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PHall | February 9, 2018
Would you be surprised if you talked about the best restaurant, someone would ask about their food? Can you discuss the NBA without it being somehow connected to basketball? If someone preaches about Jesus, should it lead to the hearer wanting to be baptized? That is exactly what happened when Phillip taught about Jesus beginning […]
PHall | February 9, 2018
Everyone is affected by peer pressure, regardless of age. What peers, what pressure, and how we react is the difference between: 1) Doing Wrong; 2) Doing Right but Wrong; 3) Doing Right. 1. Every teenager in a Bible class has heard, “Bad company corrupts good morals” (1 Corinthians 15:33). Paul is quoting a Greek poet, […]
PHall | February 9, 2018
This short article on intentions intends to make us aware that right actions and right intentions are both required to please God. 1. Nadab and Abihu (Leviticus 10). One of the few narratives in the priestly book of rituals is Aaron’s sons offering “strange” or unauthorized fire. Why they did this is seemingly connected to […]
PHall | February 9, 2018
When you think of Esau, what comes to mind? Maybe it is what the Hebrew writer said right before naming him as godless: “Make sure that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up, causing trouble and defiling many” (Hebrews 12:15). Bitterness well describes Esau’s wanting […]
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. […]