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PHall | February 10, 2021
SEE, TAKE, SIN Most people think the famous climbing phrase “because it is there” was first uttered by Edmund Hillary when he and Tenzing Norgay conquered Mount Everest in 1953. Not so. “Because it was there” is as old as the question, “Why did you eat the last cookie?” And it has been uttered ever […]
PHall | February 10, 2021
Parable – Three Men and a Theology The kingdom of heaven is like 3 men drowning. A boat saw them and started the rescue. The first man reached out for the rope, hung on, got rescued, and thanked the one who saved him. The second man reached out for the rope, hung on and bragged […]
PHall | January 27, 2021
“I’ve been told sex outside of marriage is wrong. Why?” That is a question I got asked recently. “God said so” is one answer, but not as meaningful as others. Why did God say so? Is there a “why” behind the “what”? Surprisingly, two answers are different for believers than for unbelievers. Here though are […]
PHall | January 25, 2021
A – “YOU”- 19) You-all know this, my beloved brothers and sisters. B – DEEP-SEATED EMOTIONS: Everyone [pas] must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger [orgē]: 20) for man’s anger [orgē] Anger/orge has agricultural roots. C – RIGHTEOUSNESS: does not accomplish God’s righteousness. C’ – UNRIGHTEOUSNESS: 21) Therefore putting away all […]
PHall | January 25, 2021
A – 22) But you-all be doers [poiētēs] B – of the word [logos], C – and not hearers [akroatēs] only, D – deluding your own selves [heautou]. C’ – 23) For if anyone is a hearer [akroatēs] B’ – of the word [logos] A’ – and not a doer [poiētēs], he is like a […]
PHall | January 25, 2021
The Church of Babel These “Babylonians” were building a city with a tower to bridge heaven and earth. There is so much in this short pericope where this story harkens back to creation and Eden, and then to the flood. It even foreshadows exile and captivity since Babel is Babylon. A common use today is […]
PHall | January 25, 2021
Falling from Grace is Personal Being wrong is more than being wrong about things. Being right is also more than being right about things. Let’s take it personally. • “You who are trying to be justified by the law are alienated from Christ; you have fallen from grace.” (CSB’17 Galatians 5:4) This is such a […]
PHall | January 25, 2021
PHall | January 21, 2021
Idolizing Ourselves What part of our life are we not submitting to the King Jesus? What would you think of a Christian who refused to live in submission to God’s ethics concerning sexual purity in marriage? That one is obvious. What about our words? Is Jesus Lord of our lips and texts and posts? Is […]
PHall | January 19, 2021
“Luxuries soon become necessities”. I’ll never forget my parents telling me that when concerning car amenities. Who today can remember when AC was not standard? I can. Who today would buy a car without AC? Not me. But this is not about cars. Being a Christian in America comes/came with many luxuries such as a […]