Ray Bentley - November 10, 2019 - Matthew 23:23-36
Jesus warns us against majoring in the minors. Legalists (like the Pharisees) are sticklers for details, but are blind to greater truths. They can actually be theologically correct, but their tone and application turn it into abusive/damaging application. Keep our hearts pure. Be peacemakers, and look up! You have a work that is assigned to you by Jesus! Find it. "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
Ray Bentley - November 17, 2019 - Matthew 23:37-39
Jesus' heart overflows with love. Luke 19:41 tells us that Jesus wept as He looked over the city of Jerusalem and thought of its coming judgment. Oh how He wanted to protect them from the terrible judgment that would follow their rejection of Him...
Ray Bentley - November 24, 2019 - Matthew 24:1-8
Signs of Christ's coming. Jesus predicted the destruction of the Temple. Jesus warned them that there will be deception. There seems to be an acceleration of this in the End Times. Jesus described six signs: deception of false Christs, dissension a...
Ray Bentley - December 1, 2019 - Matthew 24:9-15
The King is on His way. First the birth pains. The rebirth of Israel and the 1967 Six Day War signal God's plans. Nation against nation, then martyrs of the faith. It is happening right now in Africa and the Middle East. The truth is two thirds of...
