by Ray Viola | Dec 27, 2019 | Christmas
Some of the most familiar and happy words of Christmas are these: For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And...
by Ray Viola | Dec 7, 2019 | 4-Fold Ministry, Our Philosophy of Ministry
Though never articulated in sermon form, the 4-fold vision that has driven every single thing that Koinonia Fellowship church is about and has done by the grace of God since The Lord planted it in December 15th, 1984 is this: To know Christ To grow in Christ To...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Feb 10, 2019 | Devotionals, Mark
Mark 6:56 And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole. When I am reading my bible, I...
by Ray Viola | May 29, 2016 | Corinthians
15.50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. The phrase flesh and blood in this context refers to our bodies as currently designed for life on this planet. These bodies, which are...
by Ray Viola | Apr 27, 2016 | Corinthians
In the opening four verses of this chapter, the Apostle Paul reminds us that the doctrine of Christ’s resurrection from the dead is a vital part of the gospel. With that in mind, in verses 5-8 he then proceeds to offer proof that Jesus did indeed rise from the...