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PHall | January 28, 2020
Three new beginnings. Three husbands and and wives collude and sin. Three times there is death. Three times something is hidden. In the first, people are hidden. In the second, dedicated goods are hidden. In the third, a price is hidden. In the deaths, the first is spiritual and slow lasting a lifetime by taking […]
PHall | January 28, 2020
Most are familiar with David’s boast in God against Goliath saying, “Then all the world will know that Israel has a God, and this whole assembly will know that it is not by sword or by spear that the Lord saves” (1 Samuel 17:46-47). Focus on that last part – “this whole assembly” is Israel. […]
PHall | January 27, 2020
Husbands and wives shouldn’t always be “one”. Let me tell you a story, a true story, of a husband and wife. The tragedy happens in the beginning Satan tempts There is a lie Those who were one in God become one in disobedience The story is about evil knowledge The story is about death If […]
PHall | January 27, 2020
“Mom, Dad, do you want me to wait until I get home to be baptized?”A young person is away from home and decides to be baptized.• Should the parents be contacted before the baptism? Absolutely.• Should the parents tell their child to wait until they can talk? Possibly.• Should the parents rejoice but tell their […]
PHall | January 24, 2020
The anointed one was kissed, and pronounced king over God’s people. This king was also a prophet. This sounds very similar to the story of Jesus, who is the Christ which means anointed one, kissed in betrayal with an unholy kiss by Judas, and sarcastically pronounced as king of the Jews as he hung on […]
PHall | January 23, 2020
Unintended Request: We are familiar with the Jews of Jesus’ time rejecting Him as their king saying, “We have no other king than Caesar”. Let’s go back to the time of Samuel when they asked for a king. They wanted a king who will “judge us, go out before, and fight our battles” (1 Samuel […]
PHall | January 23, 2020
Congregations need elders. We need elders which is evident from discussions with people, and scriptural. Let’s ask two questions: I. How does one begin to desire this noble work (1 Timothy 3:1)? Here are three distinct, but noble reasons: 1. Looking forward as a young man, he can decide that this is a way he […]
PHall | January 21, 2020
“You foolish Galatians! Who has hypnotized you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was visibly portrayed as crucified?” (Galatians 3:1). J.B. Phillips paraphrases it, “O you dear idiots of Galatia…surely you can’t be so idiotic…” Some translators have “bewitched” instead of hypnotized. The meaning is “to cast an evil spell, wishing injury upon someone; to bewitch”. […]
PHall | January 18, 2020
Luke 17:11-19 tells the story of 10 lepers being healed, one of which was a Samaritan. We infer the other 9 were Jews. That the Samaritan, and only the Samaritan, came back to show gratitude to the Jewish and World Messiah is the shocking point.But can I make a different point that I realize is […]
PHall | January 17, 2020
In light of the latest church shooting, as Luke said, “Since so many have written about what happened among us, I thought I would too (Luke 1:1-3). My current position:1) I may passively protect my life under any circumstance (2 Cor.11:32-33).2) I may not actively protect my life via deadly force if being persecuted for […]