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PHall | August 23, 2019
Your familiar with 1 Corinthians 16:1-3 about a collection for the saints; but how familiar are you? This is not the only time Paul spoke about this collection. Another is 2 Corinthians 8-9 which is rich in the gospel. A more neglected passage is Romans 15. I like word studies, so let’s “word up” on […]
PHall | August 23, 2019
You know the story. God’s son is born into an oppressive world, including the king trying to kill him. There is a famous scene between the murderous king and wise men. These wise men showed their fealty to their king. They did this by using gifts they had, that others did not. You remember what […]
PHall | August 19, 2019
The Egyptian Pharaoh’s famously wore the Egyptian cobra (asp, serpent, or snake), used as a symbol of sovereignty, royalty, deity and divine authority in ancient Egypt. Israel had become what mankind was commanded Genesis 1 – many. The new snake is afraid. And here is another echo. They Hebrew is different, but they are synonyms. […]
PHall | August 18, 2019
Ever notice how Genesis ends as a reversal for how it begins? Adam and Eve are “home” and then forced to leave when death starts to come. Jacob/Israel is away from “home” (in Egypt), death comes, and is carried away back to home in Canaan. This is more than just a cool literary bookend. Herein […]
PHall | August 18, 2019
Does God want us restoring? Stated negatively, it is impossible to restore without preaching the gospel – because the gospel restores people. Stated positively, to restore is to preach the gospel as seen in the good news records. 1 Corinthians 11 is an example of restoration through the gospel, by restoring “the Lord’s supper.” If we […]
PHall | August 16, 2019
Does Your Church Teach All the Gospel? 1. If it doesn’t tell you that the gospel requires Jesus’s death, and therefore your death to your old life…(Mark 9:31).2. If it doesn’t tell you that the gospel includes Jesus’s burial, and therefore your burial in baptism…(Matthew 12:40).3. If it doesn’t tell you that the gospel declares Jesus’s […]
PHall | August 16, 2019
4 Directions of the Gospel to Stay on CourseThe gospel has a history – MatthewThe gospel has a challenge – MarkThe gospel has a compassion – LukeThe gospel has a theology – John None of the above exhausts how each writer explores the gospel of Jesus. What my synopsis does is focus on the beginning of […]
PHall | August 16, 2019
Can you be a Christian if you don’t believe that Christ was bodily resurrected out of the grave? Can you be a Christian if you don’t believe Christians will be bodily resurrected out of the grave? Read this entire pericope:“Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say, […]
PHall | August 16, 2019
Ever notice how Genesis ends as a reversal for how it begins? Adam and Eve are “home” and then forced to leave when death starts to come. Jacob/Israel is away from “home” (in Egypt), death comes, and is carried away back to home in Canaan. This is more than just a cool literary bookend. Herein […]
PHall | August 13, 2019
There was no food in Egypt due to a 7 year famine. Joseph through divine providence had stored up food for 7 years. Food meant life. The Egyptians, and other nations, came to Joseph to buy food. He was the only source. Then their money ran out. Next they sold their livestock. Then their livestock […]