Ray Bentley, August 5, 2018, Matthew 12:1-15
Salvation gives us divine rest. The Lord is a God of Shalom, Sabbath, and spiritual rest. The Sabbath is a time to cease work and celebrate. Sabbath was defined by numerous laws and rules, but when Jesus healed a man on the Sabbath, He declared, “For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."
Ray Bentley, August 12, 2018, Matthew 12:15-30
Great multitudes followed Jesus and He healed them all. There was a time to withdraw, and a time to heal. He warned the people not make Him known, fuliflling the prophecy of Isaiah. Only Jesus' power can cast out demons.
Ray Bentley, August 19, 2018, Matthew 12:30-50
There is no neutral ground concerning Jesus of Nazareth. We must all decide – who Is Jesus? Jesus removed all illusions about trying to remain "neutral" about His Identity and Ministry. If you are not FOR Him, then Jesus says you are in fact AGAINST ...
Ray Bentley, August 26, 2018, Matthew 13:1-23
Jesus told many stories, often in the form of parables. A parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. The fact that Jesus can use a SEED to explain the Word of God or a FEAST to describe Salvation tells us we that the book of nature reflec...
