by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 15, 2023 | Devotionals
When the writer to the Hebrews exhorted them to draw near to God “with a true heart in full assurance of faith”, he was communicating the very heart of God. How easy it is to drift away from that precious truth! Out of all the commandments, the most important is...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 14, 2023 | Contemporary Issues
As we have been studying Jesus’ teaching on signs leading up to His return, I’m sure that we have been challenged to walk closer to Him. A word that is used in Scripture that could label the kind of faith needed for these last days is fervent. Paul tells the church at...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 13, 2023 | Devotionals
In a study of Jesus’ Olivetti Discourse about the end of the world, we take note of particular signs that will precede His return. If we are not careful, we can become trapped watching for signs instead of being secure by looking at the Son. As unbelievers are...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 12, 2023 | Devotionals
Acts 20:35 I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. The context of chapters 8 and 9 of 2 Corinthians is about how the...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 10, 2023 | Devotionals
I find it so interesting that in a letter that is written to Christians who were being persecuted and unjustly treated, Peter would include a section on loving life (1 Peter 3:10). Loving life when being persecuted? When under pressure? When unjustly treated? Yes....