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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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Why Do The Good Suffer?

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

The age old question is, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” Jewish Rabbi Harold S. Kushner wrote a book with the title of “When Bad Things Happen to Good People.” The problem is that when we ask that question it is usually used as an accusation against God. “Well …

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Grow Strong In Faith

 

By Evangelist John “BJ” Hall

Romans 4:20 (NASB)
“… with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief, but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God,”

Our passage today speaks of Abram’s faith. God had promised Abram that He would make him the father of many nations.…

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Sin Made More Sinful

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

Romans 7:13 (NASB77)
 “…sin might become utterly sinful.”

The sense here is, that by the giving of the command, and its application to the mind, sin was completely developed; it was excited, inflamed, aggravated, and showed to be excessively malignant and de…

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Harmony

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

Music is a part of my ministry, however, there is one thing everyone is glad that I don’t do… play the piano. As a child I took 4 years of piano lessons. But today, I can’t play two notes together and make harmony. In my case the right hand doesn’t know what the left hand…

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Wake Up Call

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

1 Thessalonians 5:6 (NASB) “So then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober."

The greatest tragedy in the Kingdom of God is seen in Romans 11:8 (NASB) “ just as it is written, " GOD GAVE THEM A SPIRIT OF STUPOR, EYES TO SEE NOT AND EARS TO HEAR N…

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What Do You Value?

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

A young friend asked me a question about Matthew 8:28-34 this week. His concern focused on verse thirty-fourAnd behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they entreated Him to depart from their region.”  

He asked “Why did they …

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No Secret Disciples Here

By Evangelist John “BJ” Hall

Matthew 10:27 (NASB)  " What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.”

As I have looked back over more than 47 years of ministry, I realize that many who go to church faithfully are…

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Can You Wait

By Evangelist John “BJ” Hall

 

One of the most difficult parts of life is waiting. We hurry up and wait in airport security ques. We wait impatiently on traffic lights, saying “CHANGE, CHANGE, CHANGE.” We wait with apprehension for the report from the doctor on the latest medical test…

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The Love of the Father

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

I often think about the Love that held Jesus on the cross. It wasn’t the nails that held Him there. It was His love for us. That is for me an overwhelming thought. That Jesus would love me so much that he would endure the shame and the pain of the cross in order to …

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The Spirit and Power of Elijah

By Evangelist John "BJ" Hall

Luke 1:17 (NASB) "And it is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, TO TURN THE HEARTS OF THE FATHERS BACK TO THE CHILDREN, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous; so as to make ready a people prepared for the Lor…

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A Tribute to My Friend Terry Smith

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

I had the high honor of preaching at the Home Going Celebration of a dear friend. When I think of Terry Smith my first thought is that he was a godly man.  Psalm 1:1-3 says,Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the w…

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Renewing Our Commitments

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

As we stand on the brink of a new year I'm convinced that more than ever we need a breakthrough in the church - I don't mean that we need new gadgets or programs — no what we need is a Spiritual Breakthrough - we need Revival, Renewing, Re-awakening and Re-commitment.

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The Eternal Christmas Story

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

Jesus, the eternal Son of God, became the son of man that he might make all those who believe in him the sons of God.

Consider these words from an unbeliever.

      There was nothing peculiar about the birth of Jesus. He was not God incarnate and no Virgin Mothe…

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THE PREPARATION OF A FATHER

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

How does a man become a good father? When does he become a good father? The problem with many men is that they wait until they are fathers before they begin to give serious consideration to what it means to be a father. The saddest thing about that is that it often …

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THE PREPARATION OF A MOTHER

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

A few years ago we saw how a child can be impacted by a good mother. Our daughter and, at the time, three year old granddaughter were looking at the gifts under the Christmas tree at their apartment. Becky told Jessie that most of the presents under the tree were for her.…

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Ruth Made a Decision

By Evangelist John BJ Hall

Ruth 1:16-17 (NASB77) 16  But Ruth said, "Do not urge me to leave you or turn back from following you; for where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God. 17  "Where you die, I will die, and there I will…

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What Should We be Thankful For?

By John BJ Hall

1 Thessalonians 5:18 
”in everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.”

As we think about Thanksgiving so often people think of turkey and dressing with all the trimmings around a crowded table of people we know and love. We think of laughter ov…

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The Refreshing

By John BJ Hall

The summer had been so harsh. It seemed the trees could not survive another day. Many leaves had already turned brown and fallen to the parched earth. The grass crunched underfoot as one walked. It seemed that one would suffocate by merely taking another breath. Eyes burned as a c…

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