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 –...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Feb 9, 2023 | Contemporary Christianity, Contemporary Issues
To say that Jesus is coming soon is a phrase which is met with mixed reactions. For some, it is a blessed hope, but to others it is regarded as religious fanaticism. According to the holy Scriptures, the same Jesus who died on the cross for our sins, was buried, and...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Feb 8, 2023 | Devotionals
After we are born again, we become new creatures; so new, in fact, that God likens us to newborn babies. Like a newborn baby, we step into a whole new way of living. This new life is also likened to a resurrection from the dead. The Apostle Peter tells us that walking...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Feb 7, 2023 | Devotionals
As we continue our study in 1st Peter, we find ourselves in a section that is often seen as confusing and is misunderstood (1 Peter 3:17-22). However, as we focus on what these verses declare about Jesus, the cloud of confusion lifts, and the freshness of revelation...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Feb 6, 2023 | Devotionals
Luke 15:7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. Luke chapter 15 has been called “the gospel within the gospel.” The three illustrations of things that...