The Epic Life - Bob Hallman

1- Introduction to 2 Thessalonians

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 coming of the Lord. 
Some were teaching that Christ had already come and that the church was already in the Great Tribulation.  Their present sufferings/persecution seemed to validate this!
These false teachers had generated a forged letter with Paul’s signature on it with the objective of discrediting Paul and undermining the believers’ confidence!
In response, Paul writes 2 Thessalonians to straighten out these misunderstandings!
Enjoy the rest of the message 
 
Blessings, The Epic Life 3-2600 Kaumualii HWY STE 1300 #513 Lihue, HI 96766 https://www.theepiclife.org https://www.facebook.com/livetheepiclife https://www.instagram.com/Living_The_Epic_Life https://www.theepiclife.podbean.com
 
 

6- Instructions for Godly Living (I Thess. 4:1-12)

"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 journey on foot to meet this woman and deliver her daughter from demon possession because that's all the ministry he did in Tyre and Sidon that we are aware of. He came for this woman God cares about our problems and he cares about our needs. There's a reason why there is a delay so frequently in our prayer answers or the answer to our prayer. Bob shares that in the rest of this message.
Enjoy the rest of the message. 
Blessings,
The Epic Life 3-2600 Kaumualii HWY STE 1300 #513 Lihue, HI 96766 https://www.theepiclife.org https://www.facebook.com/livetheepiclife https://www.instagram.com/Living_The_Epic_Life https://www.theepiclife.podbean.com

Father’s Day Message: Malachi 4:5-6

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 the message. 
 
Blessings, The Epic Life 3-2600 Kaumualii HWY STE 1300 #513 Lihue, HI 96766 https://www.theepiclife.org https://www.facebook.com/livetheepiclife https://www.instagram.com/Living_The_Epic_Life https://www.theepiclife.podbean.com

5-The Importance of Follow-Up (I Thess. 3:1-13)

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, we told you before when we were with you that we would suffer tribulation, just as it happened, and you know. 5 For this reason, when I could no longer endure it, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor might be in vain. Encouraged by Timothy 6 But now that Timothy has come to us from you and brought us good news of your faith and love, and that you always have good remembrance of us, greatly desiring to see us, as we also to see you— 7 therefore, brethren, in all our affliction and distress we were comforted concerning you by your faith. 8 For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord. 9 For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sake before our God, 10 night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face and perfect what is lacking in your faith? Prayer for the Church 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 before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.
Enjoy the rest of the message 
Blessings, The Epic Life 3-2600 Kaumualii HWY STE 1300 #513 Lihue, HI 96766 https://www.theepiclife.org https://www.facebook.com/livetheepiclife https://www.instagram.com/Living_The_Epic_Life https://www.theepiclife.podbean.com
 

4-The Priorities of the Kingdom (I Thess. 2:13-20)

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 communicate it. That's why you are so important and why God is using you as you are speaking up and you are telling people about Jesus Christ and the difference He can make in their life. People are listening. They might not always agree with you, but they are hearing it and the Thessalonian church are no different.
Enjoy the rest of the message
Blessings, The Epic Life 3-2600 Kaumualii HWY STE 1300 #513 Lihue, HI 96766 https://www.theepiclife.org https://www.facebook.com/livetheepiclife https://www.instagram.com/Living_The_Epic_Life https://www.theepiclife.podbean.com

3-Paul: A Model for Ministry (I Thessalonians 2:1-12)

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 told me when I was a young pastor, how important Character is. I mean it seems like it would be so obvious, but you never know how important the building blocks of consistent character over many, many, years, how important that is until you face your first false accusation. That character helps you to stand. That consistency and that reputation helps you to absorb those kinds of accusations. In the ends, those things are the things that cause people to look back and that is exactly what Paul is going to point to in this text.
 
Enjoy the rest of the message .
Blessings, The Epic Life 3-2600 Kaumualii HWY STE 1300 #513 Lihue, HI 96766 https://www.theepiclife.org https://www.facebook.com/livetheepiclife https://www.instagram.com/Living_The_Epic_Life https://www.theepiclife.podbean.com
 

2-The Evidence of New Life (1 Thess 1:4-10)

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 hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who [b]preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!”
We just need to tell people, we just need to let them know, give them a chance at life eternal
Enjoy the rest of this message and may you be blessed by the teaching of God's word.Enjoy the message. 
Blessings, The Epic Life 3-2600 Kaumualii HWY STE 1300 #513 Lihue, HI 96766https://www.theepiclife.org https://www.facebook.com/livetheepiclife https://www.instagram.com/Living_The_Epic_Life https://www.theepiclife.podbean.com

1. Introduction to 1 Thessalonians

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 before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.
We hope you are blessed by this message replay. Leave us a comment about what you liked best.
Blessings, 
The Epic Life3-2600 Kaumualii HWY STE 1300 #513 Lihue, HI 96766 https://www.theepiclife.org https://www.facebook.com/livetheepiclife https://www.instagram.com/Living_The_Epic_Life https://www.theepiclife.podbean.com

4. AngryWith God

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 it is better for me to die than live.
Then the Lord said, is it right for you to be angry? So Jonah went out into the city outside of the city and sat on the east of the city and there he made himself a shelter and sat under it in the shade till he might see what would become of the city.  And the Lord God prepared a plant and made it come up over Jonah that it might be shade for his head to deliver him from his misery. Jonah was very grateful for the plant but in the morning in the morning dawn the next day God prepared a worm and it's so damaged to plant that it withered and it happened when the Sun arose that God prepared a vehement east wind and the Sun beat on Jonah's head so that he grew faint then he wished death for himself and said it is better for me to die than to live.  Then God said to Jonah is it right for you to be angry about the plant and he said it is right for me to be angry even to death but the Lord said you've had pity on the plant for which you have not labored nor made it grow which came up in a night and perished in the night and should I not pity Nineveh that great city in which are more than 120,000 persons who cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand and much livestock. 
 
Enjoy the rest of the message. 
Blessings, The Epic Life 3-2600 Kaumualii HWY STE 1300 #513 Lihue, HI 96766 https://www.theepiclife.org https://www.facebook.com/livetheepiclife https://www.instagram.com/Living_The_Epic_Life https://www.theepiclife.podbean.com

3. A God of 2nd Chances

I want to share with you that 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 struggles and what I want you to know is that God is patient with you and God loves you. Even if you've been in sin and even if you're struggling and resisting as well even right now, I want you to know that God is long-suffering toward you, but he's determined and if he has to stir up a storm in your life or send a great fish or a problem of one kind or another he will do it, but he will get you where he wants you to go if you're a believer in Him . The Bible says that he's going to finish the work he started in you and so God is a God of second chances.
 
Enjoy the rest of the message. 
Blessings,  The Epic Life 3-2600 Kaumualii HWY STE 1300 #513 Lihue, HI 96766 https://www.theepiclife.org https://www.facebook.com/livetheepiclife https://www.instagram.com/Living_The_Epic_Life https://www.theepiclife.podbean.com