FBC Toccoa - This is My Story

The theme of Justin’s Rothstein’s life is the importance of showing up. From how his adoptive family and childhood church invested in him, to how he is parenting and serving today, God’s faithfulness is evident through his story.
1 Corinthians 16:13 “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.”

Psalm 68:6 “God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.”
Editing: Sarah Edmonds
Audio Engineering: Gabe Sanders
Music: Grant Wall
Logo: Kelly Thigpen

In today’s conversation, Davis and Heather Bragg explain finding their identity in Christ and clinging to Proverbs 16:9 as their life verse. Their whole life is a testament to God’s faithfulness, including how losing Heather’s dad helped prepare them to walk through Davis’s own mental health struggles.
Scripture referenced:
Proverbs 16:9 “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.”
Genesis 50:20a “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.”
2 Corinthians 12:9 “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”
Romans 8:26-28 “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”
Romans 12:12 “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.”
James 1:5 “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.”
Mark 12:30-31 “‘And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
Humility book: https://www.amazon.com/Humility-Greatness-C-J-Mahaney/dp/1590523261
Sadie Robertson Huff Podcast: https://liveoriginal.com/podcast/
Editing: Sarah Edmonds
Audio Engineering: Gabe Sanders
Music: Grant Wall
Logo: Kelly Thigpen

In this episode, we chat with FBC’s former Minister of Music Larry, and his wife Sandra. They share about God’s constant provision, their life in youth and music ministry, and how they found community in unlikely places.
Editing: Sarah Edmonds
Audio Engineering: Gabe Sanders
Music: Grant Wall
Logo: Kelly Thigpen

Today, Nathan shares about God working in his life through many people at FBC, how he became a prayer warrior during a season of struggling, and ways he shows God’s love to others by serving at church and on mission trips.
Editing: Sarah Edmonds
Audio Engineering: Gabe Sanders
Music: Grant Wall
Logo: Kelly Thigpen

In this episode of This is My Story, Thomas and Hannah Flowers tell us about living out their faith as they work with student athletes.
Editing: Sarah Edmonds
Audio Engineering: Gabe Sanders
Music: Grant Wall
Logo: Kelly Thigpen

Today we get to hear from a very special extension of our church family, Rania. You may know her daughter, Sarah, who is a very active member at FBC and shared on our Christmas episode. This sweet family is from Jordan, where they live out their faith in inspirational ways, including being part of distributing Operation Christmas Child boxes annually.
We are so encouraged when we hear about how God is working in our own community as well as in other cultures.
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Editing: Sarah Edmonds
Audio Engineering: Gabe Sanders
Music: Grant Wall
Logo: Kelly Thigpen

In this episode, we hear from Jean McCumber, who shares how God has been pursuing her throughout her life, even when she resisted and rebelled.
Editing: Sarah Edmonds
Audio Engineering: Gabe Sanders
Music: Grant Wall
Logo: Kelly Thigpen

To close out the Ask Our Pastor's series, Jason DeFoor shares about his new role at FBC as Senior Adult and Care Pastor and answers some of your submitted questions.
Editing: Sarah Edmonds
Audio Engineering: Gabe Sanders
Music: Grant Wall
Logo: Kelly Thigpen

In this episode our Senior Pastor, Brett Sanders, answers questions submitted as part of the Ask Our Pastors series. Brett shares his testimony, what brought him to pastoral ministry, and how we can be praying for him as he pastors us.
Editing: Sarah Edmonds
Audio Engineering: Gabe Sanders
Music: Grant Wall
Logo: Kelly Thigpen

This week, Clay answers your questions! Clay shares about his golf game, how God brought him to music ministry, how he uses music as a tool to build relationships.
Editing: Sarah Edmonds
Audio Engineering: Gabe Sanders
Music: Grant Wall
Logo: Kelly Thigpen