by Dick Hill | Oct 1, 2024 | Growth, The Christian Life
The setting was the shore of the Sea of Galilee. Mark said it was a desolate place (Mark 6:32). John added the that the feast of Passover was near (John 6:4). A huge crowd had followed Jesus and His disciples there. Jesus asked Philip a very powerful question: Where...
by Dick Hill | Apr 28, 2020 | Christians, Righteousness, The Christian Life
I am assuming that the reader has believed the gospel and given testimony to that fact through baptism. My short definition of “the Christian life” is “a close, personal, private, intimate, relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, that begins with knowledge and ends...
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...
by Dick Hill | Apr 23, 2020 | Christians, Faith, Fruit, The Christian Life, Works
We are to live by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). Abraham left his home in Chaldea to follow the living God by faith. He received his inheritance in Canaan by faith. He lived in a tent his entire life. Not much protection against rain, robbers, or critters...
by Dick Hill | Apr 22, 2020 | Christians, Fruit, Service, The Christian Life
As you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk you in Him (Colossians 2:6). How do we receive Christ? We receive Him by faith alone (Ephesians 2:8). The Christian life is to be lived by faith alone. We are to walk (one moment at a time) by faith and not by sight...
by Dick Hill | Apr 8, 2020 | Holy Spirit, The Christian Life
More pondering from the Ponderosa. The last ministry of the Holy Spirit that I will cover is His controlling ministry, or His filling. This will take a few posts, but please bear with me. We are told to walk by means of the Holy Spirit and not by the flesh (Galatians...
