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PHall | December 21, 2022
An Artful Way of Promising Jesus’s 2nd Coming When the Holy Spirit inspired the writers, He often chose ways that are artful and beautiful. First Thessalonians is filled with the hope of the 2nd Coming. This is fitting considering “endurance of hope” is a theme in every chapter (1 Thess.1:3). When considering Jesus’s return, the […]
PHall | December 21, 2022
Let Us Have Peace Did you know that one of the greatest generals in the Civil War’s Northern army had two generals from the Southern army as pallbearers 20 years after the war? Yes, Grant, from the Federal Yankee side, requested two Confederates to be pallbearers. This is because he died as he lived. Even […]
PHall | December 21, 2022
A Cross-Shaped Church The Cross-shaped Church is a method of allowing the Holy Spirit to shape ourselves and our congregations into the likeness of Jesus. It consists of 3 steps, with the last one having 4 points. 1. Cross as Metonymy – The cross stands for the gospel. Every thing begins with Jesus. For this […]
PHall | December 21, 2022
Two Thoughts When We Suffer As we congregationally study the problem of pain and suffering, and how the word of God shows what God is doing about it – and will continue to do – we are learning this is our preparatory work. By that I mean the problem of evil is not solved in […]
PHall | December 21, 2022
Parenting Strategy: Natural Consequences Parenting methods include disciplining children. One positive strategy is called “natural consequences”. This is when the punishment fits the “crime”, so to speak. Let’s define natural consequences in two different ways: 1. Natural consequences are things that happen automatically as a result of a child’s action or inaction without any purposeful […]
PHall | December 21, 2022
Sacrificial Leadership and the Laying on of Hands The Bible does not make this connection clear through direct declaration, but I do wonder if this is a connection the Bible is implying. What am I talking about? The laying on of hands and all that it signifies. In the OT, Moses laid his hands on […]
PHall | December 21, 2022
1 Timothy 2:11-14 What can structure teach us about this controversial text? 1A – “A woman is to learn quietly • 1B – with full submission. 2A – I do not allow a woman to teach • 2B – or to have authority over a man; instead, she is to remain quiet. 3A – For […]
PHall | December 21, 2022
Inn or Home? No room at the inn? Or no room in the guest house? (Luke 2:7). The latter translation is most likely the correct one. And if so, think how much more of an indictment this is. An inn is a place of business. I’ve been turned away because there were no rooms left. […]
PHall | December 2, 2022
A Pew Moments with Perry – “He’s in My Wife’s Seat” Paul or Saul had a past. That past included hurting people, “ravaging the church” (8:3), breaking into “house after house” (8:3), “breathing threats and murder” (9:1), and throwing men and women into prison (8:3; 9:2). Then as unbelievable as anything can be, this unbeliever […]