by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 10, 2019 | Christmas, Devotionals
Revelation 4:8-10 … the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, … And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out...
by Ray Viola | May 10, 2015 | Special Occasions
There’s no one in the world quite like a mother. She gave us life, and if that wasn’t miraculous enough, she provided us with more love and support than we ever could have dreamed of. She mopped up all the messes we’ve left behind, from toddler tantrums to...
by Ray Viola | Dec 25, 2014 | Christmas
Talking about death is never easy. Words cannot even begin to describe the gamut of emotions that are being felt right now. Nevertheless, death is as much a part of human existence as is birth. The book of Ecclesiastes tells us that there is a time to be born, and...
by Ray Viola | Jun 16, 2014 | Special Occasions
A real man is not a self-centered or self-absorbed. A real man is a godly man, a man who is self-sacrificing and others centered. He will be a man of prayer and the word of God. This man will serve his family with Christ-like love and joyful obedience as an example of...
by Ray Viola | Apr 20, 2014 | Special Occasions
Mr 16:1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. Sabbath was past- The Jewish day ran from 6PM to 6PM, so this tells us that sometime after 6 PM on Saturday...
by Ray Viola | Apr 20, 2014 | On the way to church, Special Occasions
Today we celebrate the resurrection of our glorious Lord Jesus from the dead. As we prepare our hearts to attend our local church celebrations today, how wonderful it is to know that Jesus is alive! When the women came to the tomb, not only was the stone rolled away...