by Ray Viola | Aug 2, 2015 | Communion Messages
Now that the first missionary journey of Paul and Barnabas has been completed. The churches, which God established through them in the Galatian country, are nearly 100 percent Gentiles. This presents the church with its first great crisis. Here is the crux of the...
by Ray Viola | Jul 7, 2015 | Devotionals
Today we will begin to look at the three epistles written by the Apostle John. John was the last living apostle and it is almost unanimously agreed that he wrote these epistles at the end of the first century. Already, though, there had crept into the church false...
by Ray Viola | Jun 1, 2015 | Corinthians
2.6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: Perfect here does not mean sinless; it means to be an adult or mature. This wisdom is beyond human intelligence or ability...
by Ray Viola | May 10, 2015 | Special Occasions
There’s no one in the world quite like a mother. She gave us life, and if that wasn’t miraculous enough, she provided us with more love and support than we ever could have dreamed of. She mopped up all the messes we’ve left behind, from toddler tantrums to...
by Ray Viola | Apr 13, 2015 | Corinthians
ACTS 18: 1-13 (Verses 1-3) Paul arrives in Corinth and meets Aquila and Priscilla. 18.1 After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth; Corinth was a Roman colony and the most influential city of the province of Achaia. 18.2 And found a certain Jew...