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 Pastor Ray Viola | Aug 9, 2022 | Devotionals
When Isaac blessed “tricky ” Jacob, he prayed that God would give to him the dew of heaven. Dew is moisture that contains the power to refresh. Could it be that this, among other things, is what Isaac desired for his son? I think so. In fact, when “ripped-off” Esau...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Aug 8, 2022 | Devotionals
The book of Genesis unlocks many of God’s great doctrinal and practical truths. Note that His first act of creation was light. Isn’t that interesting? To have life, light is required. Paul, formerly Saul, was a very religious person but he didn’t have life in the...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jul 25, 2022 | Devotionals
Psalm 116:16 O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. This unnamed author declares that he is the servant of The Lord. He not only declares, “I am Thy servant”, but he emphasizes it with the words,...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jul 10, 2022 | Devotionals
Revelation 19:6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Psalm 2 is the first of the Messianic psalms. It is a psalm that...