by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 11, 2025 | Christmas, Devotionals
Jesus Christ is the gift of God that keeps giving. All the promises of God are yes and amen in Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 1:20). How vital it is for us to go back to the Scriptures as we approach another Christmas season. We all know that Jesus was not born on...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 10, 2025 | Christmas, Devotionals
Have you ever wondered how God can send people to hell? How can a God of love, a good God send people to hell? The answer: He doesn’t. Jesus Himself declared in Matthew 25:41, “Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 9, 2025 | Christmas, Devotionals
What does “listen to the music” have to do with Christmas? Well, my answer, beloved, is this. What music are you listening to? Let me explain. According to Billboard Music Charts, some the most popular songs this time of year are “All I want for Christmas...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 8, 2025 | Christmas, Devotionals
John 17:6a I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: The word manifest means to make visible, known, or to show openly. When it is used in the bible in reference to Jesus, it means that Jesus Christ came to visibly make known the...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 7, 2025 | Christmas, Devotionals
As we come to the end of the year, it is important that we decide what we are going to look at in the days ahead. Puritan author John Owen wrote a book called the mortification of sin. He said, “some aspects of your life are not befitting a Christian. There are things...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 6, 2025 | Christmas, Devotionals
This is the ultimate purpose for the incarnation of Jesus Christ is found in Revelation 5. The glorification of the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ. That is the purpose of every church and every child of God. To worship, pray, serve and live for the glory of Jesus Christ. A...