by Ray Viola | Sep 22, 2024 | Mark
Mark 9:42-44 And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Aug 25, 2024 | Mark
Psalm 133:1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Unity in Jesus Christ is the bond that all those who are born again have with Jesus and one another. It is a work of God’s grace in the hearts of all who have been regenerated...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Mar 26, 2024 | Devotionals, Mark
Mark 4:35-37 And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. …And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Mar 19, 2024 | Mark
Mark 4:26-27 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. Jesus likens the growth in the kingdom of God to a farmer who plants...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Feb 29, 2024 | Devotionals, Mark
Proverbs 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. In the foundational parable of the sower taught by Jesus in Mark chapter 4, we discover that hearing God’s Word and bearing fruit is relative to the stewardship of our hearts. It is...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Feb 24, 2024 | Devotionals, Mark
As soon as He was alone, His followers, along with the twelve, began asking Him about the parables. And He was saying to them, “To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but those who are outside get everything in parables, so that while seeing, they...