Author: Jim Hill
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 11-10-2024
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we open with a story from 1 Kings that tells how God provided food in a time of drought for a faithful prophet through a poor widow who trusted God and gave all she had. Then we move into the book of Hebrews and learn how…
Some Thoughts on Bible Study and the Millennial Reign of Christ
CCCT: Culture Context Covenant Totality Consider these four aspects when reading the Bible. Can we agree upon a basic Bible study framework approach? Here is one that I learned during Seminary. Read the text and consider it in light of four aspects: Culture. Consider the culture in which the text was writing. For example, in…
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 02-12-2023
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we examine the deep truths found in 1 Corinthians and more truths about the kingdom of God and its characteristics as found in Matthew’s Gospel in the section known as the Sermon on the Mount.
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 10-10-2021
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. I remember the time when I came home from the office and I saw an ambulance in my neighbor’s driveway. Harvey was a man that had retired from the assembly line at General Motors. He was a rough-around-the-edges kind of guy, not someone that you would find going…
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 08-22-2021
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass. This week the readings focus upon the theme of God calling people to walk in a personal relationship with Him. In the first reading from Joshua, we see a challenge issued by God to forsake the false gods the people’s ancestors served. In the second reading, Saint Paul teaches…
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 05-30-2021
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. Our first reading is from one of the first five books of Bible, the Books of the Law. The second reading is from the letter of St. Paul to the church in Rome, which explains the basic elements of the Gospel. Finally, the reading from St. Matthew includes…
Jim Speaking at Decatur First Reformed Church
This is Jim Hill speaking at Decatur First Reformed Church on February 8, 2004. This is what I looked like way back then: To play the audio file just click the button below. The audio is 50 minutes long.
Sunday Mass Study Notes for 08-23-2020
Welcome back to the Sunday Mass notes. This week we open with the first reading from Isaiah where we see and explain meanings of the phrase “the key of the house of David.” Then we move to the second reading from Romans 11 where you will read many additional verses beyond what was published in…
Ceci Bordayo Testimony
My Personal Testimony Have you ever been so honest that it scared you? When I began writing my first song called “House of Secrets,” I scared myself. Even though my family and I had agreed to share our story of transformation, it dawned on me, “are we revealing our dark past to everyone? Are we exposing…
Updated Web Site
We are pleased to announce some important improvements and changes to the web site. We have adopted a new theme and layout to make things easier to find as way as provide a new, fresher, updated look. This includes relocation of certain elements such as the most recent Mass Notes to a spot in the…