by Pastor Ray Viola | Sep 22, 2022 | Contemporary Christianity
Acts 15.36 And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do. 15.37 And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark. 15.38 But Paul...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Sep 21, 2022 | Contemporary Christianity
Acts 16:14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. John 4:23,24 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Sep 19, 2022 | Contemporary Christianity
Jesus defeated the principalities and powers of darkness on the cross. The prophecy of Genesis 3:15 was fulfilled on Calvary. However, the final destruction of Satan will not take place until after the thousand year reign of Christ upon the earth. Until that time of...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Aug 28, 2022 | Contemporary Christianity
Jesus the Messiah was anointed by the Spirit of the Lord. One of the recorded evidences of this was that He would not strive. In our lives one sure way to detect sin is when the flesh is striving against the Holy Spirit. The flesh, manifested in strife, aspires to...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Aug 21, 2022 | Contemporary Christianity, Prayer
As we read in Acts 1, to wait for the “power from on high”, the disciples prayed. The lesson here is that the praying person or church is the one that walks in the power of the Holy Spirit. When told to wait for the promise of the Spirit they prayed. The most...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Aug 14, 2022 | Contemporary Christianity
A quality that should mark every Christian is holiness. Unlike the deceived Pharisee in the temple who thought he was holy because he observed religious duties, true holiness is the fruit of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. In fact, have you ever heard the...