by Ray Viola | Mar 22, 2025 | Devotionals, On the way to church
The book of Acts records these parting words of Jesus Christ to His disciples; “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost...
by Ray Viola | Mar 21, 2025 | Devotionals, Prayer
We have scheduled three weeks of concerted prayer for the year 2014 in addition to the many prayer meetings we already have here at Koinonia each week. Why have done so? We are living in perilous times, and there is need for desperate prayers to express those...
by Ray Viola | Mar 20, 2025 | Devotionals
The book of Proverbs tells us that “In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and His children shall have a place of refuge.” Beloved, do you want to have strong confidence today? Fear God. The Hebrew word for confidence also speaks of assurance; but...
by Ray Viola | Mar 19, 2025 | Devotionals, Lessons from the Old Testament
Paul tells us that there are lessons that the church can learn from the history of the nation of Israel. One of those important lessons is seeing how quickly they forgot what God had done for them. Psalm 106 records Israel’s “spiritual amnesia”,...
by Ray Viola | Mar 18, 2025 | Devotionals
The Psalmist wrote, “some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.” Why is it that we tend to forget what we should remember? How important it is for the people of God to remember The Name of The Lord our...