Ray Bentley - February 2, 2020 - Matthew 24:36-50
Jesus' Return: Jesus used Noah to warn that we will not know the day, and then He used the picture of a thief to warn that we will not know the hour. When we combine these exhortations found in the Lord's teaching, we end up realizing these things: “Know that He is near! He is Coming Soon! Prepare! Be Watching! Be Ready!" Once a peace deal is accepted in Israel, the world will enter a brief season of tremendous peace and safety. Then suddenly God’s judgment will fall.
But the good news is that God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation! Every cult and secret society believes in the Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man but deny the Deity of Christ Jesus.
Ray Bentley - February 16, 2020 - Matthew 25:1-13
The royal wedding has arrived. The bridesmaids were preparing to meet the Groom. Of the ten in the parable, five were wise or ready, and five were foolish! What was the difference? Like the Lord's return, a Jewish wedding carried an element of sur...
Ray Bentley, February 23, 2020, Matthew 25:14-30
Talents represent opportunities to use our gifts and abilities for the Kingdom. In application of this parable, it is appropriate to see these talents as life resources – such as time, money, abilities, and authority. In God’s eyes it is not the am...
Ray Bentley - March 1st, 2020 - Matthew 25:31-46
A day of reckoning is coming for the whole world. The Son of Man will judge the nations. When Jesus comes in His Shekinah Glory, the Nations will realize there is only one God, the God of Israel. He will separate people as a Shepherd separates she...