by Pastor Ray Viola | Sep 8, 2023 | Devotionals
When we come to saving faith in Jesus Christ, the ultimate purpose of the Holy Spirit in our lives is that Jesus would be revealed in us (Galatians 1:16). Just as Jesus said, “He who has seen Me has seen the Father” (John 14:9), so too the work of God’s Spirit in our...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Sep 7, 2023 | Communion Messages, Devotionals
Today we begin a study of the book of Galatians. We will see in this book how the apostle Paul addresses the issue of legalism. Because the gospel of the grace of God is worth defending, Paul writes this epistle as an apostle of Jesus Christ (Galatians 1:1). He...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Sep 6, 2023 | Devotionals
In the last chapter of Peter’s second epistle, we are exhorted to live lives of beauty and holiness in anticipation of our Lord Jesus’ return. Peter reminds us that prior to Jesus’ return, some of our very core beliefs, like creation and the second coming, will be...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Sep 5, 2023 | Devotionals
One of the foundational doctrines of our faith is that of eternal judgment (Hebrews 6:2). This reminds us all of the fact that for every single person, judgment is inevitable (Hebrews 9:27). 2nd Peter 2:4-22 is one of those blistering accounts of the consequences of...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Sep 4, 2023 | Devotionals, Mark
Mark 1:14,15 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. Jesus is the fulfillment of every bible...