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PHall | March 9, 2020
Contrary to what the Bible says, I am asking us all to not “be strong and courageous”. We sing “be strong and courageous”: and we see Joshua commanding and encouraging “be strong and courageous”. So why am I asking us all to not “be and do”?It is because Absalom told his friends, in his seeking […]
PHall | March 9, 2020
Judas most infamously kissed Jesus in the garden. Why was this kiss so horrendously sinful and anti-scriptural?1. It was a sign identifying Jesus as the one. This led to Jesus arrest and death.2. It was through a method of showing relationship, even friendship. This makes it a hypocritical act.Now takes those two marks of Judas’ […]
PHall | March 9, 2020
PHall | March 9, 2020
God is faithful. We are faithful. The difference is direction, cause and effect, down to and up towards (and chiastic!) God can be counted on and I can count on God:A – GodB – can be counted on andB’ – I can count onA’ – God.Life is in this way cyclical. What God gives to […]
PHall | March 9, 2020
PHall | March 9, 2020
1. No matter how hard you try, you can’t get the baptistry perfectly clean. But Jesus’s blood can!2. Someone already did a “little thing” by replacing the chlorine tablets. Serving Jesus comes in many sizes.3. That “someone” is unknown to me. Service is often anonymous (including who cleaned the baptistry), and honestly demands acknowledging we […]
PHall | March 9, 2020
What if I told you “not from works so that no one can boast” in Ephesians 2:8, does not include baptism – but not because of why you might think? It wasn’t what I thought either.1. Baptism is not a “work” of man, but is a “work” of God (Colossians 2:12). But that is not […]