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PHall | December 24, 2012
When coming to conclusions about the Bible seemingly no one else has, which one are you: 1) honest; 2) delusional; 3) selfishly sinful; 4) ignorant; 5) still studying. This is a question I have to continually ask myself. Number 5 should always be true even if we conclude honestly (#1) what we have not previously believed […]
PHall | December 23, 2012
Why local church autonomy? Implied within the command to elders to shepherd the flock among them is church autonomy (1 Pt 5.1-3). Add that to the silence of the scriptures and we learn God’s design that each church is autonomous, separated from other local congregations in government. This is a Biblical concept that is lost […]
PHall | December 22, 2012
1) John – Eternity 2) Luke – Birth of John the Baptist 3) Matthew – Birth of Jesus 4) Mark – Beginning of John’s and Jesus’ Ministries
PHall | December 19, 2012
Matthew 4:3-4 (HCSB) (3) Then the tempter approached Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” (4) But He answered, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”
PHall | December 16, 2012
Acts 4:12 (HCSB) (12) There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to people, and we must be saved by it.”
PHall | December 16, 2012
Considering how our society is de-evolving morally and religiously, could the United States become a mission field? Think through Christianity historically. It starts in the Middle East, in Jewish Jerusalem and moving to Gentile Antioch. Once thriving spiritual centers, they are no longer are strongholds, as Christianity almost disappeared. Rome became the center but Roman […]
PHall | December 13, 2012
Sometimes it is the simple that makes the most impact. Last night’s class we spoke on why repenting, confessing, and baptism is our believing response to the gospel. We repent because we believe the the gospel is Jesus dying for our sins. We confess because we believe the gospel is Jesus is the Son of […]
PHall | December 5, 2012
Reading the gospel of Matthew and thought of a question about questions: Are we asking questions to test or to teach? Asking questions gives answers to more than just to the question asked.
PHall | December 3, 2012
Perryism – “Hear God’s voice when you read, reflect on what you hear God’s voice say, love what God teaches you to believe, preach God’s voice with love, let people hear God’s voice through you.” Peter’s Phrasing – 1 Peter 4:11 (HCSB) (11) If anyone speaks, it should be as one who speaks God’s words; […]
PHall | December 2, 2012
Matthew 27:6 (HCSB) (6) The chief priests took the silver and said, “It’s not lawful to put it into the temple treasury, since it is blood money.” 1 Peter 1:18-19 (HCSB) (18) For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life inherited from the fathers, not with perishable things like silver or […]