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PHall | June 16, 2018
A good reason to read your Bible daily is the good daily reminders. For example: CSB’17 Luke 12:2-3: “There is nothing covered that won’t be uncovered, nothing hidden that won’t be made known. Therefore, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in an ear […]
PHall | June 16, 2018
Mission Statement: “I came to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already set ablaze!” (CSB’17 Luke 12:49). Mission Statement (again): “Do you think that I came here to bring peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division.” (CSB’17 Luke 12:51) Here we see two opposites: fire and […]
PHall | June 16, 2018
Do we know who we are? Maybe we need to introduce ourselves to ourselves. Samuel didn’t think much of David upon meeting him. And yet God said “Man does not see what the LORD sees, for man sees what is visible, but the LORD sees the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7). Elizabeth didn’t think much of […]
PHall | June 16, 2018
Jesus wasn’t polite if, in polite company, you don’t talk about religion – especially bad religion. There was a time when Jesus was discussing religion that we see two warnings that still apply today. These reveal how one can know: 1) That we aren’t believing right; and 2) That we are dishonest in our religious […]
PHall | June 16, 2018
I don’t know about his culture, but in ours…how embarrassing! To figure out who, look for the clues. And don’t be afraid to go out on a limb guessing! Knowing what little I do about him, he was used to people looking down on him – literally, socially, and spiritually. His job made him financially […]
PHall | May 31, 2018
Jesus was narrow-minded. If that doesn’t sound like the Jesus you have heard about, keep reading. Jesus was narrow-minded about the Law. He believed it could be understood (and misunderstood – Matthew 22:29), that truth was accessible, and should be applied (Luke 10:26-27). Post-modernists don’t only exist in secular circles. Jesus was narrow-minded against raising […]
PHall | May 21, 2018
When Jesus healed someone, including from death itself (Luke 7:11-15), He almost always touched the person (John 9:6) or at least spoke (John 5:8). Early writings by Christians (Tertullian, Ambrose, etc.) rightfully made comparisons between these physical healings and our spiritual healing received in baptism. One of the common references was to the blind man […]
PHall | May 21, 2018
I am always looking for different and deeper ways to teach on baptism: Jesus died on the cross and three days later was resurrected while still hanging on the cross. While everyone knows that is not accurate history, it is an accurate description of how many preach the gospel. But it has not always been […]
PHall | May 4, 2018
I am always looking for different and deeper ways to teach on baptism: Jesus died on the cross and three days later was resurrected while still hanging on the cross. While everyone knows that is not accurate history, it is an accurate description of how many preach the gospel. But it has not always been […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
In our Coffeehouse Evangelism, the visitor wanted to study Acts 1-4. I would like to share with you two thoughts from that study based on Acts 1:1 – “all that Jesus BEGAN to do or teach”. I – Acts 1-4 repeat Jesus’s life (as does much of Acts): 1 – The “Lord” chooses an apostle; […]