Paul Was A People-Pleaser
PHall | March 31, 2022
PHall | March 31, 2022
PHall | March 30, 2022
What if the necessity of the existence of true theology concerning God’s “plural oneness” is less ivory tower and more kitchen table gospel? Let’s argue the opposite. What if there is no “Oneness” of God consisting of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? 1. What if the “Oneness” is a simplistic numeric existence such […]
PHall | March 29, 2022
A “Better” Argument Against Instrumental Music Despite history showing instrumental music was not part of worshiping God for the majority of worship in “The Way”, and despite the hermeneutical arguments concerning silence and exclusion, neither way is probably the the strongest argument against instrumental music in worship. When we view ourselves and bodies as God’s […]
PHall | March 29, 2022
More Persuasive than Authority TEXT: “Although we could have been a burden as Christ’s apostles, instead we were gentle among you, as a nurse nurtures her own children.” (CSB’17 1 Thessalonians 2:7) DEVOTIONAL: Here are 2 sources of legitimate, positive persuasion: 1. Leadership based authority – Position. 2. Love based authority – Person There are […]
PHall | March 18, 2022
TEXT – “So then, let us not sleep, like the rest, but let us stay awake and be self-controlled. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled….” (CSB’17 1 Thessalonians 5:6-8) DEVOTIONAL – There’s a saying, […]
PHall | March 16, 2022
PHall | March 15, 2022
A Colorful Conversation Once upon a time (to protect the innocent and guilty), I was some place I belonged, but new, so the neighbor didn’t know it was OK. More accurately his dogs did not think it was OK. His dogs barked, alarming him, so he stood outside in his yard watching me. There […]
PHall | March 13, 2022
Evangelistic Hospitality The last thing inspiration teaches us is that, even in prison, Paul taught the gospel by practicing hospitality. “Paul stayed two whole years in his own rented house. And he welcomed all who visited him, proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without […]
PHall | March 11, 2022
He was an outcast. Beggarly poor. Probably uneducated. And yet he saw his need. They were chosen. Not rich, but better than some. At one time they were professionals, even had employees. They saw what they wanted. These three asked a fourth man for favors. Now all three believed this other man had […]
PHall | March 9, 2022
Wednesday’s Wisdom – Claiming My Character in the Name of Jesus Are you “blameless”, “holy”, “faithful” and other such words describing high-standing character? Or do we hesitate to claim such out of humility, which then ironically means humility keeps us from seeing truth? Or, do we not claim such feigning faux humility which isn’t […]