by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 20, 2025 | Christmas, Devotionals
Isaiah 9:2,6 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called...
by Ray Viola | Dec 19, 2025 | Christmas, Devotionals
I have a button that says, “Keep Christ in Christmas”. Pondering the up-coming holiday season, I became saddened at how secularized Christmas has become. For some, keeping Christ in Christmas may mean nothing more than including Him with Santa Claus,...
by Ray Viola | Dec 18, 2025 | Christmas, Devotionals
In our study this morning, we learn that the Father has set Jesus Christ as King upon His holy hill. He is a king who is to be cherished. A king who is to be adored. A king who is our Redeemer. But The Psalmist begins with a question, “Why do the nations rage?” Why is...
by Ray Viola | Dec 17, 2025 | Christmas, Devotionals
How sad that in a ‘Christian’ nation, the heavenly purpose of Christ’s birth is often overshadowed by veiled references to God or ‘Seasons Greetings’. (What does that mean?) Jesus came to crush the head of Satan, the number one enemy of...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 16, 2025 | Christmas, Devotionals
The first Biblical reference to the title of Savior comes from the lips of none other than David (2 Sam 22:3), the man after God’s own heart. The Hebrew word for savior is the verb “yasha”, which means: “avenging, defend, deliver, help, preserve, rescue, save, get...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 15, 2025 | Christmas, Devotionals
Revelation 4:8-10 … the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, … And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out...