by Pastor Ray Viola | Sep 1, 2024 | Communion Messages, Devotionals
Hebrews 10:11-14 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; … For by one offering...
by Ray Viola | Aug 1, 2024 | Communion Messages
1 John 1.8 “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a...
by Pastor Ray Viola | May 27, 2024 | Communion Messages
In 2 Chronicles 15, the Spirit of God spoke through Azariah to King Asa about the need to cleanse the nation of its idols, and to return to a pure worship of the LORD. The promise was given that if Asa and all his countrymen would seek the Lord, He would be found of...
by Pastor Ray Viola | May 16, 2024 | Communion Messages, Devotionals
The last verse in Judges indicates the peril of self rule, which is the demise of mankind. When man is bent on self rule, destruction is sure to follow. A good example of this is found in 1 Samuel 8. Godly Samuel was aging. Experiencing the bodily limitations that...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Apr 18, 2024 | Communion Messages, Devotionals
A very important part of any communion service is self examination. Of course, it is only by the power of God’s Spirit that we can perform this task. We can very easily “cruise” in our Christianity. By that I mean that it can become a mechanical duty, as opposed to a...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Mar 30, 2024 | Communion Messages
Christ’s sacrifice on Calvary was the supreme act of love in human history. We perceive the love of God in the act of Jesus laying down His life for us. It was by that act of love that He washed away our sins with His blood. Christ’s mission was “to give His life as a...