The Power of Obedience in Faith

FLOYD ROGERS

God understands exactly what it takes for each of us to learn how to follow Him. He will never ask us to do something that we are unable to handle without His help. Through the presence of the Holy Spirit, God provides the strength and guidance we need to obey Him.

What matters most is reaching a point in life where we decide, with firm commitment, to follow God’s direction no matter what. This decision means choosing to obey Him in every situation, trusting that His grace and the power of the Holy Spirit will make it possible.

It’s not always easy. We may not like what God asks of us, but faithfulness means doing it anyway. The goal is to make obedience our way of life — a steady, daily choice. As we obey God, we leave the results in His hands, knowing He will take care of everything.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.

Proverbs 3:5-6

Understanding Salvation by Grace through Faith

FLOYD ROGERS

The message of the gospel is clear: salvation comes by grace through faith, and nothing else. No one can earn eternal life by following rules, keeping rituals, or obeying commandments alone. The purpose of the law — including the Ten Commandments — was never to provide salvation. Instead, it was meant to reveal our inability to live perfectly and show our need for God’s grace.

Long ago, people under the Mosaic Law could not achieve salvation by keeping it, and the same is true today. Trying to be saved by obeying the Ten Commandments will always fall short because no one can fully meet those standards. Both then and now, people are saved by placing their faith in God’s grace through Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 2:8-9 (NASB) tells us, “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” Salvation has always been, and will always be, a gift received by faith, not earned by deeds.

because by the works of the Law none of mankind will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes knowledge of sin.

Romans 3:20

A thought about the Importance of Obedience in Christian Life

FLOYD ROGERS

God created parents — fathers and mothers — to guide and teach their children how to obey. Their role is to help us understand the importance of following instruction. When a person resists authority, they often turn against it. But if God is truly who He says He is, then we are meant to follow His will and His ways.

A heart that desires to obey will choose to do so willingly and with love. However, obedience doesn’t happen overnight. It’s something we must learn over time. People often stumble because they give in to temptation or choose to reject authority. But as we grow in our faith, we begin to realise that it is far better and wiser to obey God.

This learning journey shapes our Christian life, teaching us that obedience brings blessing.

You shall walk entirely in the way which the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and that it may be well for you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you will possess.

Deuteronomy 5:33

Texas Gospel Canada Top 30 – June 2025

DAVID INGRAM, SR.

Welcome to the Texas Gospel Canada Top 30 Songs of June 2025! This list is meticulously compiled based on the actual number of plays each song received in the previous month (May.) The Texas Gospel Top 30 is proudly submitted to top Southern Gospel publications including The Singing News and SGNScoops.

1 God Won’t – Nelons (featuring Autumn Nelon Streetman) – Daywind/New Day
2 More Than A Hollow Hallelujah – Isaacs – House of Isaacs
3 That’s What Faith Looks Like – Karen Peck & New River – Daywind/New Day
4 God Has Heard Your Cry – Taylors – StowTown/Provident-Sony
5 Standing With You – The Sound – New Day Records/New Day
6 Kick Up My Heels And Sing – Guardians – Daywind/New Day
7 Free – Brian Free & Assurance – Daywind/New Day
8 Goodness And Mercy – Lee Park Worship – Vital Records/New Day
9 Nothing Greater Than Grace – Mercy’s Well – Independent
10 He Remembers My Sin No More – Kramers – StowTown/Provident-Sony
11 Motel Bible – Scotty Inman – Daywind/New Day –
12 Sunshine On A Cloudy Day – Jeff & Sheri Easter (with The Archers) – Gaither Music/Capitol Christian
13 God Has A Way Of Workin’ It Out – Chronicle – ARS/New Day
14 None But Jesus – Erwins – StowTown/Provident-Sony
15 More – Allens – ARS/New Day
16 I Saw Angels Today – 2nd Chance Ministries – Independent
17 Child Of The King – Old Time Preacher’s Quartet – REAL Southern Gospel Records
18 Mercy River – Down East Boys – Sonlite/Crossroads
19 Jesus Stays – Jim & Melissa Brady – Daywind/New Day
20 No Better Time – Kingdom Heirs – Sonlite/Crossroads
21 Love ‘Em Where They Are – Gaither Vocal Band – Spring House Music Group
22 Build An Altar – Sunday Drive – StowTown/Provident-Sony
23 Still Under His Feet – Anthem Edition – Sonlite/Crossroads
24 Remember The Blood – Exodus – Independent
25 Door Wide Open – Gordon Mote – New Haven/Provident-Sony
26 Just To Know You – Heart 2 Heart – ARS/New Day
27 Troubled – LeFevre Quartet (with Joseph Habedank) – Daywind/New Day
28 Wait For It – Zane & Donna King – StowTown/Provident-Sony
29 Limitless God – 8th Street – ARS/New Day
30 Golgotha’s Call – Bibletones – Independent

HighRoad’s Sarah Davison Shares Praise Report After Daughter’s Medical Emergency

AMY TURNER

The Southern Gospel community rallied in prayer this past week as High Road’s Sarah Davison and her husband Trevor faced every parent’s worst nightmare. Their six-month-old daughter, Ruth Ann, suffered a fall that resulted in bleeding on the brain, sending the family into a time of uncertainty and fear.

What began as a medical emergency has transformed into a testimony of God’s healing hand and faithful provision. Sarah Davison recently shared an encouraging update about Ruth Ann’s condition that has given us a reason to rejoice.

“We got the best care in the whole world. I think I was so impressed with the doctors and the nurses there,” Sarah reported. “We ended up having her admitted and the next day the doctors came in and after another scan, they said it looked like the bleeding had clotted and that we could go home that night.”

The relief and gratitude in Sarah’s voice was unmistakable as she continued: “So we are praising God big time right now for just the miraculous healing job that he did on Ruth Ann this weekend and we just gave him all the glory because it’s truly just a miracle that it wasn’t any worse than it was and we are home safe now with our little girl and she is doing great.”

Sarah’s heartfelt thanks extended to the prayer warriors who lifted their family up during this difficult time: “Thank you all so much for the prayers man our God is so awesome and he is so good to us.”

This testimony serves as a powerful reminder of the faithfulness of God and the strength found in Christian community during times of trial. The Davison family’s experience demonstrates how quickly circumstances can change when the Lord intervenes, turning fear into praise and anxiety into thanksgiving.