by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 13, 2025 | Selah
When people hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ, there are only two responses. Believing and receiving the Gospel results in eternal salvation. Any other response is a rejection of the Gospel, and, until one repents of their sins and believes that Jesus is the risen...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 10, 2025 | Selah
Jesus Christ has risen. Our King is alive, and He will one day be seated on His earthly throne. Just as Scripture foretold Jesus’ resurrection, we also have a sure word of prophecy concerning many other events of the last days. Moreover, Jesus is still saving all...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 9, 2025 | Selah
In Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost, he explained that what the people were witnessing had been foretold by the prophet Joel. Joel also had much to say about the Day of the Lord. Therefore, the Day of Pentecost was the beginning of prophetic things to occur in...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 8, 2025 | Selah
On the day Pentecost, the Holy Ghost anointed the disciples with tongues of men to miraculously proclaim the wonderful works of God. While all Christians might not speak with the tongues described in first Corinthians, all born-again, Spirit-filled disciples are...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 7, 2025 | Selah
Today’s passage concerns the birth of the Church on the day of Pentecost. On the Feast of Firstfruits, a priest would wave a sheaf of grain before the Lord, but on Pentecost, he presented two leavened loaves of bread to Him. In the the Bible, leaven indicates the...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 6, 2025 | Selah
To replace the vacancy left by the death of Judas, the remaining apostles chose out two men that had been with them from Jesus’ baptism by John until His ascension. After casting lots, Matthias was numbered with the eleven. That is the last time in Scripture that we...