by Pastor Ray Viola | Jun 25, 2023 | Contemporary Christianity
We have learned in our journey through Paul’s letter to the believers in Philippi that there was an undercurrent of selfishness which manifested itself in attitudes of vainglory and strife. To address that problem, Paul reminded them of the humility of Jesus Christ...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jun 24, 2023 | Contemporary Issues
Our Scriptures for The Lord’s Supper this morning are from Romans 1:15-17, and they are the basis of the theme of “God-centered, gospel-based righteousness” that is developed in the rest of this epistle. Paul was in a constant state of readiness to share the gospel of...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jun 23, 2023 | Contemporary Christianity
In our study this morning we are made aware that self-centeredness was a problem that existed in the congregation in Philippi. (See also Philippians 4:2,3.) The Holy Spirit mentions words like strife and vainglory to describe the attitudes that existed within this...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jun 21, 2023 | Devotionals, Prayer
A couple weeks ago we had our fall week of prayer here at Koinonia. These weeks of prayer are a time when we set nearly every other area of ministry aside and go before our precious Lord and seek His face and will for our lives and church family. It is no coincidence...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jun 20, 2023 | Devotionals
The Bible clearly reveals that God knows the thoughts and intents of our hearts (Hebrews 4:12,13). God knows what we do, why we do it, and for whom we are doing it. Unfortunately, our fallen human nature is often guilty of doing the right things for the wrong reasons....