The Epic Life - Bob Hallman

Summary of last week: Paul exposed the comprehensiveness of man's depravity: no one is righteous He then described the fruit of man's depravity: words and deeds are evil Finally he stated the cause of man's depravity: there is no fear of God before their eyes. Paul has backed all sinful mankind, Jew and Gentile alike, into the totally dark and  seemingly inescapable corner of God's wrath ((1:18-3:...

Story: "The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen A certain emperor who was quite vain and concerned with appearances. He hired a group of clothing designers to make him some new and expensive clothes. They promised a garment that would be so magnificent, so refined, that only the wise  and pure in heart would be able to see it. Then these con men went to work pretending to weave. The...

In chapters 1 and 2, Paul has shown that both Jew and Gentile alike, are guilty before  God. In the second half of chapter 2, Paul strips away the hypocritical and  legalistic false securities of the religious Jews of that day.  Illustration: Ray Comfort's style of evangelism that addresses the conscience of the person. (Living Waters, https://www.youtube.com/thewayofthemaster/videos)     Enjoy th...

Last week we considered the wrath of God that is being revealed against all godlessness and wickedness of men. In chapter 1:18-32, Paul is primarily focusing his attention on unbelieving Gentiles. And I'm sure Paul's Jewish readers were cheering every word!  The Jews believed that everyone else would be judged except the Jewish race. They actually believed that they were immune from God's wrath si...

A disease or illness has to be diagnosed before an appropriate cure can be  administered. In the same way, a person must be convinced of his guilt before God before he will be interested in God's forgiveness. He must be aware of his danger before he will be interested in the way of escape. He must understand the wrath of God before he can appreciate the salvation of God. Paul, without apology, des...

The letter to the church at Rome reveals that Paul not only had the passion of  a prophet, the intellect of a scholar, and determination of an apostle; but  also the heart of a shepherd. Paul Prays For The Believers A. He gives thanks to God for them Thanks = Eucharisteo = "To be grateful, or to express gratitude" It seems that in every letter Paul was expressing his thankfulness for the  positive...

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Without question, the book of Romans is one of the most powerful and  influential books ever written.  It has prompted some of the greatest revivals in the history of the church.  It has also influenced some of the most significant conversions in church history. St. Augustine, the most brilliant theologian of the late Middle Ages, came to  conviction of sin & salvation after reading chapter 13...

Top 10 excuses for not showing up to work: “If it is all the same to you I won't be coming in to work. The voices told me to clean all my guns today.” “I can't come in to work today because I'll be stalking my previous boss, who fired me for not showing up for work. OK?” “When I got up this morning I took two Ex-Lax in addition to my Prozac. I can't get off the toilet, but I feel good about it.” “...

With chapter 3 Paul begins to bring this epistle to a close, but in doing so, we are privileged to see a wonderful model as Paul demonstrates how his team’s confidence lay not in human plans, promotion, programs, or human personalities, but in the Lord Himself. And the two most potent weapons he has issued to us as His followers are the Word of God (specifically the Gospel of Jesus Christ) and pra...

In this portion of scripture, we're seeing people go through some very costly suffering as a result of following Christ and these were the early days of some outpourings of persecutions that would continue to grow in the church in the uh centuries to come. The church is also facing in addition to that, false teaching from within and they're confused about a number of things. Then to top everything...

Paul is writing to refute the false teaching, to assure them that the great day of tribulation had not arrived, and to give them clear instruction about the signs that will precede this great day and the second coming of Jesus Christ. So for us, this is just an awesome text because it helps us to understand the sequence of events in scripture as it relates to the end times, and it also gives us ho...

Paul wrote 1 Thessalonians to praise and encourage the newly birthed church in the midst of their suffering and to clarify that those who had died in Christ since Paul’s last visit would most definitely be a part of the much-anticipated rapture of the church. But now some further concerns had come to the Apostle Paul’s attention: There was still a great deal of confusion in the church about the co...

"Sometimes you may wonder if God is listening. You've been wondering, you've been praying, and you've been distressed. and God hasn't answered. It hasn't been adjudicated; it hasn't been resolved. The answer hasn't come, the delivery has not yet occurred, and you are wondering to yourself is God even listening. Does God Care. What I want to tell you is that Jesus Christ in this text made a 40-mile...

Enjoy this audio replay of a Father's Day message Pastor Bob Hallman delivered in June 2016.  "There is a significant call that we have as Christian men. It's REALLY important. What you do by being a father is vital to your family, vital to the church vital to the community, vital to the island of Kauai, if you live here, and it's vital for the nation if you live elsewhere. "    Enjoy the rest of...

Concern for Their Faith 3 Therefore, when we could no longer endure it, we thought it good to be left in Athens alone, 2 and sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God, and our fellow laborer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and encourage you concerning your faith, 3 that no one should be shaken by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we are appointed to this. 4 For, in fact...

It is important to hear the word of God. The bible tells us in a number of places how important it is to hear the Word of God. The Word of God is heard through the preaching and teaching of the Bible and through the reading of the Bible. That hearing is a critical part of coming to Christ in the first place. The Gospel actually has to be heard, somebody has to speak it out loud and actually commun...

In chapter 2, Paul is defending his ministry. If you are a leader of any kind, comes with the territory is accusations. Maybe you are a parent, or you work in a business, or in ministry, no matter what it is, you are going to have people that doubt and question, on occasion, your character and your integrity. 00:7:20 One of the things I found over the years that I didn't realize, nobody actually t...

1 & 2 Thessalonians, a letter to the church, explaining the truths of the 2nd coming of Christ, The rapture of the Church and end times! You have been chosen by God... and the Bible says the Gospel needs to be preached. Paul says in Romans 10 "14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hea...

Overall theme, is the Lord's return. End of every chapter includes are reference the to the 2nd coming of Jesus Christ. 1 Thess 3:11-13 - 11 Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you. 12 And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you, 13 so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness befor...

In chapter 4, but it displeased Jonah exceedingly, it displeased him exceedingly so he prayed to the Lord and said our Lord was this not what I said when I was still in my country therefore I fled previously to Tarsus for I know that you are gracious and merciful God slow to anger and abundant and loving-kindness one who relents from doing harm therefore now oh lord please take my life for me for...

God is patient with you. Did you know that that God loves you today and that God is long-suffering? It doesn't mean he's a pushover, he's not the granddaddy in the sky where you can do no wrong, no, he's a God of justice and a God of pure and a God of holiness but he's also got a patience and he knows our frame and he knows what you've been going through and he knows your life, and he knows your s...

Click for Sermon Notes Jonah had to make a decision, I'm going to go as far away as I can and then he had to make a decision to buy boat passage and put the money in the captain's hand, and then he had to walk the plank to get up on the boat, and then he had to watch the plank removed and he had to watch it sail away. All these decisions and you know the Holy Spirit of God was working on him.  Hav...

This is the first of a four-part series on the Book of Jonah, delivered by Pastor Bob Hallman January 20, 2013.  Click for Sermon Notes When we come to the Book of Jonah people think man this guy is just a flaky prophet. Why did God even call this man? This man was actually a very faithful prophet of God, and we have record of him, especially as he's addressing a very wicked king of Israel Jeroboa...

The Bible says clearly that we are going to have trials in life. Some of the suffering we go through is simply a result of our fallen world. Sometimes it's our own sin or the sin of other people.  When we go through difficulties, we are encouraged to "stand"!  The Greek word is "hupomone" which means to stay under the trial until God lifts it.     Enjoy this message! The Epic Life https://www.thee...