PHall | April 15, 2010
Romans 1:16-17 NASB (16) For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. (17) For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “BUT THE RIGHTEOUS […]
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PHall | April 15, 2010
Philippians 1:15-17 NASB (15) Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from good will; (16) the latter do it out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel; (17) the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition rather than from pure motives, […]
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PHall | April 15, 2010
No one told me about the pain and the suffering, about all the funerals. As a young man focusing on the supposed glories of becoming a preacher, never did I ever think of emotional and spiritual tribulations found at the bedside, in the hospital, at the funeral home, and by the graveside. If I had […]
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PHall | April 15, 2010
There is an emptiness that consumes. The mind is filled with futility. Understanding is darkened instead of enlightened. The heart is hardened. There is a new self created in the image of God. The mind is renewed within the spirit. Righteousness and holiness of the truth is created within. These two contrasting paragraphs summarize Ephesians […]
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