Pastor Lester Bentley

Author: Pastor Lester Bentley

  • Peter the Disciple part 7d

    Humility of a Servant I Peter 5:5-7 Likewise you younger people submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you…

  • Peter: The Disciple part 7c

    The Problem of Lording Over I Peter 5:2, 3; Mathew 20:24-24 I Peter 5:2-3 “Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; nor as being lords over those entrusted to you but being examples to the flock.” We talked about…

  • Peter: The Disciple part 7b

    Three Vices Which Elders are Prone I Peter 5:1-5 Peter urges the elders of all Christian communities to which he writes to exercise their leadership roles as a shepherd looking after a flock of sheep. Perhaps, this is why Christ three times asked Peter, “do you love me?” Each time the question was asked and Peter…