by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 27, 2024 | Selah
The prophet Haggai told the people of Israel, “Consider your ways,” or, more literally, “Set your heart on your path.” What motivates you to live the way you do? What brings you joy? What makes you cry? At that time, Jerusalem’s Temple...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 26, 2024 | Selah
Liberated captives laid the foundation for the Jewish Temple after returning from Babylon. Then local opposition caused the work to cease. Building the Temple was important, but the people were saying that it just wasn’t the right time to rebuild. Similarly,...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 25, 2024 | Selah
Until the day that the Lord takes His people home, He knows that Satan will be hurling darts of discouragement at them. That is why Jesus gave us His promise that He would never leave us nor forsake us. Christians today have His Holy Spirit dwelling in them, but even...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 24, 2024 | Selah
Emmanuel is a Strong and Mighty Tower, the righteous run into it and are safe. Emmanuel is hope to the hopeless and strength to the weak and weary. Emmanuel means “God is With Us”, because when Jesus was born of a virgin, God came down to live among mortal men and to...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 23, 2024 | Selah
At the conclusion of his first epistle to the saints at Corinth, Paul admonished those saints to be in love with Jesus. Why? He used one Greek word as the reason, “Maranatha,” which means our Lord is coming. Are you in love with Jesus? Please listen as Pastor Ray...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 20, 2024 | Selah
After more than a thousand years of prophets speaking to Israel of a coming Messiah and several hundred more years of prophetic silence, Jesus was born in Bethelem, as the prophets foretold. He went on to preach, prophesy, and die on a cross. After rising from the...