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PHall | January 27, 2018
In our Coffeehouse Evangelism, the visitor wanted to study Acts 1-4. I would like to share with you two thoughts from that study based on Acts 1:1 – “all that Jesus BEGAN to do or teach”. I – Acts 1-4 repeat Jesus’s life (as does much of Acts): 1 – The “Lord” chooses an apostle; […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
Something amazing occurred this morning. Scientists can’t explain why it happened. Although our lives depended on it, most folks didn’t think twice about it. What is it? As I said, scientists don’t know why it happens but they have determined how it works. Why is a different question than How. What is it? Gravity pulled […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
This is not about my back. When I recently saw the surgeon, it was the first time he detailed how much of my back might need fusing – from the L3 down to S2. I admit I was taken aback (!). The discography I will be undergoing is to see if there is any way […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
We have two dogs. One is a real dog, weighing 55 pounds. The other is a fake dog, 15 pounds (disclaimer – I love them both). The real dog thrives on going into the back yard and woods, chasing, and barking at intruders. The fake dog usually stays on the deck barking at whatever the […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
We need elders which is evident and scriptural. My question for you is how does one begin to desire this noble work (1 Timothy 3:1)? 1. Looking forward as a young man, he can decide that this is a way he can serve God and others. 2. Looking backwards as an older man, he can […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
Rom 15:7: “Therefore accept one another, just as Christ also accepted you, to the glory of God.” (CSB). Unless and until we understand how Jesus’ accepts us, we will accept those whom Christ rejects; and reject those whom Christ accepts. The how and why is we are declared righteous, which we are not, by faith. […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
Some want Jesus as their Savior but not their Lord because Lords must be obeyed. Others want Jesus as their Lord but not their Savior because only “others” need saving and they need just enough grace to finish what they lack. We tend to segment our relationship with God based on part of revelation. Some […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
Nothing Jesus did should have caused alarm; Moses, Elijah, Elisha and others likewise performed miracles. And yet, after Jesus cured a blind man he claimed, “Throughout history no one has ever heard of someone opening the eyes of a person born blind.” (John 9:32). Nothing Jesus taught should have caused consternation; all the prophets taught […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
3 Passages: 1) Genesis 12:3: “I will bless those who bless you, I will curse anyone who treats you with contempt, and all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” 2) Matthew 1:1: “An account of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham:” 3) Matthew 28:18-20: “Jesus […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
Luke presents John the Baptist as the descendant of Aaron the High Priest (Luke 1). The apostle John presents the Immerser as saying, “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29). Thought of in this way, […]