by Pastor Ray Viola | Jun 19, 2023 | Devotionals
Other than verses 13 and 19 in Philippians 4, perhaps one of the most often quoted passage from this epistle is: “Being confident of this very thing, that He Who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.” (Philippians 1:6) What a...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jun 18, 2023 | Devotionals, Philippians
This morning we begin a very rewarding and yet challenging study in Paul’s epistle to the Philippians. In this little letter that has been called by some, “the epistle of joy”, we discover many practical lessons regarding the Christian life. As in our study of any...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jun 17, 2023 | Contemporary Christianity
In completing our study in Colossians, we are once again going to see the value of every part of the body of Christ. Even though Paul was called and ordained by Christ Himself (Acts 9:1-16), and given spectacular revelations pertaining to the kingdom of God (2...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jun 15, 2023 | Devotionals
Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Jesus said, “But seek ye first the kingdom of God”. What does “first” mean? Before all things. Above all things. But how easy it is for other things...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jun 14, 2023 | Devotionals
John sees Jesus in glory as a Lamb that had been slain from the foundation of the world (Revelation 13:8). This tells us that man’s fall and subsequent redemption was not a surprise to the Almighty, but His preordained plan (Acts 2:23). It is by virtue of the Lamb’s...