Koinonia

Join Pastor Ray Viola for a communion celebration as we remember the great sacrifice Jesus Christ paid for us on the cross. When Satan condemns us, Jesus stands as our righteousness! He has removed our guilty verdict!

To all husbands, may we be reminded on this special day of the call of God upon our lives to love our wives like Jesus loves the Church (Ephesians 5:25-29). One of the greatest needs in our nation and the Church is for men to be Christ-loving, understanding husbands (1 Peter 3:7). After all, God’s ways are the best ways for all of us. Men, may we purpose to live lives that will bless our heavenly Father, today and every day.

You have a new identity: “For you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus. And all who have been united with Christ in baptism have put on Christ, like putting on new clothes. There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus. And now that you belong to Christ, you are the true children of Abraham. You are His heirs, and God’s promise to Abraham belongs to you.” (Galatians 3:26-29, NLT) That is my identity and yours if you have put your faith in Jesus. But there is a problem. Satan hates that message of hope and change. He goes about trying to “steal” our identity in Christ by enticing us to neglect our relationship with God.

The will of God for Christians concerning proper sexual behavior is quite clear; namely, that they abstain from sexual immorality (Acts 15:20,29, 21:25; 1 Corinthians 6:13b; 2 Corinthians 12:21; etc.) Paul’s Spirit-inspired teaching on the subject is so strict and demanding that it extends beyond just the physical acts of immorality.