by Ray Viola | Jul 19, 2024 | Devotionals
In the epistle of 1st John we find the comforting promise that God keeps those who belong to Him (1 John 5:18). One of the most reassuring truths that God reveals to His children in Scripture is the fact that He Himself promises to keep us from falling and to usher us...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 21, 2023 | Devotionals
The celebration of Christmas is not the celebration of something, it is the celebration of Someone, and that Someone is Jesus Christ. Let’s just take a moment to ponder and wonder at what God did when He became a man. Somehow, in a miraculous, marvelous, mysterious...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Oct 14, 2023 | Devotionals
Job is one of the Bible characters that people admire, but they want no part of the life that makes one admirable. Job was mentioned by Ezekiel alongside of Noah and Daniel as great men of God.1 God himself called Job His servant, unlike any on earth at the time,...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Aug 21, 2022 | Contemporary Christianity, Prayer
As we read in Acts 1, to wait for the “power from on high”, the disciples prayed. The lesson here is that the praying person or church is the one that walks in the power of the Holy Spirit. When told to wait for the promise of the Spirit they prayed. The most...
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...