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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
Daily there seems to be race in the news. History is filled with nation on nation warfare. The land birthed with “all men are created equal” is rife with race against race. Is there hope? There might not be a better anti-racism treatise than Ephesisans 1-2. In fact it was written exactly for that purpose; […]
PHall | May 21, 2018
For mothers, mothers of children never born, children of mothers gathered unto their mothers, mothers who had to give up their children, mothers who accepted children born of other wombs reborn in their hearts, mothers who never were but cried tears longing to be, mother-figures for those aching and empty: Romans 12:15: “Rejoice with those […]
PHall | May 21, 2018
There is a vintage Chase and Sanborn coffee advertisement that says, “If your husband ever finds out you’re not “store-testing” for fresher coffee.if he discovers you’re still taking chances…” which is followed by the husband putting his wife over his knee and spanking her! This is not how husbands help their wives submit! “Wives submit […]
PHall | May 21, 2018
Almost every prophet in the OT pointed out the errors of God’s people. If you don’t believe me, believe Jesus, Stephen (Acts 7), and even the Pharisees who claimed, “If we have lived in the days of our fathers, we wouldn’t have taken part with them in shedding the prophets’ blood” (Matthew 23:30). A week […]
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 21, 2018
It is understandable why the book of Esther is read during Purim, a story of deliverance (and why Hitler banned its reading). It makes sense why Ruth is read at Pentecost, the feast of the harvest ingathering (which foreshadows God’s gospel harvest in Acts 2). But why is the Song of Solomon, a love story, […]
PHall | May 21, 2018
If we ever think we have “arrived”, notice what Paul writes to Christians (I will enumerate the points): HCSB Ephesians 1:18-19: “I pray that the perception of your mind may be enlightened so you may know 1) what is the hope of His calling, 2) what are the glorious riches of His inheritance among the […]
PHall | May 21, 2018
In John 2, Jesus turns the water into wine. While most of the time the discussion turns to whether the wine was alcoholic or not, we miss a truly beautiful lesson. The water was used for purification (2:6). The jars which had contained water were used for purification. When refilled this is what was turned […]
PHall | May 7, 2018
How we answer these two questions determines everything as to how to view our status with God: 1) Do you believe God resurrected Jesus from the dead?; 2) Do you believe God uses that same power currently in your life? The first question is easier to believe for some, maybe most, of us who are […]