by Ray Viola | Jan 31, 2025 | Devotionals, Who is Jesus?
When Jesus went to the synagogue in Nazareth (Luke 4:16-24), the Scripture tells us that it as the sabbath day or day of rest for the Jews. On this particular sabbath, Jesus stood up and read from the scroll of the prophet Isaiah 61:1,2. It was then that He made the...
by Ray Viola | Jan 14, 2025 | Lessons from the Old Testament
In Genesis 32, we find Jacob in a very intense situation. After 20 years of being separated from his brother Esau, a reunion is now imminent. Jacob, the supplanter, had stripped his older brother Esau of his birthright and blessing from their father Isaac. He is...
by Ray Viola | Nov 20, 2024 | Devotionals
Every human being is born with an appetite that longs to be filled. Whether it be an appetite for food, or for pleasure, or a curiosity for knowing what makes things operate the way they do, we all possess this appetite. But where do we find satisfaction and...
by Ray Viola | Nov 1, 2024 | Our Philosophy of Ministry
Know Christ, Grow in Christ, Proclaim Christ Before we move on in the 4-fold vision of KF study, it would be good for each one of us to remember that according to Scripture, following Jesus Christ as Lord is not our religion, but our life. Col 3.4 When Christ, who is...
by Ray Viola | Oct 29, 2024 | Devotionals
Isaiah 64.6,7 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold...