by Pastor Ray Viola | Feb 14, 2023 | Devotionals
Consistency. Consistency and I do not always go together. My desire to be consistent is real, but within me I lack the ability to always be consistent in my pursuit of Christ. Is this a problem? Yes and no. You see, I am a creature that is totally dependent upon the...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Feb 13, 2023 | Devotionals
The word endurance describes the ability of the Lord that enables you to hang in there, persevere, bear trials. Endurance and Christ-like character are spiritual twins. The attribute of God that enables us to endure is love. Agape endures all things. By the way,...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Feb 12, 2023 | Devotionals
Psalm 85:6 Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee? Because there was a lack of joy in their lives, the people of Israel cried out to be revived in the joy of the Lord. There is a secondary kind of joy that is common to all men. These...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Feb 11, 2023 | Devotionals
Today’s message concerns events that took place 50 days after Jesus rose from the dead. After His bodily resurrection from the dead, Jesus showed Himself alive by many infallible proofs for 40 days (Acts 1:3). He then told his disciples to wait in the city of...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Feb 10, 2023 | Devotionals
This Sunday we celebrate the day that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. He said that He would rise again. The resurrection of Jesus is what separates the Christian faith from all the religions of the world. The ‘founders’ of Islam, Hinduism, etc., have all died –...