Pastor Lester Bentley

Tag: Faith

  • The Triumphal Entry

    The Triumphal Entry

    Mark: According to Part 55 Mark 11:1-11 The Triumphal Entry   The event in which Mark begins chapter 11 marks the beginning of the final week of Christ’s life. When the sun sets at the end of the sixth day of the week, Jesus will have been laid in a borrowed tomb. As He did…

  • Bartimaeus

    Bartimaeus

    Mark: According to Part 54 Mark 10:46-52 Bartimaeus It was shortly before the Passover and one of Jesus’s last stops before going to Jerusalem was Jericho. Jesus ministry in Galilee had ended and now Jesus finished up in Peraea before going to Jerusalem.   The events soon to unfold weighed heavy on Jesus, not just because…

  • The Initiative of God and Human Response

    The Initiative of God and Human Response

    The Initiative of God and Human response Romans 9:14-33 Verse 14 – 18 raise a new question. Namely is God acting unjustly or righteously in changing the rules on who the elect are? Absolutely not! Is Paul’s reply. Why? Because the question is incorrectly framed. God does not base His selection (or election or predestination…