PHall | August 21, 2010
Luke 9:44-45 – “Let these words sink into your ears; for the Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men.” (45) But they did not understand this statement, and it was concealed from them so that they would not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this […]
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PHall | August 6, 2010
Kids keep us sane by driving us insane. In them we learn the sanity of world is the insanity of Satan. Maybe that is why the forerunner to Christ was “to turn the hearts of fathers to their children” (Lk.1:17). It is insane to trust like a little child. But my insane love for them […]
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PHall | July 25, 2010
Detained by the authorities from the Bureau of Religious Affairs. Interrogated by the same. Warned that if what occurred in 2008 happens again, the warning will turn into something not so kind. Six officials from the Communist regime of China sitting in front, behind and to the side, all are speaking Chinese. None of us […]
Category: Matthew, Luke, Acts, II Corinthians, Colossians, I Thessalonians, Hebrews |
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PHall | May 18, 2010
The Gospel is not just words, parables, philosophies, or platitudes; although the gospel is told in all those forms. The gospel is flesh (John 1:14; Titus 2:11-14), lived in the flesh, suffered and triumphed in the flesh; the purpose to be ultimately imitated by us in our flesh. That is the real transforming power of […]
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PHall | April 20, 2010
Sometimes the best response is a silent, sincere stare.
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PHall | March 14, 2010
Do you love surprises? For some of us, discovering before we are surprised that someone is trying to surprise us is more fun than being surprised itself. We get to surprise the givers of the surprise. When it comes to God, do we ever think of “surprises?” Undeniably, we worship “The God of Surprises.” The […]
Category: Luke, John, Romans, Genesis, Psalms |
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PHall | March 13, 2010
This study is about finding grace in the most unexpected places. This lesson is about being surprised by grace. And maybe the biggest surprise of all, is that we can still be surprised. Our God is a God of grace and that means He is a God of surprises. The biggest surprise of all came […]
Category: Luke, Acts, Genesis, Deuteronony, Nehemiah |
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PHall | February 22, 2010
I love irony and paradoxes. Within Christianity we see the irony of Peter’s action with his words as a paradox of love and fear. After seeing Jesus’ miracle in Luke 5, Peter’s body says the opposite of his words. His words are just as honest as his body, but they are seemingly contradictory – the […]
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PHall | December 1, 2009
Listed below are the miracles of the Great Physician, Jesus, as recorded in Scripture. Being God incarnate, He performed innumerably more: John 21:25 – And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that would […]
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PHall | November 27, 2009
Life’s unfair. No matter how you look at it, life’s unfair. Despite my believing in God, still life’s not fair. Let me say it again – Life’s unfair. To prove my point, let’s look at Luke 2. Joseph had to return to Bethlehem for the census (Luke 2:3). The rule to return to your “own […]
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