Ray Bentley

The Lord loves to empower us to do his work. Pastor Ray Bentley explains how it happens in his life. When I do what I love to do and what I am called to do and gifted to do, I don't get as tired. In fact, many ways I kind of get recharged while I'm doing what I love to do.

Pastor Ray Bentley on the universal call of the gospel. Jesus died as a ransom for all men. If all would receive it, all would be saved. Revelation 320 behold, I stand at the door. Knock. If anyone here is my voice and opens the door, I will come in. I cannot tell you how often I've heard that scripture and how that scripture touches me, because it tells me so much about the Lord who knocks a gentleman.

Today, pastor Ray Bentley points out, anyone can move up to the next level in their walk with God. It just takes some work. Any human being that will walk and devote themselves to working on my exercise, going to the gym of the human heart. And by the way, a gym speaks of a lot of hard work. It's a lot easier to work on the outside.

Pastor Ray Bentley points to the cultural connection with the Apostle Paul's insights. Paul was constantly looking at the Roman Greek world with their athletics and the devotion and and the worship of the athletes. And he said, look at all the time energy poured into these things. What if we as gods sons and daughters, took the same devotion, the same dedication, and applied it to the interior part of our lives?

Today, pastor Ray Bentley points out the dynamic God intended for the body of Christ. We are the church of the Living God. We're the family of God. We're brothers and sisters. And may I say to you, God never intended for you as good as you are, as spiritual as you are. None of us was meant to live life in our own power, our own strength, our own wisdom, our own ability.

Today on Maranatha radio. Pastor Ray Bentley emphasizes the value of being a servant. What's the reward of beginning to be a servant like Jesus? Respect. God loves and honors those who are servants like him, and he will see to it that if you become a servant like your son Jesus, you will be respected. Not only will you be respected within the family of God, but even by nonbelievers in the great spread.

Pastor Ray Bentley explains how we're to act on the love God places inside of us. I want to challenge you that if you are saved and you have the Holy Spirit inside of you, we are surrounded by multitudes of people who are wounded and hurting and lost and suffering and in tremendous need. I want to say that as you begin to serve others, you will be ministered to as you minister to others.

Pastor Ray Bentley highlights biblical manhood. May I say that we live in a culture where there are very, very few men who are masculine, powerful, with authority to love and the Spirit of God. But we also have self control. How we need such men today, how they will shine out like stars in the midst of the chaos, the darkness and all the confusion that is going about us spreading.

Today, pastor Ray Bentley points out who the Lord is looking for in the church. The Lord needs godly elders, men that would be raised up. God honors age. God honors experience. God honors seasoning. God honors those who have gone through fires. Those who have, as it were, passed the test or been formed or shape spread. You see all of these people coming down before the King live your first Jesus is coming.

Pastor Ray Bentley says God has a plan for male spiritual leadership, but sometimes he also has a plan B. How many of you are familiar with the woman and the story in the Old Testament of Deborah? Israel was a place where there was no man leading. There was no man who had faith in God and who trusted God.