by Ray Viola | May 15, 2025 | Devotionals, Lessons from the Old Testament
Oh, how human we are! Praising one day and grumbling and bitter the next. The children of Israel were gloriously delivered out of Egypt by the mighty hand of God. There was singing and dancing and celebration. They even made the most wonderful proclamation, Who is...
by Pastor Ray Viola | May 12, 2025 | Devotionals
Ladies, on this day that we honor our mothers,1 may we give glory to Jesus who is the true women’s liberator.2 In a day and age when women are being pressured to conform to the mold of this fallen world, daughters of Abraham3 are being changed from glory to glory by...
by Pastor Ray Viola | May 10, 2025 | Devotionals
Jeremiah 50:6 tells us that God’s people, Israel, were like lost sheep. They were led astray by their shepherds; they forgot their resting place. In a nutshell, Israel strayed because their shepherds did not give the people the Word of God. However, even where the...
by Ray Viola | May 10, 2025 | Devotionals
I am reminded of the many places in Scripture where we are told to be zealous of good works. I’d like to pass along a brief reminder today in regards to the connection between good works and the glory of God. Jesus said in Mt 5:16 “Let your light so shine...
by Ray Viola | May 9, 2025 | Devotionals
As I sat with other brothers from our church family for prayer, my heart was warmly stirred with a sense of the presence of The Lord. I didn’t get any goose bumps or chills up and down my spine, just a sense of God’s presence and approval of what He was...
by Ray Viola | May 8, 2025 | Devotionals, On the way to church
The body of Christ is a living organism, with Jesus being the Head. This is a picture that God gives to us throughout the New Testament. Among the many lessons that could be written about what it means to be a body; one sure conclusion is drawn. There is no room for...