by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 6, 2023 | Devotionals
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Faith is not to be confused with being smart. Intelligence and being smart are wonderful gifts from God. But to be smart or intelligent fall into the realm of the natural man...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 5, 2023 | Christmas, Devotionals
1 John 5:5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? In our Christmas series entitled “The King is Coming” The Coming King, each church is given a different promise from The King, Jesus Christ. However, each promise is...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 4, 2023 | Contemporary Christianity
Hebrews 2.1 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. As we open chapter of the book of Hebrews, we find the first of six “perils” or danger signals in the epistle, the peril of...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 3, 2023 | Contemporary Christianity
Matthew 26.28 For this is my blood of the New Testament (covenant), which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 2 Corinthians 3.6 Who also hath made us able ministers of the New Testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 2, 2023 | Devotionals
All four of the gospel writers record the historical event we call “The Triumphal Entry”. On this occasion Jesus rode into Jerusalem upon a donkey, symbolizing His first coming as the Prince of Peace, in order to obtain peace for mankind, especially those who have...