by Ray Viola | Jul 18, 2021 | Devotionals
In the third part of our series, “O Come Let Us Adore Him”, I want us to look at what Jesus commanded us to do. Because of Who Jesus is (week 1) and what He has done for us (week 2), the only proper response is to do what pleases Him, which is the very reason for our...
by Ray Viola | Jul 8, 2021 | Devotionals
Today we begin our exposition of the petition, “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” (Matthew 6:13) What makes this petition one of the most challenging to expound on is the fact that the original word for “temptation” can also refer to a trial....
by Ray Viola | Jul 7, 2021 | Contemporary Issues
Saving faith is not a concept that is simply theologically true. It is a divine empowerment to walk with God and obey Him. Genesis 6.5-12 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only...
by Ray Viola | Jun 11, 2021 | Devotionals
One of the greatest needs in the body of Christ is Spirit-filled men who fear God. The Bible tells us that men are to love their wives as Christ loves His bride the church (Ephesians 5:25-29). The Bible also tells us that we are to bring up our children in the nurture...
by Ray Viola | Apr 22, 2021 | Devotionals
In light of the intense effects of the 6th seal judgment seen in Revelation 6:12-17, our study this morning ends questioning who is able to stand the day of the Lamb’s wrath. Contextually, the flow of the book leads right into the sealing of 12,000 male Jews from the...