by Ray Viola | Jul 22, 2021 | Prayer
Be careful for nothing (Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything); but in every thing (every circumstance; situation) by prayer and supplication (definite requests) with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth...
by Ray Viola | Jul 10, 2021 | Prayer
Luke 18.1-7 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, saying: There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man. Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, Get justice for me from my...
by Ray Viola | Jun 23, 2021 | Prayer
For the next few weeks, we are going to be looking at the teaching of Jesus on prayer in our study of the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus has already told us not to pray like the religious hypocrites (Matthew 6:5), and today He tells us not to pray like the unsaved...
by Ray Viola | May 31, 2021 | Prayer
“For through Him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.” (Ephesians 2:18) Access to God. Think about that, beloved! Through the perfect sacrifice of The Lord Jesus Christ, you and I have complete access to Almighty God, our Father (Galatians 4:6). The...
by Ray Viola | Feb 12, 2021 | Devotionals, Prayer
Scripture is filled with promises that relate to the prayers of God’s people. James 5:16 tells us that “the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” One of the means that God uses in bringing about His purposes upon the earth is the prayers of the...
by Ray Viola | Mar 21, 2019 | Devotionals, Prayer
We have scheduled three weeks of concerted prayer for the year 2014 in addition to the many prayer meetings we already have here at Koinonia each week. Why have done so? We are living in perilous times, and there is need for desperate prayers to express those...