by George Runyan | Dec 7, 2013 | George Runyan
James 5:7 – Be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. In the month of December, believers turn their attention toward celebrating the birth of the Savior. What a tremendous time of the year, as we remember all that the Lord has done for His people. James, in...
by George Runyan | Dec 6, 2013 | George Runyan
Proverbs 15:19 – The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway. My father taught my brothers and me, “Don’t put off till tomorrow, what you can do today because tomorrow never comes, it is always today.” Delay in one’s...
by George Runyan | Dec 5, 2013 | George Runyan
James 4:11 – Do not speak against one another, brethren. The Gospel has as a major focus on relationship. Relationship is rooted in care for another. Mature relationship is the willingness to put another person’s welfare above your own. The greatest demonstration of...
by George Runyan | Dec 4, 2013 | George Runyan
James 4:1 – What is the source of quarrels and conflict among you? James proceeds to answer his own question by identifying numerous sources of conflict. He begins with “pleasures that wage war in your members” (James 4:1b). Pleasures speak of lust. Lust can be...
by George Runyan | Dec 3, 2013 | George Runyan
James 3:13 – Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom. As you begin to read the third chapter of James’ letter to the church, you read of comparing the gentleness of God’s wisdom to bitter...
