by Ray Viola | Nov 4, 2021 | Devotionals
We read in Hebrews 11:27 that Moses endured because he “saw” Him who is invisible. When this same writer is encouraging the saints to press on, he tells them to look unto Jesus and His example of enduring. Endurance is the God-given ability every child of God receives...
by Ray Viola | Sep 10, 2021 | Devotionals
Our devotional title is taken from a verse in John’s gospel. Actually, the entire verse needs to be read in its immediate context (as always) to get the full idea of our meditation for today. Jesus is cleansing the temple of God from its commercialism. In response to...
by Ray Viola | Mar 3, 2021 | Marriage
Our marriage is designed to be prototypical of the relationship between Jesus Christ and His bride the church (Ephesians 5:22-32). It is both a mystery and a miracle. When Jesus miraculously turned the water into wine at the wedding feast of Cana, the Bible says that...
by Ray Viola | Dec 29, 2020 | Devotionals
Col 1.9-11 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being...
by Ray Viola | Sep 6, 2015 | Communion Messages
In this section of the epistle to the Romans, the implications of justification by grace through faith in chapters 1-4 are now drawn out. The transition from wrath (Ro 1:18) to grace (Ro 3:21) transforms both the status and the experience of the believer. Instead of...