by Pastor Ray Viola | Apr 23, 2023 | 4-Fold Ministry, Contemporary Christianity
After Knowing Christ and Growing in Christ, we move on to our 3rd vision statement, which is to Proclaim Christ. We will see this morning that at the end of each gospel and the first chapter of the Book of Acts, the church is given the mandate to preach the gospel....
by Ray Viola | Jun 10, 2022 | Devotionals
We see in our texts today (1 Cor 9:19-23; 4-Acts 1:8) Paul’s desire to ‘go the extra mile’ in order to win his fellow Jews to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. In fact, Paul was willing to go to any length in order to share the gospel with...
by Ray Viola | Jan 15, 2022 | Devotionals
Luke 24:46-48 “Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these...
by Ray Viola | May 29, 2021 | Devotionals
Jesus said, “Behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.” (John 4:35) At the end of the synoptic gospels, we hear Jesus giving the command to go into all the world and preach the gospel (Matt 28:18-20; Mark...
by Ray Viola | May 5, 2021 | Contemporary Christianity, Contemporary Issues
Luke 4.17-19 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to...