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PHall | June 30, 2022
Knowing All the Right Answers is Not Enough There is a profound difference between knowledge and submission, between knowing and bowing. We can see this reality in many skeptics who know a lot of biblical facts, but don’t know God and subsequently don’t bow the knee. The question for us is, can we see this […]
PHall | June 29, 2022
Not wanting to go to hell is not enough. I’ll confess, my main reason for being baptized was negative. I’ve grown beyond that by God’s grace. I loved and appreciated Jesus’s sacrifice and atonement back then, so my baptism wasn’t only negative. But I’ve also learned not wanting to go to hell is not enough. […]
PHall | June 28, 2022
Anyone who claims not to believe in “necessary inference” is not married, or doesn’t know how women communicate. They will claim if God wanted us to do something, He would just say it plainly. Now, let’s apply that to marriage. WIFE – “Is that your underwear in the middle of the floor?” HUSBAND – […]
PHall | June 28, 2022
Hope for Transgenders? Is there a character in the Bible, who can help us help those, dealing with transgenderism? Can God’s response to this character help those living a transgender life? Let’s begin with a modern-day fact. While not all transgenders physically change their bodies, some do. It is called, “transitioning””. In transitioning, people are […]
PHall | June 26, 2022
“While We Stand and Sing” At the end of the sermon, the preacher often asks the congregation to rise when singing the invitation song. When this tradition began, I don’t know. Possibly standing is just physical, giving everyone an opportunity to stretch after the…way to short sermon! Maybe it a psychological boost for those who […]
PHall | June 22, 2022
A battle ends in defeat. The Arameans flee before the Israelites. Trying to rationalize the defeat, the king’s servants say, “Their gods are gods of the hill country. That why they were stronger than we were. Instead, we should fight with them on the plain; then we will certainly be stronger than they are” (1 […]
PHall | June 21, 2022
A – PRAYER TO THE FATHER: 1. “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do (Prayer, Forgiveness) B – ETERNITY SECURED FOR THEIF: 2. “Today shalt thou be with me in paradise (Forgiveness, Others, Hope) C – INCARNATIONAL NEED: 3. “Woman, behold, thy son! Behold, thy mother! (Forgiveness, Family)” D – CALL TO […]
PHall | June 21, 2022
What’s the first thing to come out of your mouth if, while holding a nail, you hit your thumb with a hammer? Cuss words?2. Name calling (i.e., “Perry, you’re such a clumsy idiot!”)?3. Shifting Blame to others (i.e., “You must have given me a bad nail!”)?4. Shifting Blame to things (i.e., “There must be something […]
PHall | June 14, 2022
Proverbs 23:31-32 has a warning against drinking – “Don’t gaze at wine because it is red, because it gleams in the cup and goes down smoothly. In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.” The wise man goes on and gives another warning in v.33 – “Your eyes will see […]
PHall | June 10, 2022
How is the sin of negative favoritism like faith only? Does James speak of these contextually together in his sermon on practical Christianity? Contextually, notice the progression: 1. BAD TREATMENT OF POOR – “if you look with favor on the one wearing the fine clothes and say, “Sit here in a good place,” and […]