by Pastor Ray Viola | Oct 9, 2023 | Devotionals
From a strictly human perspective, God made a serious ‘mistake’ by allowing the apostle Paul to be put in chains. However, man’s perspective and God’s perspective are not the same. God doesn’t make mistakes because what He ordains and decrees will come to pass. The...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Oct 8, 2023 | Devotionals, Mark
Mark 2:16, 17 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners? When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Oct 7, 2023 | Devotionals
Our title is found in Mark 7:37 following the miracle of healing performed by Jesus upon a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment. As those who have been touched by Jesus Christ, we too can declare, “He has done all things well.” As we begin our study of...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Oct 6, 2023 | Devotionals
Prayer is God’s prescribed way to deal with care or worry. Worry is a hindrance to one’s spiritual and mental health. Jesus Himself told His disciples that worry has no value at all. Actually, to worry or be anxious about something is really a faith issue, because God...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Oct 5, 2023 | Communion Messages
When Jesus instituted what we Gentiles call “communion”, He was actually “tagging on” to the Passover feast a visible expression of the doctrine of grace through His substitutionary death on Calvary. “In remembrance of Me” is the focus of communion. In John 6:48-58,...