Ray Bentley - February 10, 2019 - Matthew 17:14-21
God uses our failures to teach us something very important. A distraught father brought his demonized son to the disciples begging them to deliver him, but they could not.
Jesus healed the boy, and the disciples learned: to take spiritual warfare seriously, the power of Jesus, the need for prayer and fasting,and the need to close the door to demonic strongholds. Two doors that give the enemy territory are anger and unforgiveness.
Ray Bentley - February 17, 2019 - Matthew 17:22-27
When we can't understand what God is up to, we can know God still has a plan and is in control. As Jesus enters into His Last six months of ministry, He spends less time with the multitudes, and more time with the Disciples alone, preparing them....
Ray Bentley - February 24, 2019 - Matthew 18:1-9
“Which one of us is the greatest?” was a constant topic of discussion among the disciples, for it is mentioned often in the Gospels. Jesus has just spoken with the disciples about His coming suffering and death, but they weren’t listening. You can ...
Ray Bentley - March 10, 2019 - Matthew 18:15-20
We need to be very careful hout how we treat children. The Lord will not break someone who is already broken and battered, nor will He further quench someone whose remaining life and hope was about to be extinguished! Jesus healed the sick, fed the ...