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PHall | July 5, 2018
I watch a lot of motorcycle videos. There is a lot of cussing said by “bikers” which hurts my ears, so I turn those off. There is one reviewer who begins each video with a Bible verse. When reading the comments, almost every video someone says they came for the bikes, not the Bible. The […]
PHall | July 3, 2018
Businesses can change their whole purpose as to why they were founded. Some do this to survive, others from various outside forces, and with some, it leads to their demise. Examples of change can be found in the YMCA which originally meant Young Men’s Christian Association. For years now females have belonged. Recently the Boy […]
PHall | July 3, 2018
Are we living the gospel story in our congregation? Let’s look at Ephesians 4:1-3 I. THE FOUNDATION FOR OUR GOAL Therefore (the “therefore” goes back to the gospel story “in Christ” that we bless God for – chapters 1-3) I, the prisoner in the Lord, (Next Paul issues our challenge) urge you to live worthy […]
PHall | July 3, 2018
John 7:24: “Stop judging according to outward appearances; rather judge according to righteous judgment” (CSB). Ironically, I wonder if people today are not judging righteously what Jesus meant here? I wonder if people – you and me – too often interpret actions of others outwardly; meaning we have a surface, outward, understanding of both their […]
PHall | July 3, 2018
Do Christians have an easier time loving their enemies than tolerating their fellow Christians? Both are commands (Mt.5:44; Eph.4:2). Both are covered in the latter part of Romans 12. More importantly, both are covered in the cross. Jesus died for those mocking him to His face, standing at His feet. Jesus died for those who […]
PHall | June 29, 2018
People will believe what they want to believe. We are that weak, and that should scare us. For proof of this, let’s look at history to see how messed up people can be while claiming to use the Bible. And I mean really messed up! There was a heretical “Christian” sect called the Cainites. A […]
PHall | June 28, 2018
A – 1) Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus B – through the will of God, C – to the saints that are at Ephesus, C’ and the faithful in Christ Jesus: B’ 2) Grace to you and peace from God our Father A’ – and the Lord Jesus Christ. Notice how even “Christ Jesus” […]
PHall | June 28, 2018
“Love wins” is a popular slogan for homosexual marriages. “Pride Parades” are advertised celebrations for the same lifestyle. I agree that love wins, but what does that mean? Love wins, but only through the cross; not by denying what caused the need for the cross, which is our sin. Pride is destroyed by Christ’s humiliation. […]
PHall | June 27, 2018
In a section of Atlanta we are reminded of America’s complicated past. Within a few blocks there are signs in memory of the Confederacy, Martin Luther King, and the Cherokees. The ideal of America has always been more glorious than its reality. This is the same for the church. Ephesians presents a glorious, unblemished, exalted […]
PHall | June 21, 2018
There’s an old story of a preacher who, frustratingly for the congregation, somehow managed to turn every text and sermon into one on baptism. So they hatched a plan. Playing to his vanity they challenged him saying, he was so smart he could preach on any topic or scripture without preparation. He accepted. So the […]