by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 27, 2025 | Selah
In our journey through the book of Acts, we have come to the stage at which the Gospel started to reach beyond Jerusalem into theregions of Judea and Samaria, just like Jesus prophesied. Persecution against the Church in Jerusalem was the catalyst. As common folk of...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 27, 2025 | Devotionals
In the Book of Acts, chapter 12, we find an unsaved man, Herod, smitten by an angel of God because he did not give glory to God but allowed the people to worship him as a god. If this man was struck down for not giving God glory, what about you and me? After all, the...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 24, 2025 | Selah
The apostles of the early Church faced persecution, because they obeyed Christ’s commission to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Even today, those who live godly lives and take a stand for righteousness will also face persecution. It is inevitable. But know that...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 23, 2025 | Selah
Today’s passage provides a biblical example of when civil disobedience is appropriate in the sight of God. Ironically, the context of this display of civil disobedience does not concern the Roman government, but the religious Supreme Court of the Jewish nation, the...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 22, 2025 | Selah
God loves cheerful givers. In a time in which Christians were generously giving to meet the needs of others, a couple religious pretenders had a different agenda. Ananias and Sapphira are not names that young parents choose to name their sons or daughters. Why?...