by Pastor Ray Viola | May 20, 2024 | Devotionals
All Christians are commanded to be holy. We are not given the option of being “selectively” holy. By that I mean that we “reserve” areas in our lives where we can engage in questionable activity or speech. There is no escaping this call unto holiness3 and purity for...
by Pastor Ray Viola | May 19, 2024 | Devotionals
“Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?” (Heb 1:14) I was shocked the other day when that “still, small voice” asked me if I was a Sadducee. Remember them? They were the typical wealthy, aristocratic religious...
by Pastor Ray Viola | May 18, 2024 | Devotionals
You remember that Adam and Eve were forbidden to eat or touch the fruit of the tree in the midst of the garden. How interesting that man, before the fall, was forbidden to touch that tree, but today because of God’s Lamb, Jesus Christ, man is invited to ‘Come to...
by Pastor Ray Viola | May 17, 2024 | Devotionals, Prayer
One of the kings of Judah was a man by the name of Jotham. His name means “Jehovah is perfect”. How beautiful it is to be a child of the King whose ways are perfect. Confident in His strength, He, as I humbly obey Him, makes my way perfect. This king Jotham followed...
by Pastor Ray Viola | May 16, 2024 | Communion Messages, Devotionals
The last verse in Judges indicates the peril of self rule, which is the demise of mankind. When man is bent on self rule, destruction is sure to follow. A good example of this is found in 1 Samuel 8. Godly Samuel was aging. Experiencing the bodily limitations that...