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Ray Bentley Ministries is a daily teaching brought to you by Pastor Ray Bentley of Maranatha Chapel in San Diego, Ca. His teaching can be heard on Maranatha’s Radio Show which airs across the United States and worldwide. For more information about Pastor Ray Bentley, please visit: https://raybentley.com
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It's fundamental. It's basic, it's the anchor that will hold your life together. Jesus is Lord. Don't let a church become your Lord. Don't let a man become your Lord. Don't let a pastor or a priest be your Lord. Don't let some denomination. Don't let some other additional book or teachings outside of the Bible.
What is the essence of the good news? You could describe this world as very, very messy, painful, struggling agony. And Jesus comes into the mess. He comes into the pain. He comes into the agony. He comes in the midst of the struggle. He enters into the darkness of this world and he brings light spread.
If at first you don't succeed, give up. Right? No. Try. Try again. You're not going to be perfect on this earth. There will come a day when we'll be like Jesus in heaven. But in the meantime, the point of being a Christian is that you readily acknowledge that you are broken and that you're not perfect and you don't have to be.
Paul suffered for Christ and surprisingly he said that was cause for rejoicing. Why did Paul rejoice in suffering? When you suffer in Jesus. The glory of God rests upon you. Through suffering, there is a place that I enter into my experience and intimacy and knowledge of the love of Jesus. I can't get anywhere else.
When bad things happen to good people or those who follow the Lord and you begin to wonder God, do you see? You see what I'm going through? Do you know how hard it is down here? Do you care? And that's why always we go to the cross.
When the world rebels and turns its back on God, it pays the price. Even then, God cares. God says to us, in our broken world and condition, I still love you. I still want a relationship with you. God said, I'm gonna show you my love. You will see my love. And in fact, when I get done, I will prove my love.
We know of God's presence because we can see his effect in this world for people to say, well, how can you believe in God? You can't see him when you're made out of invisible things. Everything that can be seen is made of these tiny invisible atoms. And the in him, the Messiah, all things hold together.
Apostle Paul's desire for the Colossians is the same as the Lord's desire for us today. God wants you to experience supernatural strength. Why? So you can do amazing miracles now, Paul says. Basically, you and I need supernatural resurrection power or strength to be patient. Oh, how we need to pray for patience, especially in these times of spreading disease.
Someone who said love is a verb, and we know from English class that a verb is an action word. Pastor Ray Bentley says we need to be more verbal. Love is action. It's not just what you say. I believe this doctrine, and I believe this creed, and I ascribe to, you know, this is who I am. But you say that.But it's more true that what you do is what you really believe spread. You see all of these people coming down before the King
God loves us so much. He helps us in the most amazing ways. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. All things. And again, the secret meaning of the Greek word all is all. That's exactly what it means. All things through Christ who strengthens me. Spread. You see all these people coming down before the King.
God is fully invested in the lives of his children. He influences us and helps lead us where we need to go. God will use people. He will use nature. He will use situations. He will use your environment. He will use circumstances. God is involved arranging circumstances today to prepare you for what's going to happen tomorrow.
When we pray, in effect, we confess our dependance on our Heavenly Father. Tell God what you need. That's what prayer is. And I want to say that there are some of you that have this idea to be needy. There's something wrong with that. We are needy. And in fact, as you develop this whole concept of needing the Lord, you will be powerful.
Do your prayers ever seem to go unanswered? Often times. The way God works is not to my liking. And that's why a lot of times in my prayers, I give him advice and I have noticed he doesn't really take my advice that often, and his ways are always better than mine.
The Apostle Paul said it twice rejoice in the Lord. Again I say, rejoice. Paul's answer to all of life's problems is to rejoice in the Lord. Notice again he does not say, rejoice in your circumstances. I'm a slave or I'm in prison, or I rejoice in my pain. No, but he does rejoice in the Lord in the midst of his circumstances spread.
When life is tough. The Bible tells us to rejoice. That's a challenge. This is what you ought to rejoice and rejoice that your names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life. Now that is the most important thing of all. Now, what the Lord has done through my life are the gifts he's given to me, or the lives that have been touched.
The Apostle Paul was concerned in his day, as we are today, that some soft cell the faith. Paul says there are some who are enemies of the cross, not enemies of the gospel of grace and mercy and the love and the forgiveness. We like all that. But then talk about self-denial. You know, picking up your cross and following Jesus or sacrifice.
Paul had the kind of faith that depended on the Lord and the Lord alone. Paul had a current testimony of Jesus. Do you have a current testimony of Jesus? Paul was able to say, there burns within my heart. One thing and one thing only. I want to know him. I want to know the one who's coming back for me and preparing a place for me.
From the example of an Old Testament king. We need to humble ourselves and admit our need for God. King Jehoshaphat himself got down upon his knees and prayed. Oh, God, I don't know what to do. I need help. I love that. Let me tell you who else likes them. Our father in heaven. He loves to show himself strong.
Believers sometimes make unbelievers feel uncomfortable.That often leaves them to react. See, the world will, in essence, test Christians. They're wondering if there's any reality, if there's any validity, if there's any sincerity, if there's anything to this that you claim. And when their world comes crashing down, they will be drawn to those who actually have some light inside of them.
So as you begin to walk with the Holy Spirit, and even if you are stubborn and slow to yield to him, God has beautiful ways of leading us and guiding us and wooing us. He won't force you to do anything, but he has a way of awakening your conscience and drawing you to him.
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