Pastor Ray Bentley Of Maranatha Chapel

It's been said the Bible is God's love letter to man. Pastor Ray Bentley comments on the scriptures. Love for God's Word is a mark of those who are truly saved. If you have been saved, if the Holy Spirit is inside of you, the Holy Spirit will draw you to the Word of God. You will have this insatiable appetite to let his living word become now a living word in us and through us spread.

Today on Maranatha Radio. Pastor Ray Bentley has a strong forewarning. There is coming a day for anybody and everybody, whether they believe in God, they don't believe in God, they love God. They don't love God. There is coming a day where all of creation will stand before our creator, and we will be either judged or rewarded based on what we do with the choices we make and how we live.

Times are tough. How does God want us to live? Pastor Ray Bentley has the answer. He knows your worries. He knows your anxieties. And he is calling us now, in this time, to holiness. We have to be to the best of our ability. With every ounce of strength that we have. Focused on hearing the call of the Lord to walk in holiness.

Faith and fear are mutually exclusive. And pastor Ray Bentley says we can choose which prevails. Fear tells you there is no hope. I have lost everything. I've lost my job. I've lost my career. I've lost my retirement. And what the devil pounds on your head is? You've lost your reason to live. Because the devil hates us. God loves you, has a wonderful plan for your life.

Many have wondered when Jesus will return. Entire books have been written on the subject. Pastor Ray Bentley brings clarity. I am saying this directly and emphatically. We are living in the last days. But let me also tell you this. Do you know when the last days actually began? When Jesus rose from the dead 2000 years ago. But would you agree with me that we're a lot closer to the end of the last days than they were 2000 years ago?

Having a hard time trusting God completely. Well, today, pastor Ray Bentley says read God's word frequently. The more you know of the Bible, the more you learn about God. You can believe more and you can believe more about him. Get to know him better. Trust him in a bigger way. And as your faith grows, your belief grows. Your ability and capacity to receive the glory of God also spread.

Pastor Ray Bentley on fear versus faith. Sin brought fear into our lives. All of us. Battle. Fear. Fear is the enemy of faith. And God's will for your life is to remove more and more and more fear to be replaced by more and more and more faith. Until ultimately, there is no fear at all in your life. Spread disease.

There's so much uncertainty in our world. But pastor Ray Bentley reminds us of something that is certain now and for the future. If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, you are the chosen of God. It has nothing to do with you, per se. It's all the glory goes to him. You are the chosen of God. He loves you.

Pastor Ray Bentley talks today about the right kind of hope. There's a difference between biblical hope and worldly hope. Worldly hope. It may happen. It may not. But we hope. Some biblical hope. There's no way it cannot happen. Why? Because our hope is actually predicated on something that happened in the past. Jesus resurrection from the dead. This is history.

Sometimes we think God can't handle our honesty. Today, pastor Ray Bentley says he can. There come times in your life where you can't fold your hands and say nice little spiritual prayers. And in fact, if you're really going to get honest with God, you don't want people to hear. God loves that kind of prayer. God gives you literal, tangible evidence that I will never leave you nor forsake you.

Talking to God is a privilege. Pastor Ray Bentley says Scripture puts it high on our priority list. The Bible says pray without ceasing. I say, well, yeah, okay, that's got to be a metaphor, right? Well maybe not. We almost incessantly spend time worrying and being anxious if there's something that bothers you. It's important. While Almighty God, if it affects you, he wants to hear about spreading you.

Pastor Ray Bentley says, we all eventually learned the benefits of being in God's will. Experience will teach you that the best place on planet Earth you can be. No matter what the circumstances are. Is in the middle of the will of God. I would rather be in the wilderness, in the center of God's will, than in the midst of luxury and lavishness, out of the will of God.

Pastor Ray Bentley says the first step in getting the help we need is realizing we need help. Maybe the very first time we were really honest in our lives that we will never forget is when we heard the gospel and we finally admitted that I am lost and I need to be found, that I am a sinner and that I am broken, and that I need to be forgiven and heal.

Life comes with suffering. It's often not optional. But pastor Ray Bentley helps us see suffering through spiritual eyes. The very fact that your life has been full of trials and tribulations and trouble is a sign that you are suffering because you've hung in there and hung on to the Lord and your faith to this very day and hour.

Pastor Ray Bentley on patience. We're not a very patient culture. Would you agree with that? I have so many times come to my 11th hour where, Lord, you've got now we've run out of time. Lord, you got to deliver now. It's got to happen now. If it doesn't happen now, it's all over. And guess what I've learned from personal experience.

We've been bought with a price. We know that from Scripture. But pastor Ray Bentley says it's not only that we belong to the Lord. It's all we have. And all we are. Everything that we have is from the Lord. It's given from the Lord. Sometimes we forget. We thought it was ours. But in fact, it's the Lord's. Whatever we have been given is a gift.

Life is filled with many, many decisions. Any piece of life lived outside the will of our father in heaven. All of a sudden, life becomes a confusing mystery. And that's why we need to learn to trust in his will. Pastor Ray Bentley urges us to keep our eyes on God and His desire for our lives. Let us choose to follow and obey the law.

Today, pastor Ray Bentley warns us about speaking evil of someone, no matter how it's packaged. Most people think that it's okay to pass on information or gossip or demeaning talk. As long as well. I didn't want to say anything. But after all, it is true. As if. Because what we are saying is true, it now gives us license to be able to bring other people down.

Pastor Ray Bentley on Harmony in the home. If within your own home, there is conflict and there is battles, and there is tension, and there is just pressure, and it's like a war that's going on. Recognize this is spiritual in nature. There is a spiritual battle taking place. You as a believer have to claim that territory for the Lord Jesus Christ.

When it seems like our lives are just an interconnected string of mess ups. Pastor Ray Bentley says there's good news. There is always more grace for the next step of your spiritual walk or journey. Even when we blow it, even when we sin, even when we fail, there is still a stream of love, grace and tenderness, forgiveness and mercy and affection toward us.