautiful the price our Lord paid was ugly and not to be taken lightly.

So can a man (or woman) that’s lived the last ten years of their life as a drunkard go to Heaven? Did they at some point in their life in all earnestness, even as a child, believe upon the Lord Jesus Christ… if so, then yes? How they got to the drunkard stage knowing what the Lord did for them, I don’t know. But I know this, scripture doesn’t lie…

EVERLASTING LIFE DOESN’T END

John 5:24 (KJV)

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

ETERNAL LIFE DOESN’T END

John 10:28 (KJV)

And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

EVERLASTING LASTS FOREVER

John 3:16 (KJV)

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

NOT OF YOURSELF – GRACE ALONE

Ephesians 2:8-9 (KJV)

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:  Not of works, lest any man should boast.

IN NO WISE CAST OUT – NO, NOT EVER!

John 6:37

All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

That my friend is just a few of the verses from the divine, inerrant Word of God that proclaims it is God Who takes man to Heaven, and not we ourselves. If He was great enough to save us, He’s certainly great enough to keep us.

Creation not only testifies of the greatness and vastness of God, for which our finite minds cannot possibly comprehend, but more importantly His Holy Spirit testifies within us that we belong to Him.

You must ask that question of yourself. Do you remember the time He saved your soul? Was there a definite change in your life at that time? If you’ve back slidden, turn around; if you’re unsure turn to Him, but make sure that you know that you know!

Thank you Shari!

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For God’s Glory Alone in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ, Dewey, Sharon, Family, and FGGAM Team

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