Pastor Lester Bentley

Tag: Spirituality

  • 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…

  • Peter the Disciple part 7a

    Leadership as Servants I Peter 5:1-12 A few weeks back we addressed the subject of slaves and masters, (Employee and Employer see week 4). In this week’s posts, we address leadership in the church.  Leadership in the church is not just something that developed in the Christian Church. Church leadership has a rich background going…

  • Obadiah It Is Only 21 Verses

    Upon Mount Zion, Israel’s Final Triumph The final five verses have some symbolism, actually a fair amount of symbolism. Verse 17 starts with this words of hope when it says: “But on Mount Zion!” For all the evil that has taken place against God’s people, by those calling themselves wheat yet are really tares, come…