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PHall | May 31, 2013
“Saved by faith” (Part 2) – We are saved by faith and cannot be saved by obedience because no one obeys perfectly. True, but does anyone have perfect faith? No. “Lord, I believe, help my unbelief” (Mark 9:24). So yes we are saved by faith, even saved by obedience, meaning saved by the obedience of […]
PHall | May 30, 2013
“Saved by faith” means saved by Christ’s sacrificial perfection and not by our doctrinal perfection. “Saved by faith” means saved by trusting God’s promises and not by trusting our actions. “Saved by faith” means the worst of us can be saved while the best of us can be lost. “Saved by faith” is open to […]
PHall | May 30, 2013
Although there is not scholarly consensus, and contrary to my previous conclusion, I now consider Hezekiah’s illness to be during the Assyrian siege, and not after the Deliverance of Jerusalem. When praying for his personal recovery, God’s answer is, “I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; I […]
PHall | May 30, 2013
American soldiers died so we can live as we freely please. The Son of God freely died so we can live as God pleases. The word solider means to serve with pay, going back to the Latin solidus, a Roman gold coin. Jesus died by the Romans and Jews to be our payment, more precious […]
PHall | May 30, 2013
Few want to be saved like the Rich Young Ruler before the cross (Mark 10:17-22); Many want to be saved like the thief on the cross (Luke 23:40-43); All can be saved by believing and being baptized like Jesus said after the cross (Mark 16:16).
PHall | May 23, 2013
A dear old lady at church when I was a teenager would always have a smile and encouraging word. She couldn’t hear, but loved coming. One day they discovered part of the hearing problem was about 8 feet of built up earwax. That might be a slight exaggeration. Once removed, the smile was even bigger! […]
PHall | May 22, 2013
A HISTORY LESSON WITH SPIRITUAL APPLICATION – In 1755 the French-Indian war began. This war between Britain with their Colony allies and France with their Indian allies was fought mainly in the New World for dominance and control of the vast new lands. French power was ended in North America under the Treaty of Paris […]
PHall | May 14, 2013
Mary, the Mother of Jesus, gave only one command; and if we follow it, we will be doing well: “Do whatever He tells you” (John 2.5).
PHall | May 1, 2013
A fascinating scripture worth emulation by all is too often unnoticed. It is Acts 11.18. After an argument over what was biblically right or wrong (11.2), after proof was presented (11.3-17), “When they heard this they became silent.” It’s hard to accept truth when we are thinking of rebuttals, unwilling to consider we are wrong, […]
PHall | April 24, 2013
When thinking of what to preach, try this series. Study the sermons from the book of Acts and preach them, outlining the sermons as written. Take each point and add scriptures and comments, but stay within the inspired sermons. Then after doing this, compare their inspired approach to your old sermons. What topics did they […]