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PHall | May 3, 2023
One of my favorite biblical books is 2 Thessalonians. Do you know why it was written? Because the Thessalonians misunderstood 1 Thessalonians. So… 1. If people can misunderstand an inspired Paul, then people definitely can misunderstand me! I take comfort in that. 2 Thessalonians has another practical application we need to remember. 2. When we […]
PHall | December 21, 2022
An Artful Way of Promising Jesus’s 2nd Coming When the Holy Spirit inspired the writers, He often chose ways that are artful and beautiful. First Thessalonians is filled with the hope of the 2nd Coming. This is fitting considering “endurance of hope” is a theme in every chapter (1 Thess.1:3). When considering Jesus’s return, the […]
PHall | August 9, 2022
Every time we use the word “cemetery”, whether we know it or not, we are affirming a grand theological truth. Concerning the word “cemetery” notice this from Etymology Online: “Early Christian writers were the first to use it for “burial ground,” though the Greek word also had been anciently used in reference to the sleep […]
PHall | July 24, 2022
TEXT: (CSB) 12) Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to give recognition to those who labor among you and lead you in the Lord and admonish you, 13) and to regard them very highly in love because of their work…. DEVOTIONAL: Hey kids, when is the last time you thanked your mother for […]
PHall | June 10, 2022
TEXT: 1 Thessalonians 1:3 (NASB 2020) constantly keeping in mind your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father, DEVOTIONAL: Examples of works of faith, labors of love, and endurances of hope (1 Thessalonians 1:3), fill 1 Thessalonians. […]
PHall | May 27, 2022
Praying 1 Thessalonians – “Brothers (and Sisters) TEXT: 1:4; 2:1,9,14,17; 3:2,7; 4:1,6,10,13; 5:1,4,12,14,25,26,27. DEVOTIONAL: Facts and figures can be cold and meaningless unless there is a lesson to be learned. I beg your forbearance in listing the following concerning 1 Thessalonians and how often the word for brothers (and sisters) is found: 19x the word […]
PHall | May 20, 2022
TEXT: 1 Thessalonians 1:1 (CSB) Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy: To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to you and peace. DEVOTIONAL: If I were to ask, “Who wrote 1 Thessalonians?” most would name Paul; and such is correct…but incomplete. The salutation includes Paul’s companions as Paul […]
PHall | April 11, 2022
A Prayer Commentary – I’m Not In Trouble with God (1 Thessalonians 5:9) TEXT: “For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,” (CSB’17 1 Thessalonians 5:9) DEVOTIONAL: There’s something wrong with parents who enjoy punishing their children to make their life easier. More broadly, some […]
PHall | March 18, 2022
TEXT – “So then, let us not sleep, like the rest, but let us stay awake and be self-controlled. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled….” (CSB’17 1 Thessalonians 5:6-8) DEVOTIONAL – There’s a saying, […]
PHall | February 22, 2022
Is Jesus Coming Like A Thief? (A Prayer Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:2-5) TEXT – “For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night. When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them, like labor pains on a pregnant […]