Devotionals
A daily word of encouragement, exhortation and edification, drawn from the Scriptures.
God is love
1 John 4.8 The person who does not love does not know God, because God is love. The fallen world system has taken the sacred things of God and twisted their meanings. In the Greek language, there are two different words that are translated into the English word love....
A tale of two branches
John 15.1,2 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Jesus is the True Vine. He is the Source of human and...
Unfeigned Faith
2 Tim 1.5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also. What does it mean to have an unfeigned faith? It means to have a faith that is...
The Glory of God in Jesus Christ
The real Christmas message is that God the Son became man and dwelt amongst us to save His people from their sins.
From Birth To The Throne
Christmas time is a message that primarily focuses on the birth of Christ and His first coming. But we can never forget that the birth of Christ and His Second Coming are inseparable doctrines of Scripture that are equal components of the gospel message. This morning...
Our Victorious Redeemer
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 of...
Our Fellowship in the Trinity
Eph 2.18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. The Christian faith is both a profound mystery and profoundly simple at the same time. The doctrine of the Trinity is taught from the first verse in Genesis throughout the entire canon of...
Emboldened by the promises of God
1 Kings 18.1,2 Now it happened after many days that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, "Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the face of the earth." So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in...
Good figs
Jer 24.7 And I will give them an heart to know me, that I [am] the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.In the midst of the many prophecies of judgment given by the prophet Jeremiah, we read...
Hiding in the shadow of The Almighty
Psa 57.1,2 [[To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.]] Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until [these] calamities be...
Waiting in Darkness
Isa 50.10 Who among you fears the LORD, listening to the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness, and has no light? Let him trust in the name of Yahweh; let him lean on his God.(HCSB)The Christian life is not only a wonderful adventure, it is also a...
Only the blood of Jesus
Mark 14.24,25 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. And He said to them, "This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.The book of Leviticus tells us "for the life of the flesh [is] in the blood: and I...
The Gospel Of Gladness
David declared, “Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and wine increased.” Have you noticed a real absence of genuine gladness in God’s people lately? When preparing to come to church on Sunday, or at any other time, do you...
Wonderful Grace
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. When we were born again it was not a reward for good behavior. It was a free gift bestowed upon us through the Lord...
The Touch of Jesus Heals
Mark 6:56 And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole. When I am reading my bible, I...
Romans 8:28
Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. We begin our last study of the year 2015 by looking at the first 3 words, and we know. The underlying idea behind these 3 words...
The Epistles Of John
Today we will begin to look at the three epistles written by the Apostle John. John was the last living apostle and it is almost unanimously agreed that he wrote these epistles at the end of the first century. Already, though, there had crept into the church false...
The Gospel Of Romans
When we study the book of Romans, it would serve us well to look at what The Spirit of God says about the gospel in this book. The Greek word for gospel, as many of you know, means basically “good news.” Thirteen times we find the word gospel in this book, and with...
Jesus is Risen!
Acts 2.23,24 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it....
Jesus is Risen
I want to take a moment to say thank you to each and every one of my blog subscribers. I was gently "pushed" by a couple of men in our church family to write some spiritual insights to bless God's people. I reluctantly accepted their admonition and have been humbled,...
Thoughts from a recent Lord's Supper Message
1Cor 11.24-26 "For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat:this is my body, which is broken for you:this do...
Thank you and Daylights Savings Time!
To all of my dear blog friends. Thank you for all the encouragement! Remember to set your clocks ahead 1 hour tonight for Daylights Savings Time! Blessings, Pastor Ray
Prayer for the Saints
This morning we will be looking at the first of two Spirit-filled prayers that Paul prays for the saints at Ephesus (Ephesians 1:15-20). These prayers, like all the prayers in the bible, can be used to help us in our prayer lives. In fact, I would say that one reason...
About Me
I am the Lead Pastor of Koinonia Fellowship, a husband, father and grandfather. I also serve on the worship team as one of the drummers.