by Ray Viola | Feb 4, 2025 | Contemporary Christianity, Devotionals
Heb 10.25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some [is]; but exhorting [one another]: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. Secular society is at war with God. John calls the spirit of this world...
by Ray Viola | Feb 3, 2025 | Devotionals
There are those unmistakable places in Scripture where God, in His providence and design, empowers certain individuals to perform incredible things as a display of His glory and power. Such was true of the 10 plagues that God performed through Moses in the book of...
by Ray Viola | Feb 2, 2025 | Devotionals
Rom 5.1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. What a wonderful truth we have in our text this morning. We are justified by faith and have peace with God through Our Lord Jesus Christ. Once again we see that the...
by Ray Viola | Jan 31, 2025 | Devotionals, Who is Jesus?
When Jesus went to the synagogue in Nazareth (Luke 4:16-24), the Scripture tells us that it as the sabbath day or day of rest for the Jews. On this particular sabbath, Jesus stood up and read from the scroll of the prophet Isaiah 61:1,2. It was then that He made the...
by Ray Viola | Jan 30, 2025 | Devotionals
The title today is found in Galatians 5.6. The Greek word for works here is a word that means to operate or to put on display. It also could be translated energy. In other words, it is love that energizes, or puts faith on display. Faith and love are “twin...
by Ray Viola | Jan 28, 2025 | Devotionals
In 1 Corinthians 7, the apostle Paul was addressing critical issues that the church was facing. There was confusion about how to balance marital relationships, singleness, slavery and vocation as a Christian in a fallen world. Paul admonition to them was simply...