by Ray Viola | Apr 3, 2022 | 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,...
by Ray Viola | Apr 2, 2022 | Devotionals
Zechariah 3:1-5: And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is...
by Ray Viola | Apr 1, 2022 | Devotionals
Have you ever seen the tassels or fringes that Orthodox Jewish males wear on their clothes? In the book of Numbers we find the reason why they wear them, but we also find some wise instruction for the church as well. Note that the color of the thread in the tassels is...
by Ray Viola | Apr 1, 2022 | Devotionals
1 Corinthians 1:29-31 That no flesh should glory in his presence. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the...
by Ray Viola | Mar 31, 2022 | Devotionals
The Lord God declared to Israel that He had formed them and redeemed them. We too, as born-again followers of Jesus Christ, have been both fearfully and wonderfully created and recreated in Christ Jesus. Our Lord calls us by name, just like when Jesus spoke to Mary...