by Pastor Ray Viola | Mar 5, 2025 | Selah
In this world we will suffer tribulation. Sorrow and sadness are all around us. However, when we choose the uplook of praise over the outlook of prisons, things change. We should purpose in our hearts to be people that sing God’s praises at midnight, in the morning,...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Mar 4, 2025 | Selah
When Paul and Silas were in a maximum security prison for preaching the Gospel, they were unable to sleep after being brutally beaten. No doubt, they were bruised, bloody, and in chains. Nevertheless, they began to sing praises unto God in the middle of the night. As...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Mar 3, 2025 | Selah
God has given Jesus a name that is above every name, and He has authority over all things, especially Satan and his army of demons. Do you know the Lord Jesus as your Savior? Call upon His name in times of darkness. Submit to God, and, if you resist the devil in His...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Feb 28, 2025 | Selah
Demonic spirits are real, and they oppose the spreading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Today’s passage describes how Paul dealt with demonic opposition. These demonic spirits are as active today as they were in the book of Acts, and believers still have power and...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Feb 28, 2025 | Selah
How should we determine the failure or success of a ministry or outreach? Paul shared the Gospel with the very same angry crowd of Jews who were out to kill him. Outwardly speaking, Paul’s effort was a disaster. But, in God’s eyes, it was a success, because He reckons...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Feb 27, 2025 | Selah
When God closes a door in your life, keep abiding in Him and serving Him in what you know to be His revealed, practical will, knowing this: in His time, He will providentially reveal His secret will to you. When He does, do not delay to obey Him! Please open your...