As we take ground for the kingdom. Pastor Ray Bentley says expect opposition. The enemy will resist. He will say, you know, that's my territory. I own that in you. You have to enforce your victory and command him. Get off! This belongs to my father, and now it belongs to me. And I'm building on it for his kingdom and glory.

Pastor Ray Bentley has words of encouragement today from Joshua. I say to every single one of you, you have a role to play that no other human being can fulfill. If you don't fulfill your life's calling and use your gift, nobody else will be able to do it for you. They have to do their part, and so we must put our foot down and claim God's promises.

Pastor Ray Bentley explains how we can reach our culture. Are you willing to be a few fat Christians? That's an acronym. Number one faithful, faithful men. Number two, are you available? And number three, are you teachable? Are you willing to be faithful and available and teachable? And are you willing to start with humility and serve? And if you are, you could be the next Joshua for a new generation spreading disease.

Pastor Ray Bentley begins a study in the book of Joshua Joshua as a slave in Egypt. God was preparing him for a far greater calling. He would be the one to lead the children of Israel in to the Promised Land. So I say to you that God, your father, has began preparing for you and your calling. Long before you were saved.

The world right now is dying on the vine for peace. People are so angry and yelling and threatening and fighting with each other because they don't have any peace. Pastor Ray Bentley says what the world needs now is Jesus. That's his character. That's his essence. That is his name. Everything that Jesus is is peace. So move toward him.

The Bible advises us to watch for Jesus return. Pastor Ray Bentley says we are all eager for that day. People are saying, you know, it has Ray. Is this the end? They're asking me as a pastor. Is this the end? Here's my answer. We have never been so close to the end as we are now.

God is trustworthy. A truth that should undergird our lives. According to pastor Ray Bentley. It's interesting that one of the major themes of the Bible is that God keeps his promises. And you know, there are in the Bible some 7000 promises. And one thing I'd like to encourage you to do as you read through the Bible, and I encourage you to read it daily.

Pastor Ray Bentley reminds us of our standing as children of God in a world that's wandered off the right path. We live in an unstable world until Jesus comes. Normal means unstable. That's what's normal in a fallen world until the Lord comes. But you, who are God's children, who have the Lord Jesus Christ, you have stability and a hope for the future.

There are many aspects to the life of faith, but today pastor Ray Bentley points to the one that stands out among all the others. The very first truth that any child of God must invite personally into their hearts is the truth that God loves me. Everything that God has done for you and me personally is motivated by his tremendous, passionate love spread.

Pastor Ray Bentley points out the silver lining and the dark cloud of the coming Great Tribulation. This important before talking about the reality of the coming judgment of the world, that we mentioned this during those seven years of unbelievable anguish and famine and plague and disease and earthquake and chaos and all the rest. Whoever will call upon the name of the Lord, they will be saved, because God is a merciful God.