Pastor Ray Bentley says love magnifies our relationship with God. When you are growing in love, not just sentimentality, not just feeling, not just, oh, I feel bad to them. But when you are doing something practical as giving or doing something personal as in visiting, you have more confidence and your whole relationship with God. You experience this deep respect for your father in heaven and not a tormenting fear spread.

Pastor Ray Bentley explains what God wants the church to look like. God wants an entire family whose hearts are turned to him and adoring loyalty. That should change the way we talk to one another. He wants sons and daughters, for just like Jesus, truly loyal even unto death. That's the depth of what God desires for you and for me.

Are we in God's plan? Pastor Ray Bentley says it may be more accurate to say God's plan is in us. We are not merely spectators to the spiritual things and revelations of God. We are active participants in the drama of God's amazing and eternal love. From the very beginning, God's desire was that he might live eternally within us, spreading disease out of his people, coming down before the King.

Does God really love us? How do we know? Pastor Ray Bentley answers. I want you to know this God doesn't seek to prove his love for you and me except in this one place. And it's sufficient. It is sufficient that you never have to doubt his love again for the rest of eternity. And that one place and that one act and that one event is the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on the cross 2000 years ago.

God is love. We know that's true. The Bible tells us so. But today, pastor Ray Bentley clarifies. Love does not define God, but God defines love. Who God is in his character and his nature and his holiness and his spirit and and his light and his presence. He is the one who defines what love is and what true love is spread.

Pastor Ray Bentley warns us to be on the lookout for false prophets. How can you tell a false prophet it comes down to this. What is there witness or testimony of Jesus Christ? And secondly, what is the fruit of their ministry? And especially, let me say beware when someone says, hey, look, you know, the Bible is hard to understand and in fact, it's better that you don't read the Bible for yourself.

Sacrificial love. Pastor Ray Bentley points to the best example Love is Jesus, who I am sure would have preferred not to have nails pounded into his flesh and nailed to a tree to save you and me. But he did it, and he made the choice to do it, even sweating great drops of blood because it was the right thing to do and the loving thing to do.

Today, pastor Ray Bentley points out, love that doesn't affect our actions may not be real love. If you see a brother in Christ who is in need and you don't help him, oh, I just feel awful about those people. Well, you're, you know, sharing your words and you're having this great feeling inside of you. But that's not love.

What does it take to be a true disciple of the Lord? Pastor Ray Bartley says it comes down to love. Love for God. Love for others. Discipleship is very simple. It's not complicated. It's not. You know, you have to be a brain to figure it out. It is very simple. Love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength.

What does it take to be a true disciple of the Lord? Pastor Ray Bartley says it comes down to love. Love for God. Love for others. Discipleship is very simple. It's not complicated. It's not. You know, you have to be a brain to figure it out. It is very simple. Love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength.