Monthly Archives: January 2016

losing touch as a leader

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

LONELY AT THE TOP Ecclesiastes 4:13-16 13 It was better to be a poor and wise young man than an old and foolish king who did not know how to follow good counsel. 14 Because he had gone from prison … Continue reading →

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partnership

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

ALONE DOES NOT WORK WELL Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 9 Two are better than one, since they each have someone else to benefit from their work. 10 Because even if they both fall, one of them will help his partner recover. But … Continue reading →

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retirement as a fix

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

WHAT ARE YOU REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO? Ecclesiastes 4:7-8 7 Once again I concluded that impermanence is under the sun: 8 one man can have no other dependent, neither a son nor a brother, but still work without ever resting, … Continue reading →

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competition

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

LIVE LIKE AN ARTIST Ecclesiastes 4:4-6 4 I also noticed that every project worked on, and every expertise gained by working comes from a man’s envy of his neighbour. Even this also is transient and a striving after wind. 5 … Continue reading →

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better off than the living

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

ARE WE REFLECTING GENTLENESS AND KINDNESS? Ecclesiastes 4:1-3 1 I looked again at all the cruelties that are committed under the sun. I just watched, the tears of those maltreated, and they had no one to comfort them! On the … Continue reading →

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until Jesus

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

WHY THE WORLD NEEDS JESUS Ecclesiastes 3:20-22 20 We all go to one place. All are from the dust, and to dust we all return. 21 Who knows whether the breath of man goes upward and the breath of the … Continue reading →

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testing time

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

Ecclesiastes 3:16-19 16 Again, I saw under the sun that in the place where justice was expected, there was wickedness, and in the place where righteousness was expected, there was wickedness. 17 I said in my heart, God will judge … Continue reading →

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accountable

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

LIFE MATTERS Ecclesiastes 3:12-15 12 I figured out that there is nothing better for them than to be joyous and to do good as long as they live; 13 also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in … Continue reading →

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the illusion of permanence

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

HOW BALANCED IS YOUR LIFE? Ecclesiastes 3:9-11 9 What payoff does the worker get from his work? 10 I have seen the responsibility that God has given to the children of Adam to be busy with. 11 He has made … Continue reading →

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what time is it?

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

TODAY’S PRAYER CHALLENGE Ecclesiastes 3:5-8 5 a time to fling away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to abstain from embracing; 6 a time to pursue, and a time to destroy; … Continue reading →

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