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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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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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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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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 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 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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How to Become Spiritual

 
What do chili con carne and Christian con carne have in common?  Meat -- the flesh.  In chili the more meat the better the taste. However, in the Christian, the presence of flesh creates a whole set of ugly problems.  The Christian with flesh is represented in Scripture as a carnal person.  Thou…

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When Praying for Other Believers, Pray for these Eight Fruit

 

Ask that they may bear good fruit (Colossians 1:10b)

The obvious understanding of this prayer would be the Fruit of the Spirit found in Galatians 5:22-25. However there are other fruit that also need to be present in our lives.

Let's take a closer look beyond the obvious.

First, Paul sai…

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