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PHall | October 30, 2009
Went through the drive-thru recently of a popular fast-food chain, and learned some eternal lessons. Being in a hurry, I wanted us to speedily order our food and get on our way. After ordering, they repeated our order and asked, “Is that correct?” I didn’t hear everything and said, “I don’t really care;” I was […]
PHall | October 30, 2009
Jesus advised something so simple, yet it is not superficial. Jesus advised us to…: Luke 12:24 – “Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor barn, and yet God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds! Luke 12:27 “Consider the lilies, how they grow: they […]
PHall | October 30, 2009
In Acts 20:7-12, Paul, Luke, and their friends meet with the church in Troas to “break bread.” This innocuous term, to “break bread,” has a deeper meaning than simply tearing bread into pieces or eating. To “break bread” with someone, whether in a common meal at a home, or as the Lord’s Supper in church, […]
PHall | October 26, 2009
Read the following advice: “A relationship usually means you’re exclusive to one person, giving your heart and soul to your mate, at least within reason. We’re supposed to feel strongly about that person — and that person only. “But does the world stop turning because you’re hitched? I don’t believe so. The “Pretty Women” production […]
PHall | October 26, 2009
Practical Relational Christianity: Love – for Spiritual Family 1 Let love of the brethren [i.e., believers or believers they know] [philadelphia] continue [present imperative]. Hospitality – to Anyone 2 Do not neglect [negative present imperative] to show hospitality [lit., love of strangers] to strangers [i.e. unbelievers or believers they do not know], for by this […]
PHall | October 26, 2009
Heb.13:22 – Exhortations: 2:1-4; 3:7-4:16; 5:11-6:12; 10:19-39; and 12:1-13:22 How To Succeed (vv.1-3) Find Strength in Success of Others of Faith Free Yourself from Obstacles Against Faith Focus on Jesus the Originator of Faith 1 Therefore [back to chapter 11], since we have so great a cloud of witnesses [ch.11] surrounding us, let […]
PHall | October 26, 2009
Notice “gifts” is plural – did Abel offer more than just an animal sacrifice, and all his gifts were accepted because he offered the best? That is what is hinted at in the original text (Gen.4). Or is “gifts” referring to his all the animals he brought? Or if his faith counted as one of […]
PHall | October 26, 2009
An intriguing side-note, if indeed Cain was the first-born (and there is no reason to doubt otherwise), is that very few first-born sons in Genesis fared well: Cain/Abel; Ishmael/Isaac; Esau/Jacob; Reuban/11 brothers; and Manassah/Ephraim.
PHall | October 26, 2009
How powerful is the word of God? By it the worlds were prepared. Read Genesis 1 and be in awe of the reaction to, God said. This same God made promises that He kept and keeps. We can have confidence in this God, that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him
PHall | October 26, 2009
This small seemingly insignificant pronoun is profoundly important. The Hebrew writer generically references the men of old gaining approval through faith. He also makes a manifest of Patriarchal and Jewish Heroes. In between he mentions, we. This included the saints he wrote to with the heroes of faith. We had already experienced the faith necessary […]