Ray Bentley - September 23, 2018 - Matthew 14:13-21
Compassion is the doorway to miracles. Jesus' greatest secret was His time spent with His Father. In following Jesus we need to learn the deep secret of His life and strength. He had a “secret place” of daily intimacy with the Father. Our purpose is to know God as intimately as He can be known. God planted eternity in our hearts and minds, and the only thing that can quench the thirst for eternity is if we go up to the mountain of the Lord to meet Him. "Be still, and know that I am God," He says. Jesus miraculously fed five thousand people out of compassion.
Ray Bentley, October 14, 2018, Matthew 14:22-36
Jesus went up to the mountain to pray, while the disicples were out on a boat in the sea, being tossed about by high winds. Jesus went to the disicples, walking on water! At first they were afraid, thinking He was a ghost until He said, "Be of good...
Ray Bentley - October 21, 2018 - Matthew 15:1-20
God's Word versus tradition.
Jesus gets to the heart of an issue. He said the truth, not tradition will set us free. The church makes the mistake of making some things biblical, when they are not: music styles, time to worship, service styles, dre...
Ray Bentley, October 28, 2018, Matthew 15:21-28
Jesus crossed borders to Lebanon and met a Gentile woman who identified Him as "Lord, son of David," and beggd Him to help her demon possessed daughter. "O woman, great is your faith!" He said, and her daughter was healed. One of Satan's greatest fe...
