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 surprise. A lamp is a symbol of the Word, and the oil symbolizes the Holy Spirit. The Cyrus mandate is a very unique look at prophecy. Moving the US embassy to Tel Aviv, a peace treaty in the works. Are you ready?
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...
Ray Bentley - March 8th, 2020 - Matthew 26:1-13
The greater Passover has come. Matthew now turns his attention on the last few days of Jesus' earthly ministry in Israel. Three and a half years of healing and teaching are ending. It is time for Jesus to fulfill His work on the Cross. Jesus is fini...