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PHall | September 17, 2024
Meditate on this thought: “What I believe about God’s word is more important than how people treat me”. Many people will leave churches where they are mistreated, and start worshiping with a church that is friendly and yet practices and teaches things contrary to what they believe. Whether they want to admit it, how they […]
PHall | September 17, 2024
Open your Bibles to Acts 20:7 and you will see that the church gathered to break bread on “the first day of the sabbaths”. Go on to 1 Corinthians 16:2, and we again read how Paul gave instructions about the collection for the poor saints on, “every first day of the sabbaths”. They church gathered […]
PHall | September 17, 2024
1. Thou shalt put God first on your calendar unless something fun comes up. 2. Thou shalt not allow images to replace God unless it is a husband, wife, child, boyfriend or girlfriend. 3. Thou shalt not take my name in vain unless you use text talk like OMG because that is LOL. 4. Thou […]
PHall | September 17, 2024
Four phrases that often reveal the subtle ways Satan tempts us: 1. “Show me in the Bible where it says I have to!” • Is this Satan tempting us to live to the bare minimum of what is right? • Is this Satan tempting us to be justified by law and not faith? 2. “Show […]
PHall | September 17, 2024
Genesis 3:15 is not the first mention of “seed” in Genesis. Notice this pattern: 1:11 – “seed according to its kinds” 1:12 – “seed according to its kinds” When we get to Genesis 3:15 notice this pattern continues: 3:15 – “I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your seed and her […]
PHall | September 4, 2024
Temptation is often divided into three parts: lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, pride of life.(1 John 2:16). This is a proper way of viewing temptation. This is proper, but it is limited because it applies to us tempting ourselves: OUR flesh, OUR eyes, OUR pride. Temptation also involves how we view God. […]
PHall | August 31, 2024
An ethical dilemma is commonly presented to college students. A runaway train is on course to collide with and kill 5 people down the track, but a bystander can intervene and divert the train resulting in killing just one person on a different track. What choice should be made? 1. Do nothing and let 5 […]
PHall | August 22, 2024
What’s the very first biblical argument against “Once Saved Always Saved”? I get little smiles when I take so many things back to Genesis 1-3, but here I go again! While Adam and Eve didn’t need to be saved before Genesis 3, we can all admit that they gained life from God as a […]
PHall | August 18, 2024
Advice to Younger Preachers – It is OK to disagree with older preachers. Zeal is commendable and the young possess it in abundance. Here are five ways to be successful: 1. KNOW THE SCRIPTURES: The more specific the use of scripture, the better. The context of the scripture and the conversation must match. Too many […]
PHall | August 16, 2024
Proverbs 18:1-2 (CSB) I DON’T WANT TO LISTEN TO YOU A – 1) One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; B – he rebels against all sound wisdom. I WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO ME B’ – 2) A fool does not delight in understanding, A’ – but only wants to show off his opinions.