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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 | March 29, 2022
A “Better” Argument Against Instrumental Music Despite history showing instrumental music was not part of worshiping God for the majority of worship in “The Way”, and despite the hermeneutical arguments concerning silence and exclusion, neither way is probably the the strongest argument against instrumental music in worship. When we view ourselves and bodies as God’s […]
PHall | March 8, 2022
Living Our Singing Are we living what we are singing? Are we singing what we are living? Is there a discord (pun intended) between life and song? I got to thinking about this recently when remembering the first line in A Beautiful Life – “Each day I’ll do, a golden deed….” A golden deed can […]
PHall | February 11, 2022
Beware Bitterness Simple question, but a frightening answer: What prevents us from peace with one another, inward holiness, seeing God and finding divine grace? As you can see, whatever the answer, it is endemic to all relationships: With others, self, and God. The answer is bitterness. This word, found only 4 times, shows each time […]
PHall | November 23, 2020
(Presented in order by the writer of Hebrews): (NOTE: There is repetition but instead of combining the similar reasons I kept them separate as did the writer to emphasize everything Jesus did was touched by suffering) 1. To Make Purification of Sins (1:3) 2. To Sit Down at the Right Hand of God (1:3; 10:12; […]
PHall | November 18, 2020
Seeing what Hebrews 11:1 says about not seeing in the spirit of the mnemonic device of Hebrews 11: Faith – Seeing is believing in the unseen because of the seen (Hebrews 11:3) Faith – Not seeing yet, yet believing in the One unseen (Hebrews 11:6) Faith – Believing in what is not yet seen (11:7) […]
PHall | November 12, 2020
A – FAITH GAINS APPROVAL: 11:1-2 B – WORLD MADE BY GOD: 11:3 C – ABEL DIES: 11:4 D – ENOCH TAKEN UP: 11:5-6 E – NOAH SAVED HIS FAMILY/WATER: 11:7 F – ABRAHAM AND PROMISE LAND: 11:8-10 G – ABRAHAM, SARAH, ISAAC, BIRTH: 11:11-12 H – SUMMATION: 11:13-16 G’ – ABRAHAM, ISAAC, SACRIFICE: 11:17-19 […]
PHall | November 12, 2020
Finding chiasms is not an exact science of simply finding repeated words in opposite sections. This makes it more confusing and people doubt it veracity thinking all the different chiastic structures show there actually is no chiastic structure. Chiasms involve word repetition, but is also an art. The first example listed below follows strictly the […]
PHall | April 1, 2020
Hebrews 5:5-10 – ASV-PDH A – HIGH PRIEST 5) So Christ also did not glorify himself (heautou) to be made a high priest (archiereus), but he that spoke to him, “You are my Son (huios), This day have I begotten You: 6) as he said also in another place, You are a priest for ever […]
PHall | April 1, 2020
Hebrews 10:1-4 ASV-PDH A – IS TAKEN: 1) For every high priest (archiereus), taken (lambano) from among (ek) men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God (theos), B – OFFER FOR SINS: that he may offer (prosphero) both gifts and sacrifices for sins (amartia): C – CAN SYMPATHIZE: 2) who can (dunamai) bear […]