by Pastor Ray Viola | Mar 1, 2025 | Devotionals
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ; James, a servant of God; Simon Peter, a servant of Jesus Christ; Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ. In each instance, these “heavyweights” of the church prefaced their calling in the Body of Christ with their title – a bondslave of...
by Ray Viola | Feb 25, 2025 | Devotionals
Psalm 18.2 The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. Note all of the usages of the personal pronoun “my” in this one verse. This is...
by Ray Viola | Feb 23, 2025 | Devotionals
“And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many water and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, ‘Allelujah! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!’ ” The young body of saints in Thessalonica had endured severe persecution because of...
by Ray Viola | Jan 30, 2025 | Devotionals
The title today is found in Galatians 5.6. The Greek word for works here is a word that means to operate or to put on display. It also could be translated energy. In other words, it is love that energizes, or puts faith on display. Faith and love are “twin...
by Ray Viola | Jan 26, 2025 | Devotionals, Lessons from the Old Testament
The Lord spoke to Abraham in a vision these exceeding great and precious promises. “Fear not, I am thy shield and exceeding great reward.” May The Holy Spirit cause us to lay hold of those words today. What dispels fear and anxiety in our lives beloved is...