Ray Bentley - March 4, 2018 - Matthew 9:18-26
Faith and miracles are the declaration as well as the demonstration of God's power. A leader in the local synagugue, Jairus, needed a miracle. His daughter died, yet he expressed faith that she could be resurrected if Jesus intervened. As Jesus made His way through the crowd to heal Jairus' daughter, a woman with a hemorrhage for twelve years made her way close to Him. Jairus and this woman – two opposite people—met at the feet of Jesus.
Ray Bentley, March 18, 2018, Matthew 9:27-38
Blindness was a common and distressing disease in ancient Israel. When two blind men called out to Jesus,"Have mercy on us!" He touched their eyes and healed their blindness. The Lord's heart is moved by those who are desperate. Faith is the key that...
Ray Bentley - April 8, 2018 - Matthew 10:1-4
Jesus gave His disciples power over unclean spirits,to cast them out, and to heal disease. The Word He used is "power" (exousia in Greek) and means privilege, force, capacity, and mastery, superhuman, token of control, delegated influence. We can comma...
Ray Bentley, April 15, 2018, Matthew 10:5-16
Jesus sent out His disciples with a great commission. Jesus had been teaching, preaching, and healing, but now He expands His work by sending out the twelve. God’s intention was to reach the whole world, beginning with Israel. We have hardly begun to ...
