by Dick Hill | Apr 5, 2020 | Holy Spirit, teaching
More Pondering from the Ponderosa. We have briefly covered the Holy Spirit’s role in regeneration, baptism, indwelling, sealing, and equipping. Today I want to begin a short look at His teaching ministry. This will take a few days to cover, but it will be worth the...
by Dick Hill | Apr 3, 2020 | Holy Spirit, Spiritual Gifts, Tongues
More Pondering from the Ponderosa. We are discussing the equipping ministry of the Holy Spirit. It is hard to leave this subject without thinking of the Holy Spirit’s use of miracles and especially His use of the gift of tongues (languages). Many have been given the...
by Dick Hill | Apr 2, 2020 | Christians, Holy Spirit, Spiritual Gifts
It is a beautiful day at the Ponderosa. I am still pondering the equipping ministry of the Holy Spirit. After the original apostles and prophets had done their part in laying the foundation for the church (Ephesians 2:20), God brought in the rest of His construction...
by Dick Hill | Apr 1, 2020 | Christians, Holy Spirit
More ponderings from the Ponderosa. Today, we will ruminate (meditate) on the equipping ministry of the Holy Spirit. It’s going to take more than one session to adequately cover this matter. Remember that God provided those who built His original temple with gifted...
by Dick Hill | Mar 31, 2020 | Holy Spirit, Salvation
More Pondering from the Ponderosa. We are thinking about seven ministries of the Holy Spirit. We have gone through regeneration, baptism, indwelling, and now we will consider the Holy Spirit’s sealing ministry. Does a Christian truly have eternal life or do we...
by Dick Hill | Mar 30, 2020 | Holy Spirit, Indwelling
Pondering from the Ponderosa, continues. It is true that there was a time when God made Himself known to the Jews by revealing His presence in a temple made with hands. This temple was to be a very special place. God handpicked craftsmen to build it. Each of these...
