by Pastor Ray Viola | Apr 17, 2025 | Selah
To provide for herself and Naomi, her mother-in-law, Ruth went out to glean in the fields. According to God’s sovereign plan, Ruth unknowlingly chose to glean in a field owned by Boaz, who was a close relative of Naomi. Her choice and the favor of Boaz played a key...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Apr 16, 2025 | Selah
Many words had surely been exchanged that are not recorded in Scripture, but Naomi’s first recorded words after returning to Judea are so revealing. Her soul was filled with bitterness, and she blamed God for all that had gone wrong. Bitterness, whether it is a single...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Apr 15, 2025 | Selah
Today we begin a new series on the book of Ruth. This book is not so much about the woman for whom it isnamed, but it is about the typological portrayal of Jesus Christ, our Kinsman Redeemer and the Church’s Bridegroom. The story opens during a famine in the days of...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Apr 14, 2025 | Selah
While few of God’s children are called to live Christian lives that are as dramatic as Paul’s, we are all called to live what’s been named by some The Glorious Exchanged Life, which is this: Jesus died to save my soul, and now I die, to live for Him. Every follower of...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Apr 11, 2025 | Selah
In today’s passage, Paul finally arrived in Rome. Though safe and sound, he was probably weary after the many trials of his travels. However, we know that God orchestrated every toss and turn in Paul’s journey to Rome. In Rome, Paul continued contending for the faith...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Apr 10, 2025 | Selah
God promised the Israelites that when they passed through the waters, He would be with them. Also, if they had to walk through the fire, they would not be burned. We should embrace these words. They remind us that there are waters and fires in the life of every...