Monthly Archives: February 2024

perspective on the prospective

Posted on February 9, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240209 perspective on the prospective James 5:1-8 (JDV) James 5:1 Come on, you rich ones, weep howling over the miseries that are coming on you!James 5:2 Your wealth has rotted and your clothes are moth-eaten.James 5:3 Your gold and silver … Continue reading →

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appear, disappear

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240208 appear, disappear James 4:13-17 (JDV) James 4:13 Come on, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will travel to such and such a city and spend a year there and do business and make a profit.”James 4:14 Yet you … Continue reading →

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let him judge

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240207 let him judge James 4:11-12 (JDV) James 4:11 Don’t disparage one another, brothers and sisters. Anyone who disparages or criticizes a fellow believer disparages the law and criticizes the law. If you criticize the law, you are not a … Continue reading →

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sometimes righteousness

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240206 sometimes righteousness James 4:7-10 (JDV) James 4:7 That is why you should submit to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.James 4:8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, … Continue reading →

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frenemy

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240205 frenemy James 4:4-6 (JDV) James 4:4 You adulterous people! Don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility with God? So whoever wants to be the friend of the world becomes the enemy of God.James 4:5 Or do … Continue reading →

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what we want

Posted on February 4, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240204 what we want James 4:1-3 (JDV) James 4:1 Where do the conflicts and where do the fights among you originate? Don’t they come from your pleasures that wage war within you?James 4:2 You are desiring and do not have. … Continue reading →

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malicious mindsets

Posted on February 3, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240203 malicious mindsets James 3:13-18 (JDV) James 3:13 Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his results, with the humility of wisdom.James 3:14 But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in … Continue reading →

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should not be

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240202 should not be James 3:9-12 (JDV) James 3:9 With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in God’s likeness.James 3:10 Blessing and cursing come out of the same mouth. … Continue reading →

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fire extinguisher

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240201 fire extinguisher James 3:5-8 (JDV) James 3:5: Although the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things. Think about how a small fire kindles a large forest.James 3:6 And the tongue is a fire. The … Continue reading →

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