by Ray Viola | Jan 29, 2026 | Marriage
As we look into “The Master’s Plan” for marriage, we are going to comment on the passage that leads into the subject of marriage, “submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.” (Ephesians 5:21) Many people curl up into a proverbial ball when they hear the...
by Ray Viola | Jan 26, 2026 | Marriage
Now the title of this devotion is like stepping on a landmine. I mean, how in the world can a 70 year old grandfather know what it means to be a liberated woman? Well ladies, I could not agree with you more. But, what I am about to share with you are not the words or...
by Ray Viola | Feb 15, 2025 | Devotionals, Marriage
“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” Ephesians 5:31 Now you may be wondering, ‘How is marriage like cake?’ It is in the sense that when we have all the proper ingredients and follow...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Apr 17, 2024 | Contemporary Issues, Marriage
“… And a three-fold cord is not quickly broken.” (Ecclesiastes 4:12) In Ephesians 5, we find a beautiful picture of a Christian marriage. One man and one woman, filled with the Holy Spirit, “submitting to one another in the fear of God.” Thus, if we are encountering...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Feb 7, 2024 | Marriage
The marriage union is a covenant that is actually a triad – the triad being the husband, the wife, and the Lord. Really, without Jesus being Lord of each heart, they can do nothing. So, immediately we find that the most important factor in a marriage is each spouse’s...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Sep 1, 2023 | Contemporary Issues, Marriage
“And The LORD God said, ‘It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.’ Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And...