by Pastor Ray Viola | Nov 9, 2025 | Devotionals
Hebrews 9:11-12 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Nov 6, 2025 | Devotionals
John 1:18 (NLT) No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God,… has revealed God to us. An interesting revelation is found by studying the life of Jesus as it is given to us in the four gospels. When we read the gospels there is a tendency to...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Nov 3, 2025 | Devotionals
When Barnabas visited the church at Antioch, he saw the grace of God and was glad. (Acts 11:22,23) Obviously, for the grace of God to be visible, their faith was alive and evidenced by good works. Remember how the four men brought their hurting friend to Jesus? The...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Nov 1, 2025 | Devotionals
2 Kings 6:15-17 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, a host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with...
by Ray Viola | Oct 31, 2025 | Devotionals
The early days of the church saw the emergence of many strange and dangerous doctrines. Many of the epistles were written to expose and correct some of these false teachings. James is no exception to the rule. There were those who were saying that God was the source...
by Ray Viola | Oct 28, 2025 | Devotionals
At the end of this wonderful epistle, our dear brother James talks about the importance of honesty in our dealings with one another (James 5:12), what to do when you are afflicted or merry (v. 13), and who to call when you are sick (vv. 14,15). He also touches upon...