PRAYER IS THE KEY TO ALL WE HAVE FROM GOD

by | Mar 3, 2013 | George Runyan

Matthew 6:8 – Your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. Spirit-led prayer is not informational. Our Father in heaven already knows our needs. Prayer is not about words as much as it is about a relationship with our creator, redeemer, and the lover of our...

EXERCISE THE GIFTS GOD HAS GIVEN YOU

by | Mar 2, 2013 | George Runyan

Romans 12:6 – Each of us is to exercise our gifts. In our devotion yesterday, I spoke of exercising the gifts. Paul makes the point that we are to exercise or use the gifts given to us by the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of God gives us gifts, but we must receive them and...

HAVING GIFTS THAT DIFFER

by | Mar 1, 2013 | George Runyan

Romans 12:6 – We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us. The promise of the Father as recorded in Luke 24:49 was that the Holy Spirit would be given to everyone who put their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. When we speak of grace, we are speaking of...

A MORE EXCELLENT WAY

by | Feb 28, 2013 | George Runyan

1 Corinthians 12:31 – Earnestly desire the greater gifts. And yet I show you a still more excellent way. All that God has done for us comes from His attribute of love, for God is love! Any gift He imparts to a believer comes from a motivation of His love. He expects...

THE LORD’S ONE BODY HAS MANY MEMBERS

by | Feb 27, 2013 | George Runyan

1 Corinthians 12:12-13 – Even as the body is one and yet has many members, by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, we were all made to drink of one Spirit. The Apostle Paul uses the illustration of the human body to illustrate Christ’s spiritual body. The...