Author Archives: Jefferson Vann
the secret to service
Ephesians 6:5-8 (JDV) Ephesians 6:5 Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as you would Christ. Ephesians 6:6 Don’t work only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, do … Continue reading
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positive parenting
Ephesians 6:4 (JDV) Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, don’t stir up anger in your children, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. positive parentingBecoming a father is simple enough; nature takes care of that. But being a … Continue reading
honoring parents and mutual submission
Ephesians 6:1-3 (JDV) Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, because this is right. Ephesians 6:2 Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise, Ephesians 6:3 so that it may go well with … Continue reading
the pattern of the eternal relationship
Ephesians 5:29-33 (JDV) Ephesians 5:29 You see, no one ever hates his own flesh but provides and cares for it, like Christ does for the congregation, Ephesians 5:30 since we are members of his body. Ephesians 5:31 For this reason … Continue reading
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only yours for the time being
Ephesians 5:25-28 (JDV) Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, care about your wives, like Christ cared about the congregation and gave himself in her behalf Ephesians 5:26 to make her sacred, cleansing her with the washing of water by the word. Ephesians 5:27 … Continue reading
submitting to one another
Ephesians 5:21-24 (JDV) Ephesians 5:21 submitting to one another in the fear of Christ. Ephesians 5:22 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord, Ephesians 5:23 because the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the … Continue reading
resurrection life today
Ephesians 5:18-20 (JDV) Ephesians 5:18 And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled by the Breath: Ephesians 5:19 speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music with your … Continue reading
against the flow
Ephesians 5:15-17 (JDV) Ephesians 5:15 Pay careful attention, then, to how you live – not as unwise people but as wise – Ephesians 5:16 making the most of the season, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:17 So don’t be … Continue reading
making the dark deeds visible
Ephesians 5:11-14 (JDV) Ephesians 5:11 Don’t participate in the fruitless achievements of darkness, but instead expose them Ephesians 5:12 because it is shameful even to mention what is done by them in secret. Ephesians 5:13 Everything exposed by the light … Continue reading
making the dark deeds visible
making the dark deeds visible Ephesians 5:11-14 (JDV) Ephesians 5:11 Don’t participate in the fruitless achievements of darkness, but instead expose them Ephesians 5:12 because it is shameful even to mention what is done by them in secret. Ephesians 5:13 … Continue reading
