by Pastor Ray Viola | Nov 29, 2020 | Devotionals, Philippians
Ephesians 4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called. Philippi was a Roman colony. Every Roman citizen was dedicated to spreading the Roman culture wherever they lived. To put it in modern...
by Ray Viola | Nov 16, 2020 | Devotionals
It is unfortunate that the biblical term “born again” (John 3:3-7) has come to mean anybody who calls themselves a Christian. We are living in a day and age where this term has been both misused and abused (Jude 4). Even secular society has picked up on the phrase of...
by Ray Viola | Nov 14, 2020 | Devotionals, Prophecy
John tells us in his first epistle that a lively awareness of The Lord’s soon appearance will cause us to walk in purity (1 John 3:3). A careful reading of the New Testament leaves us with an undeniable fact that they believed The Lord could come at any moment. Paul...
by Ray Viola | Nov 4, 2020 | Devotionals
Change is a buzz word. People all across our land are not satisfied with things as they are, so politicians and business leaders promise to make changes. Sounds good, but what is the basis of those changes that are promised, wisdom from above or earthly wisdom (James...
by Ray Viola | Oct 22, 2020 | Devotionals
Philippians 4.4 4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Too often the Christian loses sight of this most important truth. We seem to find ourselves regularly in the slough of despair. I cannot always rejoice in the circumstances, but I can rejoice in...