by Dick Hill | Jun 30, 2024 | Church
For hundreds of years God had worked almost exclusively through the Jews, but He had promised Abraham that all the nations of the earth would be blessed in him (Gen. 12:3). Centuries later, God revealed to Paul that Gentiles, former enemies of the Jews and strangers...
by Dick Hill | Jul 22, 2023 | Church, Kingdom, Parables
The Mustard Seed, Encompassing the World If one just takes the Word of God for what it says and does not read anything into it or take from it or spiritualize it in any way, they’re on a fast track to truth. The reason is that the words of the Bible are spiritually...
by Dick Hill | Aug 29, 2021 | Church
by Dick Hill I was sitting with a good friend on the porch at the Ponderosa years ago. He asked me a very searching question. “Spiritually speaking, where do you think local churches are today?” This was long before the Covid pandemic which has been devastating...
by Dick Hill | Jul 21, 2020 | Church, Gospel
The Lord Jesus commissioned the church to go into all nations and preach the gospel and make disciples (Matt. 18:20). He promised that they would be baptized with the Holy Spirit, and this baptism would give them the power to become witnesses in Judea and Samaria, and...
by Dick Hill | Apr 25, 2020 | Christians, Church, Growth, Service, Spiritual Gifts, The Christian Life
Some of the most famous words spoken by Jesus Christ are “I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18). Some of the most important words penned by Paul are “Now you are the body of Christ and members individually” (1...
