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PHall | October 9, 2009
We need to stop growing as a congregation. Growing is too dangerous. Too many problems brought on by too many people, too many different people. Growth destroys the status quo, forces us to confront our comfort zones, brings in new and different people with new and different problems, enlarges the gaps between the mature and […]
PHall | October 7, 2009
Paul’s Writing Style (James MacKnight, MacKnight on the Epistles, pp.26-27) 1. “In the first place, a concise unadorned style in preaching and writing, though accompanied with some obscurity, was, in the apostle’s situation, preferable to the clear and elegant manner of writing practiced by the Grecian orators… (1 Corinthians 1:17; 2:4).” 2. “In the […]
PHall | October 1, 2009
What is a geek? Some proudly wear that moniker. Those that do, usually make money off of being a geek. Before the days of computers and Bill Gates, most defined “geek” synonymously with nerd – someone unsophisticated or uncool—if you need a picture just look in any high school yearbook! Nowadays a geek is someone […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
Have you ever let your mind…now what was I thinking? Oh yea, have you ever let your mind…is that a mosquito on the wall? Oh never mind…now what were we talking about? Oh yea, our minds drifting off. Concentration is easier for some than for others. If we have ADD or ADHD, our minds tend […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
Several kids came up to me and innocently asked, “What do you do?” I get asked that question by adults too! My answer began with, “I pray a lot.” Warren Wiersbe observed in his Elements of Preaching, that “PREACHING IS THE COMMUNICATING OF GOD’S TRUTH BY GOD’S SERVANT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE. […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
We are one with God for the word of Christ richly dwell(s) within us…singing with thankfulness in our hearts to God (Colossians 3:16). We are one with each other for when we sing we are “with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another” (Colossians 3:16). When we all sing, we are unified in what we […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
Singing not merely about God, but to Him is deeply moving; we can also teach others about God through our singing. We can teach about God, but also about ourselves. God ordained joy to be spread through our vocalizing the Christian life in song. I once knew a Christian that did not think you could […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
There was a time when I was in a bad mood – but it was time for church – so I went. I didn’t want to go…but I went. By the time the preacher got up to preach (no it wasn’t me), I was no longer in a bad mood. The singing healed me. The […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
We should all want to move our singing beyond the boundaries that stagnation can restrict it. Beyond the corridors of our throats and lips. Beyond the sound produced that is pleasing to the human ear. Beyond four part harmony. God has ordained an important role for our singing. Sometimes the church has made it something […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
How important is the concept of PURPOSE? Please notice the following passages (some use “purpose” as a noun, others use “purpose” as a verb)…all use “purpose” “On Purpose!” Although it might be tempting, DON’T SKIP OVER THEM: (Luke 4:43) But He said to them, “I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities […]