by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 17, 2020 | Christmas
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 16, 2020 | Christmas, Devotionals
Psalm 130:7,8 Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. One of the great mysteries of Scripture is that God became a man (1 Timothy 3:16) in order that He,...
by Ray Viola | Dec 3, 2020 | Devotionals
This week we celebrate as a nation the independence that we so cherish. Yes, we have many problems within our nation, but it is not until you travel abroad that you truly appreciate the freedom and blessing that we have in our country. However, due to the sin of man...
by Ray Viola | Nov 30, 2020 | Devotionals
Ecclesiastes 12.13,14 “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man’s all. For God will bring every work into judgment, Including every secret thing, Whether good or evil.” The book of...
by Ray Viola | Nov 18, 2020 | Devotionals
As we study the biblical record of creation, we realize that we are living in a culture that has deified science and man’s theories over the revelation in Scripture of an Almighty God, Who is Creator (Genesis 1:1) and Lord over heaven and earth (Acts 17:24). In fact,...