by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 26, 2023 | Contemporary Christianity
Sacrifice is an often forgotten word within today’s church circles, at least in America. This is, no doubt, partially due to the influence of our affluent and pleasure-centered culture. Oh Christians may speak of giving to the Lord’s work and serving, but how much of...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
1 Timothy 1:17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. Today we conclude our Christmas Series, “The Coming King”. The baby Jesus in the manger was, humanly speaking, the “beginning” of the...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 24, 2023 | Prophecy
Any study on Bible prophecy that is simply intellectual or emotional is incomplete. Prophecy always demands a practical response by the people to whom it applies. For example, anticipating Jesus’ imminent return carries along with it the need for born again believers...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 23, 2023 | Contemporary Christianity
1 Peter 4.15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters. In 1 Peter, chapter 4, verses 7–11, the church is exhorted to be about the business of doing five things as we see the end of the...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 22, 2023 | Devotionals
Jesus said that a person’s obedience to His teachings determine whether his life will be built upon a solid rock foundation or upon a shifting foundation of sand, which really offers no foundation during life’s storms. James wrote that we are to be doers of God’s...