Pastor Ray Bentley on the self-sacrifice of evangelism. There is something about those who really follow Jesus who so love their fathers and mothers and brothers and sisters, that when abuse and insult and ridicule is heaped upon them, they absorb it. And they say, you know what? I will take it so that you will one day change your mind about the di…

Pastor Ray Bentley maps out the pathway to a deeper fellowship and friendship with God. Perfect love casts out all fear. When you're not afraid, you start to relax. And when you relax, you find that you can actually be yourself when you're really if someone's friend. The friends that I have or the friends that I can just be me.…

oday on Maranatha! Radio, pastor Ray Bentley highlights the blessing of knowing Christ and the blessing of sharing Christ. If you're a believer in Jesus Christ, eternal glory is in you. And the greatest privilege you will ever have in your life is sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with another human being, and see them open their heart and receive…

When we think of the name of Jesus, what comes to mind today? Pastor Ray Bentley says it's important we remember just who he really is. Jesus is the Messiah King resurrected, and that means he is the long awaited and predicted King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He is all powerful. He is our Savior. He is our King.…

Coming up today, pastor Ray Bentley gives us a snapshot of the way the Lord relates to us, or at least the way the Lord wants to relate to us. Jesus showed not just any kind of love. He initiated an extreme relationship. That's what he wants. That's why you are there always something stirring within you? It's a good thing.…

Today, pastor Ray Bentley helps us understand just what kind of place we hold in the heart of God. When someone favors you, they adore you. They love you. That's the love that God has. You have the grace of God, the favor of God. And it's grace added to grace. Grace. Heaped on grace. Love heaped upon love. In other words, you cannot get God off of …

Pastor Ray Bentley says real friendship loves even when it's inconvenient. Human nature is when people are going through really rough times. Then we'll call them for a while. We'll visit them for a while. Let them get through this rough patch, and then we'll hook up and have great times later. Someone as well said that the definition of a friend is…

The gospel can change lives. But today, pastor Ray Bentley says we need to let the gospel remain unedited. There is a version of Christianity that's very popular. It brings people together. It's very uniting. But the cross part of it is often, in one way or another, either diluted or sought to be removed. Paul said then, and I believe it's still tr…

ome say love is a feeling. Pastor Ray Bentley says it doesn't stop there. Biblical love is action oriented. It isn't passive. Love is a feeling. And real, genuine love goes beyond the emotion that it spins from and flows into. Doing something, it flows into action. Love is powerfully, deeply emotional. Spreading. You see all of these people coming …

When we accept Christ as Savior. That means we'll spend life eternal with God in heaven. But pastor Ray Bentley says that's just the beginning. What is life all about? It's learning from the beginning to the end of my life. How to become more and more a servant. The more of a servant you are, the more godly you actually are becoming.…