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PHall | November 12, 2018
John 6:30: ““What sign, then, are you going to do so we may see and believe you?” they asked. “What are you going to perform? (CSB’17) This is part of a scene where: 1) Jesus had earlier fed, via miracle, a hungry crowd who followed Him (Check John 5 to see Jesus didn’t offer food […]
PHall | November 11, 2018
Clerical Collars? A lot of symbolism is found in the clerical collar priests and pastors wear. [ ] Black reminds them they are sinners. [ ] The small white center patch stands for the purity of speech in speaking for God. [ ] Some even connect it to a slave’s collar in that they are […]
PHall | November 5, 2018
POSITIVE MOTIVATION 1) Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. POSITIVE FOUNDATIONAL TRAIT 2a) The bishop therefore must be without reproach, A – POSITIVE FAMILY TRAIT 2b) the husband of one wife, B – POSITIVE PERSONAL TRAITS temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt […]
PHall | November 5, 2018
With a new nurse I was recounting my back history which began at approximately 1 year old when I contracted an ailment resulting in not having enough muscle strength to sit up. The nurse exclaimed “Jesus!” I responded, “Yes Jesus has been good to me.” Sheepishly she said, “Yes He has.” Now that is one […]
PHall | November 5, 2018
Analogies of the Church in Ephesians To compare is to help understand. In Ephesians there are several analogies of the church, each descriptive, and as a whole even more enlightening. At times it is difficult separating the individual believer from the universal one church because our identity becomes one. 1. The church is likened to […]
PHall | November 1, 2018
There is statement Paul makes about himself most everyone is familiar with concerning his sinfulness – “I am the worst of them.” Twice Paul says the same thing (1 Timothy 1:15-16). Before getting to what is less familiar, lets examine why Paul considers himself the worse. Why was Paul the worse in his own eyes? […]
PHall | October 26, 2018
In reading Jeremiah 18 I got reminded of a valuable lesson; especially for a religious or even political discussion. First the text: Jeremiah 18:13-15: “Therefore, this is what the LORD says: Ask among the nations, who has heard things like these? Virgin Israel has done a most horrible thing. Does the snow of Lebanon ever […]
PHall | October 26, 2018
Marriage Lessons from an Unlikely Source Thanks to one of our teachers (John Meadows) for doing the unexpected, by using a passage about an impending divorce, to teach about having a successful marriage (Matthew 1:19-24). First the background: Joseph is betrothed or engaged to Mary. She is miraculously pregnant; but all he knows is what […]
PHall | October 24, 2018
This isn’t about answers or interpretations. This is about curiosity, questions, becoming better readers, and paying attention, even to introductions. 1 Timothy 1:1 1) Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Saviour, and Christ Jesus our hope; 2) unto Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from […]
PHall | October 24, 2018
Why? Why is “love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind” the most important command (Deuteronomy 6:5; Matthew 22:37-38; Mark 12:30-31; Luke 10:27)? Jesus didn’t teach anything revolutionary when stating this. The expert in the law gave this same answer (Luke 10:27). So why? [ ] The fact it follows (and is […]