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PHall | June 6, 2013
When the unfaithful kings of Judah chose false gods over the worship of Yahweh, they made another choice to. They chose to neglect the priests and Levites who through God’s choice were to live off the sacrifices and worship to Yahweh. What would these neglected men then do? No doubt some turned to paganism out […]
PHall | June 6, 2013
God by grace used water to separate Noah from judgment. God by grace used water to separate Israel from slavery. God by grace used water as an entrance for Israel to the Promised Land. God by grace used water to purify priests. To paraphrase Paul, “Why is it considered incredible by any of you that […]
PHall | June 4, 2013
Tongue in cheek, Bill Cosby said parents of only one child are not real parents because when something gets broken they always know who to blame, with no “he did it” or “she did it” confusion. In Family Circus, make-believe gremlins are responsible when the kids don’t want to accept responsibility: “Not Me” “Ida Know” […]
PHall | June 3, 2013
Most accept E = MC2 because Einstein said it, not because they understand it, having more faith in Einstein than themselves; yet they reject what God says because they do not understand it, having more faith in themselves than God.
PHall | June 3, 2013
If the gospel is both the historical facts and the message preached, both a life lived and a life to be lived; and if the gospel in history is founded by absolute truth in how we are saved, then the gospel preached must also be founded in absolute truth in how we are saved. If […]
PHall | June 3, 2013
PHall | June 3, 2013
You’ve never done enough if you haven’t prayed; you’ve never done enough until you’ve prayed; you’ve never done too much if you haven’t prayed; you can do too much without praying; you can never do too much praying.
PHall | June 3, 2013
What never ceases to amaze me about preaching the word of God after praying to God on what to preach, is how often unexpected people tell me how personally needed and meaningful the sermon was to them. The longer I preach the more I realize that the preacher is the least important part of the […]