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PHall | May 20, 2019
Isaiah is the Bible in Miniature Isaiah:1. Section one is mostly doom (ch.1-35).2. Section two is mostly historical and personal – Hezekiah (36-39).3. Section three is mostly hope (ch.40-66)4. Isaiah has 66 chapters. Bible:1. Section one is the mostly doom (OT).2. Section two is mostly historical and personal – Jesus (4 Gospels).3. Section three is mostly […]
PHall | May 17, 2019
The last place Moses’ mother should have wanted his basket to flow to, is the exact place God wants. Think of the process: 1) All male newborns are to be put to death. For a mother to have her son taken by an Egyptian means certain death.2) Jocabed places her 3 month old in a basket, […]
PHall | May 16, 2019
Why are we surprised? Satan counterfeits everything God creates, designs, and orders. Why are we surprised Satan mocks the one-flesh relationship of a man and woman (Matthew 19:1ff)? Same-sex marriages, divorce for any cause, promiscuity before and during are his wars against fidelity and purity. Here Satan is synonymous with the World.Why are we surprised Satan […]
PHall | May 16, 2019
A passage I have always struggled with became clearer with an “aha!” moment. Why does Jesus utter that difficult saying (vv.59-60) in John 6 about eating His body and drinking His blood? And why say that to a Jewish crowd wherein cannibalism was sinful? The answer turns out exactly because they were Jewish! Let’s set the […]
PHall | May 16, 2019
I love good clean comedy. Three things are needed for a good act: 1) Good material 2) Good Comedian (timing, delivery, stage presence) 3) Good crowd. The famous “Who’s On First” did not originate with Abbott and Costello. But they made it famous and “owned” it.Preaching is not like a good comedy act. The power […]
PHall | May 13, 2019
The Kingdom of Heaven is like a coffee pot. When the coffee was poured out there was nothing but cool water. The coffee grounds where in place. The percolator was plugged into the wall. The plug was inserted into the percolator. But it was cool to the touch. It had everything needed, except the plug […]
PHall | May 1, 2019
Becoming accustomed through familiarity can cause us to stop thinking. Seeing over and over again – through countless sermons, and even refrigerator magnets – Jesus begin the Lord’s Prayer with “Our Father”; we have become accustomed to the shock: the Almighty Creator, the Omnipotent, Omniscient, the All-everything is “our Father.” But have we missed something […]