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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
Reaching UP to God in worship is expressed as we remember how He reached down to us through the cross and resurrection. We Reach UP to God in gratitude through the Supper of Jesus. What would we think about when sharing communion? Following is one common answer, and following that is some more. “A […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
One purpose of the church is to worship God. Notice how Jesus stated His purpose for coming: “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me” (John 6:38). I can’t think of a better explanation of worship. How can we better our worship? […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
“On Purpose!” We can’t live “On Purpose!” if we don’t know what it is! So…what is our purpose? Or, more accurately, what are our purposes—plural. Yes, our ultimate goal is to reach heaven, but how do we reach heaven? What is our goal here on earth? What is our God-purposed potential? How do we reach […]
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 […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
Are we advertising what we think we are? Driving down the road in Tennessee, I noticed a billboard. “Heaven or Hell – Your Choice.” Under “Heaven” the billboard listed John 3:16. Under “Hell” they listed…their phone number! For some reason I don’t think they were advertising what they were advertising – “If you want to […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
Rom 1:16 – For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. This is not going where you think. My entire life I have heard the application that as Paul was not ashamed, neither […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
I wonder…do we really want to pray like we so often do, for strength? Do we understand what that implies? Are we ready to accept the consequences of praying for strength? The way we often act, we don’t want strength. Why? We don’t want the situation that requires strength. Strength is only needed when strength […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
I do not like reading the Bible. That doesn’t sound right coming from a preacher, does it? So let me rephrase that – I do not like reading the Bible as I should read it – up close and personal. It is much easier focusing on others instead of myself. For example, reading Matthew 23. […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
Not quite a hypocrite. Eighteen times that word is found: All in the NT; 15 times in Matthew; 3 in Luke; only used by Jesus. Such an easy word to throw around, to accuse others of being…and yet I wonder if those we call hypocrites actually are. First, a hypocrite is someone who pretends to […]