Clay Runnels

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Seeking Jesus First - Mar. 22, 2023

“I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall hear of it and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together. I sought the

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Seeking Jesus First - Mar. 21, 2023

Part Three - The LORD is MY strength. “The Lord will give strength to His people; The Lord will bless His people with peace.” (Psalm 29:11, NKJV) The LORD God Almighty is The One responsible for giving us strength and peace. Our strength and peace IS The LORD GOD

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Seeking Jesus First - Mar. 20, 2023

Part Two - The LORD is MY strength. What does it mean to “boast in The LORD”? Boast means to glory, to rejoice, to take pride and to exult. Can this be done silently? The simple answer is: (DRUM ROLL PLEASE… DUN TADA DUH) - NO.…

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Seeking Jesus First - Mar. 18, 2023

Part One - The LORD is MY strength. When I place my faith and hope in God, He is my strength. When I look unto Him, He gives me faith and then justifies my faith in Him. “Trust in The LORD with all of your heart and lean not to

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Seeking Jesus First - Mar. 17, 2023

“And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea

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Seeking Jesus First - Mar. 16, 2023

Through Christ Jesus, God replaced a covenant that required you to keep laws in order to receive promises with a covenant that requires you to believe in the one who promised, and the promise itself, in order to receive it. I can’t rightfully say, “I believe in God.”, without

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Seeking Jesus First - Mar. 15, 2023

When someone gives you a promise, they are giving you a guarantee of a future change to your current circumstance. Each promise from God is a spiritual truth which contradicts natural fact. God’s promises are guarantees from heaven that your circumstances will change…

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Seeking Jesus First - Mar. 14, 2023

We understand through The Word, especially 1 Thessalonians 5:23, that there are three components of a human - spirit, soul and body. The Word identifies each part and we see how each functions, yet the three are one. A whole person is a spirit being, with a soul living,

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Seeking Jesus First - Mar. 13, 2023

Christian believers have their faith and foundation in Christ Jesus, His teachings and the teachings of the apostles. We call The Bible, The Word of God, because we believe it to be divinely inspired by The Spirit of God which resides on and in every believer…

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Seeking Jesus First - Mar. 8, 2023

Because of faith in Christ Jesus, we are the people of God. This is not the result of any human lineage, race or earthly heritage. Being the children of God has powerful benefits. The first benefit is that God is our Father.

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Seeking Jesus First - Mar. 7, 2023

Do you think of yourself as spiritually mature? How does one know if he is spiritually mature? What does that even mean? Should I stop attending church if I am spiritually mature? Do I need a Christian leader, pastor or teacher to know me and speak into my life anymore?

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Seeking Jesus First - Mar. 6, 2023

What does God sound like? When God is speaking, there are two prevailing characteristics: Love and Truth…

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Seeking Jesus First - Mar. 4, 2023

Apostle Paul admonishes the disciples of Christ to “stand fast” or to “hold fast”. It simply means to remain firmly persuaded about what he taught them and to stand firm in their beliefs and conversation. “Conversation” is your manner of speech and way of living…

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Seeking Jesus First - Mar. 3, 2023

What does it mean to be firmly persuaded? “Firmly persuaded” is the definition of the Greek word for faith, pistis.  When a person is firmly persuaded of a truth, they will speak of it. When a person is firmly persuaded of a course of action, they will act.

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Seeking Jesus First - Mar. 2, 2023

Spiritual gifts and ministrations are all the result of The LORD Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit working in us. If you ask The Heavenly Father for His Holy Spirit, what will He give you? (See Luke 11:11-13) God The Father will give you His Holy Spirit.

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Seeking Jesus First - Mar. 1, 2023

Everything about salvation by grace through faith is beautiful, wonderful and awe inspiring. Probably, one of the most exciting things about faith in Christ Jesus is the promise of adoption as children of God. In this promise, we see God’s original intent for humanity…

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Seeking Jesus First - Feb. 28, 2023

Faith in Jesus Christ is the great equalizer. No matter what our lineage, no matter what our history, we receive the spirit of adoption, the adoption as sons of God, through faith in Christ Jesus…

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Seeking Jesus First - Feb. 27, 2023

“Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to

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Seeking Jesus First - Feb. 25, 2023

Dear believers in Christ Jesus, It is important to let Holy Spirit use God’s Word to teach us. (Duh!?!? Right?!) Well, we really must learn to honor God’s Word above opinions and feelings. Let’s look at salvation “by grace through faith”.

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Seeking Jesus First - Feb. 24, 2023

Ash Wednesday is recognized by many believers as a day of repentance and coming to Jesus for forgiveness as we remember the the sacrificial death and victorious resurrection of Christ Jesus…

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Seeking Jesus First - Feb. 23, 2023

If people seek knowledge without seeking God, their Godless interpretations of right and wrong will inevitably lead to destruction of self and others.

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Seeking Jesus First - Feb. 22, 2023

Be courageous. Apostle Paul was being taken by ship to Rome to make his appeal to Caesar. On the way, a great storm, like a hurricane, came and threatened to destroy the ship and all of the people on it. Take a look at what Paul told the people on

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Seeking Jesus First - Feb. 21, 2023

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Seeking Jesus First - Feb. 20, 2023

Surprise! God is speaking to me about faith this morning. God does what God is. God is love. God cannot hate you. God is truth. God cannot lie to you. God is good. God cannot do evil to you or tempt you with evil. God is faithful to Himself and

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Seeking Jesus First - Feb. 18, 2023

What is the only requirement to receive a gift from God? Faith. Faith itself is a gift from God and must be received by faith. That sounds “funny”. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. God has given to each the measure of faith…