by Ray Viola | Oct 26, 2021 | Contemporary Issues, How to Have Peace
John 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Our world is like a...
by Ray Viola | Oct 10, 2021 | Contemporary Issues, Devotionals
John 11:35 Jesus wept. This is one of the shortest passages of Scripture, but it contains volumes of information about our precious Lord Jesus Christ. The context is the gravesite of Lazarus. This is a sad occasion. We also know that this entire scenario was set up...
by Ray Viola | Sep 12, 2021 | Devotionals
As any good athletic coach knows, a good part of preparing for game day is done by reviewing the opponent’s past games and seeing how they attack and defend themselves. So it is in spiritual warfare; we are not to be ignorant of Satan’s wiles. You see, Satan is...
by Ray Viola | Aug 29, 2021 | Devotionals
When Barnabas saw the changed lives in Antioch, he knew that the cause for the change was the grace of God. They had received, through Jesus Christ, God’s measure of grace unto salvation. Even the ability to share the gospel in a dynamic way is due to the grace of...
by Ray Viola | Jun 25, 2021 | Devotionals
2 Peter 1.2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord. The more knowledge that you have of of Jesus Christ, the greater understanding you will have that our God is gracious. Peter has learned after all these years of...