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PHall | June 27, 2026
Exodus 15:22 – Then Moses led Israel on from the Red Sea, and they went out to the Wilderness of Shur. 1. They traveled for three days for sure. 2. They couldn’t find any water for sure. 3. The water at Marah was bitter for sure. 4. Moses threw a tree into the water for […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
40 Days to Prepare for Transformation I am going to compare Goliath to Jesus and I have never done that before! 40 is an oft repeated number in the Bible: 1. Rained for 40 days and 40 nights. 2. Moses on Mt. Sinai for 40 days and 40 nights. 3. Spies in the Canaan for […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
BUT I HAVE TO WORK ON SUNDAY (Matthew 6:24-34) “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth. BUT I HAVE TO WORK ON SUNDAY. “For this reason I say […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
Atheists Ask About Murder Atheists pose this supposed conundrum: 1. “Did God condemn murder because it is wrong?” Or 2. “Is murder wrong because God condemns it?” This is the horns of the dilemma atheists are hoping Christians will be gored upon by selecting either choice. A philosophy of mine is, when offered two inadequate […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
Dear retiring and retired preachers: If you stay with the congregation and their new preacher, you can be a great blessing. So please heed the advice God gave Moses concerning the man who would follow him. Just two words, “Encourage him” (Deuteronomy 1:38). “Encourage him” because what you started, and gave your life to, he […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
DOES THE 7TH DAY OF CREATION PROVE DAYS 1-6 WERE NOT LITERAL DAYS? Does what Genesis 2:2-3 says about the 7th day prove the previous six days were not literal? The argument goes like this: Unlike the previous six days which conclude, “there was evening, there was morning, the blank day”; the 7th day clearly […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
On Judgment Day, which question would you prefer from God: 1. Did you worship how I told you to? 2. Did you worship how I didn’t tell you to? This is the simple difference between two very different approaches to authority: 1. As long as the Bible says we can, then God approves. 2. As […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
Equal in Being Responsible Parents and children are equal in having responsibility towards one another, although their responsibilities are not equal. Notice how similar Deuteronomy 5:16 and 4:40 are in language and promise: 5:16 – “Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live long […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
A Business Model or a Biblical Model? How should congregations view their working relationship with ministers of the gospel? Should preachers be an employee of a local congregation? Does anyone think Timothy or Titus were employees in Ephesus or Crete? The Biblical concept is fellowship (Philippians 4:15). Receiving support does not make a preacher an […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
The Day of Pentecost is the same as the Festival of Weeks (also known as Shavuot or Feast of Harvest). It is a biblical festival celebrated 50 days (seven weeks) after Passover, marking the end of the grain harvest and, in Jewish tradition, the giving of the Law at Mount Sinai. In Deuteronomy 16:10 it […]