by Pastor Ray Viola | Aug 17, 2022 | Devotionals
As we prepare for the day set aside to honor fathers, let us not forget to take the time to acknowledge and worship our heavenly Father. How I love to read what Scripture tells us about our heavenly Father! Our Father knows everything about us, and having such...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Aug 16, 2022 | Devotionals
When the 3,000 souls came to Christ on Pentecost they immediately began fellowshipping with other believers. Coming to Jesus not only necessitates the renunciation of false gods, but it also makes necessary active relationships with other Christians. This is because...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Aug 15, 2022 | Devotionals
One of the defeats of the army of Israel was at the city of Ai. There was no record of prayer, no record of God speaking to them about this military campaign, as He was known to do. They went to battle, saints, “in the flesh”. They presumed that God would give them...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Aug 14, 2022 | Contemporary Christianity
A quality that should mark every Christian is holiness. Unlike the deceived Pharisee in the temple who thought he was holy because he observed religious duties, true holiness is the fruit of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. In fact, have you ever heard the...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Aug 13, 2022 | Contemporary Issues, Prophecy
We are seeing and reading on a regular basis now about the human atrocities in places like Syria and Afghanistan. It wasn’t that long ago when the same horror was going on in Kosovo and Somalia. My sister-in-law tells me about the ethnic wars that she and her family...