The Rev. Johnathan S. Hill, pastor of Evergreen Baptist Church in Ethel, delivers a message at First Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church in Baton Rouge.
Rev. Jonathan Hill A third-generation preacher, the Rev. Johnathan Hill learned from his father the importance of expressing gratitude to God.
"I'm always amazed at the things that we acquire in this life and the way in which we express our gratitude for those things," said Hill, the 38-year-old pastor of Evergreen Baptist Church in Ethel. "We buy new cars, get new houses and we invite people over so that they can appreciate and see what the Lord has done. .
.. We give thanks for those things.
How many of us ever take a moment to tell God, 'Thank you for your grace?'" Hill delivered an inspiring message titled "Thank God for His Grace" during a Men's and Women's Day program on Sunday at First Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church in Baton Rouge. His sermon was based on Apostle Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 15:10: "But by the grace of God I am what I am." We are all the recipients of God's grace or "unmerited favor," said Hill, who can certainly attest.
He graduated from Capitol High School, Southern University and Luther Rice College & Seminary in Georgia. He is a doctoral candidate in organizational leadership at Regent University in Virginia. He also works with a multidiscipline consulting firm and is active in various community organizations.
"If it were not for God's grace, we wouldn't have what we have, do what we, be where w.