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PHall | November 21, 2024
John 3 is is commonly known for teaching about being born again. One segment has always baffled me, and so we have this Thought Exercise. That segment is verse 8 (CSB) “The wind blows where it pleases, and you hear its sound, but you don’t know where it comes from or where it is going. […]
PHall | November 21, 2024
Doing Good to All Men? The word “good/agathos” is only used twice in Galatians, both within the same pericope. This is important because of the misuse of Galatians 6:10. That misuse is cited for church financial support of both needy saints and those not saints. The common argument used against this view is Galatians 6:10 […]
PHall | November 21, 2024
10 Ways to Be a Modern-Day Barnabas 1. Be willing to change our ways and minds (Acts 4:36-37) 2. Be part of a culture of volunteerism (Acts 4:32-37). 3. Do the hard work of forgiveness (Acts 9:26-27). 4. Believe in people and stand beside them when others doubt (Acts 9:26-27) 5. Consider people more important […]
PHall | November 21, 2024
I had a conversation with a young man considering Roman Catholicism. Here’s how the brief conversation went: ME – “Can you find the Roman Catholic Church in the Bible?” Him – “I’m having trouble” Me – “That’s because it isn’t there” Him – Saying something about “Mother Mary”. Me – “She isn’t my mother?” Him […]
PHall | September 24, 2024
Helping Those Who Misuse Our Help Ever wonder if we should give money to those who might wrongly use it for alcohol or drugs? Besides God causing it to rain on the righteous and unrighteous (Matthew5:45), let’s consider another example. Sometimes helping others, doing them favors, and such, backfires. Despite us doing them a favor […]
PHall | September 24, 2024
Read Ephesians and there are many statements of oneness and unity. However there is one theme we should notice. 1. The church is Christ’s body (1:22-23). 2. Both groups are one new man (i.e., a man has or is a body) (2:15). 3. Both groups are reconciled in one body (2:16). 4. Members of the […]
PHall | September 24, 2024
You can’t control how talented you are, or how you are compared to more talented preachers. You can’t control how intelligent you are, or how you are compared to more intelligent preachers. You can control how hard you work. And even then remember this, “But by the grace of God I am what I am, […]
PHall | September 19, 2024
Is there only one way to God? Contrary to popular thought, and recent comments made by the head of the Catholic Church, Jesus is the only way. But do we understand deeply what that means? Jesus is called the Way (John 14:6) and Jesus’s followers were so identified with their Lord that, what we call […]
PHall | September 17, 2024
ACTION #1 – Follow up on problems quickly by not ignoring or hiding from them (Acts 15:1-6). REASON – This keeps smaller problems from becoming bigger, and bigger problems from becoming insurmountable. ACTION #2 – Allow the leaders to lead (Acts 15:6). REASON – Leaders need followers or else they are figureheads who become the […]
PHall | September 17, 2024
Genesis 3:15 is not the first mention of “seed” in Genesis. Notice this pattern: 1:11 – “seed according to its kinds” 1:12 – “seed according to its kinds” When we get to Genesis 3:15 notice this pattern continues: 3:15 – “I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your seed and her […]