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PHall | September 6, 2023
The Beatitudes Backwards and Forwards Being persecuted for the sake of righteousness (Matthew5:10-12) will make you pursue peace ‐ but which kind? 1. Peace from the persecutors? Becoming weary can do this. 2. Peace from Jesus who likewise was persecuted? Becoming more like Jesus ends our emotional weariness and gives us strength. But only when […]
PHall | September 5, 2023
A spiritual being, who had left heaven, came to earth. Once here, he dwelt in corporeal form. He came to talk to humanity about life and death; encouraging the people to become more like God. This is a familiar story of… the first temptation and fall in Eden (Genesis 3:1-5). Satan is a spiritual being […]
PHall | September 5, 2023
God’s Heroic Spiritual Gene Heroes are, by the very nature of the descriptive term, admired. Men and women who rush into certain or uncertain death, to rescue a friend or even a stranger, are universally hailed as heroes. But heroes don’t fit in to the theory of evolution. Here’s the conundrum. Atheistic Naturalists freely admit […]
PHall | September 5, 2023
Both Joseph and David have been compared to Jesus Christ. If that can be done, then can we compare David and Joseph to each other? Before analyzing these two bio-narratives, what is the purpose of such an exercise here? It helps show: 1. God continuously retelling similar stories with different characters. 2. God records these […]
PHall | September 5, 2023
HIDDEN AGENDA (Genesis 39:1-20) Our emotions might be easily seen on the surface, but what put our eMOTIONs into “motion” might be harder to see. Could our emotions have layers? Is everything as it appears? Are our agendas hidden? When it comes to men working hard, many do so to help their families, including helping […]
PHall | September 5, 2023
The Lord’s Supper: Two Realities in One The Lord’s supper is not a mystery meal wherein bread and wine turn into the actual body and blood of Christ. While not a divine mystery, our Savior’s supper is a paradox – simultaneously simple, yet complex. Notice these five collaborative realities: 1. Physical – There is tangible […]
PHall | September 5, 2023
SEXUALLY HARASSED? WHAT YOU CAN’T CONTROL! No one should be sexually harassed. Potiphar’s wife sexually harassing Joseph serves as a useful template even today. The lesson emphasized is that the innocent are not held responsible for other’s sins against them. WHAT CAN’T WE CONTROL? HOW GOOD LOOKING WE ARE Genesis 39:6 (CSB) Now Joseph was […]
PHall | September 5, 2023
Three Needs of Men and Women in Marriage In premarital counseling I always ask what is the number one need of a man fulfilled in marriage, and what is the number one need of a woman fulfilled in marriage. Even when these couples are not religious, their own self-awareness teaches them the correct answer. When […]
PHall | August 30, 2023
“Works” in Romans versus James: Romans (theological) – “not saved by works” (Romans 4:2) means, our works cannot fundamentally change God to save us because of faith in our works. James (practical) – “saved by works” (James 2:24) means, God fundamentally changes us in salvation to have works because of our faith in God. Other […]
PHall | August 30, 2023
Showing Off to Impress a Girl How real are the people in the Bible? When my future wife attended my basketball games, this 5.11 boy became a 7 foot, shooting, dribbling, rebounding monster! One game she attended, after grabbing the rebound, I started dribbling up the court, hounded by the defense…got tripped, rolled head-over-heels, came […]