by Pastor Ray Viola | Jul 11, 2023 | Devotionals
As we journey through this life, it’s important that we remember where our real home is. Each believer experiences tribulation in his or her pursuit of the kingdom of God. However saints, our hearts are not to be troubled by life’s perils and problems, but encouraged...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jul 9, 2023 | Devotionals
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And He is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world (1 John...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jul 8, 2023 | Devotionals
Jonah 3:10-4:1 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not. But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. Really God? The Assyrians? Are You...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jul 7, 2023 | Contemporary Christianity
One of the prominent messages of the Protestant Reformation was that salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, apart from any works, ritual or merit on the part of sinners. As we read in the Bible: “But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jul 6, 2023 | Devotionals
One of the most fascinating books in the entire Bible is the Song of Solomon. Despite the different interpretations of this book, there is one unmistakable feature, and that is the intimacy that exists between the bridegroom and the Shulamite woman. The term “beloved”...