by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 20, 2022 | Devotionals
Exodus 15:1-21 is a beautiful Old Testament picture of the glorious gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ. Israel was delivered from Egypt, a type of the world, by the powerful blood of the Passover Lamb. That deliverance was the glorious victory of Jehovah for His...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Nov 28, 2022 | Devotionals
The Lord’s Supper and grace go hand in hand. Jesus, by the grace of God, has tasted death for every man.1Jesus Christ, Grace Incarnate, has shed His blood of redemption for us, according to the riches of His grace. Our salvation rests solely upon the grace and purpose...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Nov 1, 2022 | Devotionals
Scripture speaks of the doctrine of baptisms, plural. One of those baptisms is by immersion into water, following one’s profession of faith in Jesus Christ. First believe and then be baptized in water is the sacred order. It’s important to realize that baptism, in and...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Oct 4, 2022 | Devotionals
The Scriptures reveal our God as Deliverer. David declared this; so did Paul. The only message in the entire universe that frees sinful, fallen man is the gospel of Jesus Christ. We, as Christians, need to cling to this liberty that Jesus Christ has given us....
by Pastor Ray Viola | Sep 4, 2022 | Communion Messages, Devotionals
In Romans 5 verse 8, Paul writes that the love of God is being demonstrated for us in that while we are yet, or still sinners, Jesus Christ died for us. Charles Spurgeon wrote: “The heart of the gospel is redemption, and the essence of redemption is the...