PHall | February 3, 2012
Satan asking Jesus to jump is the temptation; but subtle is the unstated temptation found in choosing not to jump. If Jesus jumps to make God jump to save Him, then that is wrong. If Jesus doesn’t jump because He loves His life more than God, that too is wrong. Giving in to sin, this [...]
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PHall | February 2, 2012
Perryism – If we seek first the kingdom of God, we won’t seek flesh in the kingdom of Satan.
Category: Matthew |
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PHall | January 24, 2012
If somewhere away I went, would you be relieved? Consider One Another. Or in love, would empty voids begin as you grieved? Bear with One Another. Such must not be answered by how one is perceived; Encourage One Another. But by our life, upon what and Who is believed.
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PHall | January 23, 2012
You’re caught up in the fun, stuffing down snacks, and then out of nowhere, with no warning or preview, you get slapped upside the head with an personalized version of John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, the whole world, everyone, anyone, that’s a lot of people, that He gave his one and [...]
Category: John |
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PHall | January 23, 2012
Perryism – Obedience to God cannot be overemphasized, but it can be wrongly emphasized by man.
Category: Romans |
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PHall | January 21, 2012
The words no mother wants to hear are stammered and whispered by the doctor. The word “mother” is synonymous with selflessness. Most women would immediately and easily choose to give their life to spare their child if the doctor said, “I can only save one.” Many mothers sacrifice not their lives, but a relationship with [...]
Category: I Kings |
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Tags: Abortion, Adoption, Mothers, Parenting
PHall | January 20, 2012
I pray a prayer that makes me ill; It hurts to pray for those loved most. Not praise, nor thanks, but needed still; For hurt from Heaven’s Holy Host. Strangely, grief leads to Christ’s glories; God’s lifted high when we are low. Breaking stubborn backs, bending knees; Accepting, nowhere else to go. This is the [...]
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PHall | January 20, 2012
How did they go from the wilderness to the top of the temple, and then later to a very high mountain? My answer is that Satan actually takes Jesus to Jerusalem which is what the text says, minus the word “actually.” Matthew 4.5 (HCSB) Then the Devil took Him to the holy city, had Him [...]
Category: Luke, Matthew |
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PHall | January 18, 2012
Each both Luke and Matthew, the temptation involving bread and stones is listed first. However, the second temptation in Matthew is the third in Luke. In Luke’s record, Satan’s temptation to throw Himself down to prove trust in God is listed third. Matthew is better known for grouping biographical points topically, while Luke’s record is [...]
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PHall | January 18, 2012
Let’s begin with two questions. First, do you believe that the need and desire to believe and worship is innate? Anthropological studies reveal that the vast majority of cultures have religions. In arguing for the existence of God, this is called the Anthropological Argument , implying that God Himself put it within our created self [...]
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