Pastor Lester Bentley

Category: Christianity

  • I Peter 1:1- 2:3: A Call to be Prepared

    The Old Testament form of this blessing is on the lips of David: May the Lord now show you kindness and faithfulness. It counterpart in the New Testament heightens the meaning of God’s mercy and grace. Grace signifies God’s love in action in the person of Jesus Christ on behalf of sinners. Peter opens his…

  • Sundown Worship

    Psalm 139: 1-3, 5, 6, 23, and 24 I had forgotten how beautiful the 139th Psalm is till I stumbled across it, quite by accident or, perhaps by Devine appointment. It starts by saying: O Lord You have searched me and know me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my…

  • Obadiah: It Is Only 21 Verses

    The Battle Continues In our last post, we explored the birth of Esau and Jacob and how dysfunctional the family was. Even during her pregnancy, we are told a battle waged within the womb of Rebekah. At birth, Jacob the second born reached out grabbing the heal of his older brother as if to pull…