Ephesians 2:8-9 — Not Your Own Doing
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV Read more
Greetings in Christ Jesus and welcome to God’s Word for you! My name is Don Cooley and I am a deacon at my church. I’ve been heavily involved in my congregation for over 10 years, I spent about 7 years as an elder and the last several as a deacon. My primary ministry in organizing small groups. I’ve been happily married for 24 years to my beautiful wife Kelly, I have three children, 1 from a previous relationship and 2 with Kelly.
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.
Romans 8:26
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV Read more
“Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.”Proverbs 13:20 ESV Solomon doesn’t ease into this one. Two paths. Two outcomes. The contrast is clean and the warning is Read more
“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.”Isaiah 53:6 ESV There is no flattery in Read more