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PHall | October 13, 2009
Too tired to come to church? Too tired to assemble with the saints? Rationalizing, “If I go to church I’ll just fall asleep anyway…I’m so tired I wouldn’t get anything out of it anyway…” Have you ever noticed how often our excuses begin or end with…”anyway?” O.K., maybe those thoughts are true…sometimes. And even maybe […]
PHall | October 13, 2009
What is the importance of a Christian education? As Christians we need a “Christian education.” As Christian parents we should strive to teach our children what we have learned from our studies. And as parents we should also emphasize the importance of getting our children to Bible Classes and to church services so that they […]
PHall | October 12, 2009
“Sorry, We’re Closed;” “Sale;” “New Store Hours” – these are commonly placed signs in windows of businesses. Some signs express hope, “Under New Management.” Others, the demise of hope – “Going Out of Business.” As an aside, I heard of one store whose going out of business sale was so successful he decided to have […]
PHall | October 12, 2009
Let’s approach the topic positively. Did God provide the work? Did God provide the way? How did God provide the way? Who did God provide for the work? Did God Provide the Work? There are only four works God provided for His local congregations to do: Reaching UP – Worshipping God (1 Corinthians 11); […]
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 9, 2009
Even those not historians are usually familiar with the advice, “Those who fail to learn from the mistakes of history are doomed to repeat them.” Clarence Darrow observed, “History repeats itself, that’s one of the things that’s wrong with history.” What mistake am I talking about? Christians separating themselves into separate churches along racial lines.
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 3, 2009
Wisdom has spoken about the need to live in the present, preaching that we cannot change the past and that the future is not yet here, therefore advising we must live in the present. Jesus Himself spoke wisely about living in the present when He said, Therefore don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry […]
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 | October 1, 2009
“Short but sweet;” “Good things come in small packages.” No, I’m not talking about sermons and diamonds. Acts six is one of the most instructive yet shortest chapters dealing with the works and workings of a local congregation. Within this chapter we see that a local congregation has at least two works that the individuals […]