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PHall | June 27, 2026
Preached a funeral today for a woman I did not know. She was young, in her forties. Wanting to leave the family with spiritual guidance I used Acts 24:14-16; with special emphasis on how to survive troubling times. Paul was wrongly imprisoned, it was a troubling time. Here is what he said, what I said, […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
The Day of Pentecost is the same as the Festival of Weeks (also known as Shavuot or Feast of Harvest). It is a biblical festival celebrated 50 days (seven weeks) after Passover, marking the end of the grain harvest and, in Jewish tradition, the giving of the Law at Mount Sinai. In Deuteronomy 16:10 it […]
PHall | June 25, 2026
John 3:16 and Peter’s Sermon on Pentecost? Have you noticed the similarities between John 3:16 and Peter’s sermon on Pentecost? 1A – “For God so loved the world” 1B – After being shocked and devasted by the news they had crucified the Son of God, they asked, “What must we do?” (Acts 2:37) which means […]
PHall | March 3, 2026
A Hesitancy to Getting Baptized “We are called to be faithful, not flawless” (Michael W. Green ) (I hope I got the quote right). This was a great answer to the question of someone hesitant to be baptized because they weren’t sure they could be perfect after being baptized. When I was presented with that […]
PHall | November 18, 2025
An Old Story Made New Again Do you remember this true event? Deity descended resulting in fire, speaking, loud sounds, crowd reacting to the sounds, water, and a promise received? This is the story of Israel at Mt. Sinai (Exodus 19), before crossing through the Jordan, to reach the Promised Land. There is a belief […]
PHall | November 18, 2025
Baptism BECAUSE of Forgiveness? Scripture best interprets Scripture. When Peter told the crowd to be “baptized FOR the forgiveness of sins”, did Peter mean “BECAUSE of forgiveness” or “INTO forgiveness”? Did Peter mean baptism comes AFTER or BEFORE forgiveness of sins? Since Scripture best interprets Scripture, we do not need to go any further than […]
PHall | May 13, 2025
Was Barnabas, Barsabbas? Was Barnabas, Barsabbas? The Bible doesn’t directly say so, but the Bible doesn’t directly many things. Such is where we learn implications and inferences, patterns of narrative storytelling, and such. So, does the Holy Spirit imply such is true by how each narrative unfolds? If they are the same individual, the Bible […]
PHall | May 13, 2025
We Are Hard on People Who…. Ever notice the first miracle of Paul? Paul’s first miracle is personal, very personal, and is a statement both on Paul and the person who was…notice I didn’t say “healed”. Paul’s first miracle was not healing, it was the exact opposite. Paul must have seen in the man himself, […]
PHall | May 13, 2025
Does Acts 3 Prove Instrumental Music is Scriptural? An up and coming trend to defend musical instrument in praising God consists of this line of argument: 1) Acts 3 – Peter and John went to the temple at the hour of prayer to pray (Acts 3). 2) The temple used instruments in prayer. 3) Therefore […]
PHall | March 6, 2025
When Are We Converted? Notice how conversion (using the KJV word) in Acts 3:19 corresponds to baptism in Acts 2:38. Here are the parallels: Acts 2:38 – 1) Repent 2) and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ 3) for the forgiveness of sins 4) and you will receive the gift of the Holy […]