by Ray Viola | Jul 14, 2024 | Devotionals
1 Peter 1.2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.Each individual Christian is complete in Christ. The...
by Ray Viola | Jul 13, 2024 | Contemporary Christianity, Devotionals
Luke 18:8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?I was reading an article regarding church growth the other day. It is a template used by megachurch planters that is a formula for...
by Ray Viola | Jul 12, 2024 | Devotionals
For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. Psalm 84.10 Do you agree with the confession of the Psalmist this morning, beloved? I pray that both writer and reader...
by Ray Viola | Jul 11, 2024 | Devotionals
ECCLESIASTES 6.9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit. The phrase “wandering of the desire” literally means “the walking of the person.” What Solomon is telling us from experience is...
by Ray Viola | Jul 10, 2024 | Devotionals
Now the normal response when that question is asked is usually a purely academic response that goes something like this. Of course I am a follower of Jesus Christ, I asked Him into my life when I was 5 years old and I believe that Jesus Christ is The Son of God. I...