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PHall | April 26, 2013
Not all memories are good memories, but even the bad ones can be good. At Trunnel Elementary School, in Louisville, KY, I had just won the “Most Improved Reader” Award – two tickets to the upcoming skating party given in honor of all the award winners. Immediately I invited my best friend, Paul Dean. The […]
PHall | April 25, 2013
If others do not know our God and all they know is what they see and hear from us, what would they think they know about the God of the Bible? What rules would they think this Righteous One has revealed as to how we should live? What kind of God do we reveal? According […]
PHall | April 24, 2013
When thinking of what to preach, try this series. Study the sermons from the book of Acts and preach them, outlining the sermons as written. Take each point and add scriptures and comments, but stay within the inspired sermons. Then after doing this, compare their inspired approach to your old sermons. What topics did they […]
PHall | April 20, 2013
John Locke said, “The great division among Christians is about opinions. Every sect is about opinions. Every sect has its set of them and that is called orthodoxy; and he who professes his assent to said opinions, though with an implicit faith and without examining, is orthodox and in the way to salvation; but, if […]
PHall | April 20, 2013
God cannot be put into a box, although we try. “God is only,” “God will always,” “God would never” is too limiting except when affirming God’s holiness (Heb 6.18) which includes punishing sin. Even “God is love” is not “God is only love” or “God is always love.” That last statement is troublesome. Troublesome statements […]
PHall | April 18, 2013
Leaving is never easy, especially when being replaced. Can it be difficult to pray for those replacing us? Depends on how and why we are being supplanted; on how much we love and care for those left behind. There are many reasons for parting; some good, some bad, some inevitable, some out of choice. Sometimes […]
PHall | April 18, 2013
The book of Acts is about what Jesus began to do and teach in His physical that He continued and continues to do and teach in His spiritual body, the church. The message is the kingdom. Seeing that Luke is the author of both Luke and Acts, let’s see how Jesus continued to do and […]
PHall | April 13, 2013
Social justice, equal rights, judicial fairness, even interpretive hermeneutics along with the place of prayer; all of these are found in a story so real to life, that it just can’t be made up. Although 3000 years ago, we have been there, where the laws don’t match our lives; where not every situation is specifically […]
PHall | April 12, 2013
God cannot be bought. God cannot be bribed by prayers, sacrifices, or worship. Yet do we devalue God’s holiness, thinking Him vulnerable to our petty gifts? “God is not a man who lies, or a son of man who changes His mind. Does He speak and not act, or promise and not fulfill?” (Nm 23.19). […]
PHall | April 2, 2013
Prayer is about getting God to do what we want. Does that concept intrigue you? Self-interest comes naturally. How often are our prayers filled with personal wish lists? We righteously conclude, almost sighing, “Your will be done;” but we think, “I hope your will is my will!” It’s easier to desire God’s will to match […]