by Ray Viola | Oct 17, 2021 | Special Occasions
ACTS 2:14-41 The people to whom Peter is preaching in Acts 2 are attending The Jewish Feast of Pentecost. This was one of the 3 required major Jewish Festivals along with the feasts of Passover/Unleavened Bread and Tabernacles. They are observing a religious tradition...
by Ray Viola | Jun 10, 2021 | Special Occasions
To each and every father, grandfather, great grandfather and all men, young and old, married and single. Marriage in and of itself doesn’t make a Christian man. Having children doesn’t in and of itself doesn’t make a man a Christian man. A moral single Christian man...
by Ray Viola | Dec 30, 2020 | Christmas, Devotionals
Luke 2.10,11 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. The shepherds were told that the good tidings...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 28, 2020 | Christmas, Devotionals
Luke 2.10,11 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. The shepherds were told that the good tidings...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 26, 2020 | Christmas
The first Biblical reference to the title of Savior comes from the lips of none other than the shepherd-king, David (2 Samuel 22:3). The Hebrew word for savior is the verb “yasha”, which means: “avenging, defend, deliver, help, preserve, rescue, save, get victory”....
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 25, 2020 | Christmas, Devotionals
Isaiah 9:2,6 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called...