by Pastor Ray Viola | Nov 12, 2024 | Devotionals
Proverbs 18:1,2 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. The English word desire is a translation of a Hebrew feminine noun meaning...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Sep 8, 2024 | Prayer
Luke 11:1 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. The Lord Jesus Christ was not only the greatest teacher on the subject of prayer;...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Sep 2, 2024 | Contemporary Christianity, Special Occasions
1 Corinthians 16:13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. I remember singing the chorus when I first came to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ: “Rise up O men of God, Have done with lesser things, Give heart and soul and mind and...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Sep 1, 2024 | Communion Messages, Devotionals
Hebrews 10:11-14 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; … For by one offering...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Aug 28, 2024 | Contemporary Issues
Jeremiah 2:5 Thus saith the Lord, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain? Micah 6:3 O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me....