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The Ministries of John "BJ" Hall

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WILL THE REAL AMERICA PLEASE STAND UP?

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

What is the "Real America"? Is it the America of the ACLU? Is it the America of Norman Lear's "People For the American Way"? Could it be that the National Organization of Women represents the thoughts and feelings of the "Real America"? Or how about "moveon.org?" My…

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CPR For The Church

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

Some disturbing facts have come to light in annual reports from Southern Baptist Churches. For example, in 2016-- 200,000 people left their membership in Southern Baptist Churches. Also, less than 300,000 baptisms were recorded. We have not seen this low of baptism rate…

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All to Him I Owe

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

I was at one of my doctor’s offices and met a WWII veteran. I shared with him the following story.

Many brave young men fought for our freedom and against tyranny during World War Two. Harold A. Hall, my father, was on the front lines with no Rest and Recuperation for …

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Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

The BIBLE is Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth. It is the very definition of Truth. It is filled from Genesis to Revelation with essential instructions for life and for preparation for the eternal life that it offers.

Today lets focus on one passage in The Reve…

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Christ's Program for the Church

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

There is a drought in our land today. There seems to be a spiritual vacuum sucking the life out of the church. Recent studies have shown that 2016 had the lowest baptisms since 1946; the lowest Church membership since 1990; and lowest worship attendance since 1996. …

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Thanks for the Victory

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

On May 8, 1945 Germany surrendered to the allied forces and brought an end to the war in Europe. That day is called VE Day. The Japanese held on for a little over three more months until August 14, 1945 when they finally surrendered. That day is known as VJ Day. Thi…

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Threefold Mystery of the Love of God

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

In the Testament there is a mystery spread over three books, all of which are in the third chapter and sixteenth verse of their respective books. It is such a mystery that there are no other passages in the entire Bible which fit the pattern.

The first that we wi…

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Be Patient

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

When my children small there was a Christian musical called The Music Machine. One of their favorite songs was “Have Patience” It said, “Have patience, have patience. Don’t be in such a hurry. If you don’t have patience you’ll only start to worry. Remember, remember that …

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Are You Satisfied?

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

The old hymn I am satisfied with Jesus says: “I am satisfied with Jesus, He has done so much for me: He has suffered to redeem me, He has died to set me free.” The chorus says, “I am satisfied, I am satisfied, I am satisfied with Jesus, But the question comes to me, As …

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Wanted Dead And Alive

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

We could all put our pictures on a Wanted Poster. We are all indeed wanted by the Lord. You see, there was a death penalty passed on us. Jesus said it this way in John 3:16-18 (ESV) “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him…

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The Hidden Years

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

As I am sitting here this evening writing this blog post, I think about the so called “hidden years” in Jesus’ life. I think of how wondrous it is that He would spend the first thirty years of His life in the humdrum, work-a-day world of a common laborer.

If I …

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Seven Things Christians Have

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

Did you know that there are seven things we have that the world doesn’t have? These are things that we need to be sharing with those around us.

These seven things are found in the fifth chapter of Romans verses one through 10. If you don’t have these seven things the…

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A New Look

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

When traumatic events take place the result can be positive or negative. It all depends on our outlook. In the book of Isaiah an event took place that changed the life of the nation. In chapter six we see that King Uzziah died. With his death came the decline of the nat…

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In The Beginning

 

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

There are two places in the Bible where the words “In the beginning” occur. Genesis 1:1 and John 1:1 both begin with these words. In both cases you should leave out the word “the.” This leaves you with “In beginning.” The concept here is timeless. In the very …

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The Most Important Question

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

If you were to die today do you know where you would spend eternity?

Many people would have you believe that there are many paths to Heaven.
But the Bible says:

Proverbs 16:25 “There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.”

The…

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The Son of Man Has Come to Seek and to Save

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

There are many in the world who believe they are alone, rejected and forsaken. This was the case of a little man named Zacchaeus. We find his story in the Gospel of Luke chapter 19. He was alone because he was a tax collector for the hated Roman government. He was c…

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Be Careful Little Hands What You Do

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

As a child in Sunday School we would sing a song the second verse of which says, “Oh be careful little hands, what you do. Oh be careful  little hands, what you do. For the Father up above is looking down in tender love. Oh be careful little hands what you do.”

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The God Question

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

You may be the wisest man or woman on the face of the earth, but unless you get the God Question right you are foolish. Twice the Psalmist said, Psalm 14:1  and Psalm 53:1 (AMP) “ THE [empty-headed] fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they …

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The Place Called the Skull

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

Luke 23:33 (NASB) “And when they came to the place called The Skull (Calvary), there they crucified Him …”

 

The place is called The Place of the Skull due to the shape of the rocks beneath its brow. Another name, Golgotha is the Hebrew word for skull o…

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The Great Advocate

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

There is only one Advocate in the entire universe that can plead our cause in the last judgment. Sometimes in earthly courts attorneys have specialties, and one man specializes in patent cases, another in insurance cases, another in criminal cases, another in land cases…

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