by Pastor Ray Viola | Aug 16, 2022 | Devotionals
When the 3,000 souls came to Christ on Pentecost they immediately began fellowshipping with other believers. Coming to Jesus not only necessitates the renunciation of false gods, but it also makes necessary active relationships with other Christians. This is because...
by Ray Viola | Jul 15, 2022 | Devotionals
Judges 5:9 My heart [is] toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD. The Lord’s heart is towards those who willingly offer themselves unto Him. God does not force or coerce people to serve Him. He is not in...
by Ray Viola | Jun 30, 2022 | Contemporary Christianity
We find in 2 Chronicles 20 a type of spiritual warfare. The Moabites and Ammonites represent the world and the flesh. Both are opposed to the will of God being done in our lives. Although our old man has been crucified, our flesh remains very much alive and prone to...
by Ray Viola | Jun 25, 2022 | Contemporary Christianity
1 Chronicles 15:25-29 So David and the elders of Israel and the commanders of units of a thousand went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-Edom, with rejoicing. Because God had helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the...
by Ray Viola | Jun 9, 2022 | Devotionals
Our society is stuck on stars, for example, rock stars, movie stars. Some people even ‘follow’ the stars in the heavens to supposedly determine their futures (via horoscopes). How true God’s word is when it writes about people worshiping and serving...