Ray Bentley

How can we share our faith most effectively? Pastor Ray Bentley says it isn't about debating more effectively. It's about telling our own story of what Jesus has done for us. When you share your personal testimony, not one argument is given. Why? Nobody can argue with what you saw, what you heard, what happened to you. So the question then that I want to ask all of us is, do you have a testimony spread?

pastor Ray Bentley reinforces one of the greatest promises in the Bible. My God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus all. But there is also a promise to that promise, and that is this. You have to trust him. And the more you trust God, the more God is able to meet your needs spread.

Christians are often called believers. Belief is a pivot point of Christianity. But pastor Ray Bentley says our belief must be discerning. There are some that say it doesn't matter what you believe, as long as you believe. That flies in the face of what the New Testament says and tells us. The Bible doesn't just say believe. The Bible says it's important what you believe, what you will follow, and you're going to be guided by the Word of God.

The Christian life is one of self-sacrifice. But pastor Ray Bentley points out today it's willing sacrifice motivated by love. Most people, when I say the word servant to you, what do you think of? Probably think of somebody that does something because they have to do it or they're forced to do it. Jesus said, not so. He said, the greatest in the kingdom of heaven is what the servant of all love is by serving.

For some, happiness is tied to the happenings around them. Pastor Ray Bentley says believers have an enjoyment of life, independent of that joy. For a Christian is a choice. You choose to rejoice regardless of the pressure, regardless of the circumstances. You choose to trust in the Lord. To smile in his presence and to rejoice in him spreading. You see all of his people coming down before the King.

You and I are already victors in spiritual battle. Pastor Ray Bentley says, just look at first John chapter four, verse four. You are of God, little children, and have overcome them. Because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world. How many of you would agree with me that knowing the outcome of a battle before it happens, and that you're going to win, makes you more than a conqueror?

Coming up today, pastor Ray Bentley shows us how God took care of business when it came to demolishing the man made idols of biblical times. And we'll see. He's ready, willing, and able to do the same today. And there are many of us that are spending time and energy defending God. We don't need to defend God. How many of you believe that God is able to defend himself, and the idols will come crashing down as they did then, so the idols of our time will come crashing down, spreading.

The devil is more powerful than we are much more powerful. But pastor Ray Bentley points out, greater is he that is in us than he that is in the world. What happens when you get in a situation and you're there alone and it's dangerous and you're outmanned, outgunned and outnumbered? What do you do? You call for backup. When the devil comes to confront us. A call for backup. And your backup is the Lord Jesus Christ.

Pastor Ray Bentley says true believers believe. But it's much more than that. It's a set of convictions that changes us from the inside out. Christianity is not just a matter of right beliefs. It is more than correct doctrine. The Lord wants you to experience him, and it is to be a transformational experience. Be transformed by the renewing of your mind. You see all of these people coming down before the King.

One of the problems in our human nature is that we can reach a point where we kind of think we know it all. Nobody would admit that. But how many of us act like that? Pastor Ray Bentley says that kind of perspective is one of the ways we can actually frustrate our attempts to grow spiritually. Today, he makes some important recommendations. The healthiest attitude I can have is to remain teachable.