Pastor Lester Bentley

Tag: Religion

  • You’ve Got Talent!!

    You’ve Got Talent!! For the last five years, the Pastor had watched his congregation slowly drop from just over 200 to nearly 150. This deeply concerned him. For months he had been praying that things would change, and membership would again begin to grow. But it seemed with every opportunity to grow, somehow bickering and…

  • Fill It Up

    Fill It Up

    Fill It Up Luke 5:11, “So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him.” Did you ever wonder how Jesus decided to choose His disciples? Fisherman? Really? I looked a bit deeper into this call. We have accounts in 3 of the gospels. Matthew and Mark both give a…

  • Earning a Wage Even with Grace

    Earning a Wage Even with Grace

    Earning a Wage Even with Grace 35 Do not say, “‘there are still four months and then comes the harvest?’ Behold I say to you lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for the harvest! 36 And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life,…