Author Archives: Jefferson Vann

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About Jefferson Vann

Jefferson Vann is pastor of Piney Grove Advent Christian Church in Delco, North Carolina.

Identifying with Jesus — good or bad

John 13:18-20 Joh 13:18 “It is not about all of you that I am saying this; I know those whom I have chosen. But it is so the Scripture can be fulfilled: The one who gnaws my bread has raised … Continue reading →

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Sacrificial servanthood

John 13:15 Joh 13:15 Because I have given you a model, that you also should do just as I have done for you. Joh 13:16 “I am honestly telling you, a slave is not greater than his lord, and a … Continue reading →

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Worship by washing

John 13:11-14 Joh 13:11 Because he had known his betrayer. This is why he said, “Not all of you are clean.” Joh 13:12 When he had washed their feet and put on his outer clothes, he reclined again and said … Continue reading →

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emotional roller coaster

John 13:7-10 Joh 13:7 Jesus answered and said to him, “You don’t know what I’m doing just now, but after these things you will come to know.” Joh 13:8 Peter said to him, “You will certainly not wash my feet, … Continue reading →

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he took the towel

John 13:4-6 Joh 13:4 He was roused up from the meal, and put aside his outer clothes, took a towel, and tied it around himself. Joh 13:5 He poured water into a receptacle and began to wash his disciples’ feet … Continue reading →

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Exit hour

John 13:1-3 Joh 13:1 Before the Passover Festival, Jesus, having known that his hour came to exit from this world to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the last. Joh 13:2 … Continue reading →

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judgment criteria

John 12:47-50 Joh 12:47 If anyone hears my statements and doesn’t keep them, I am not judging him; because I did not come to judge the world but to rescue the world. Joh 12:48 The one who rejects me and … Continue reading →

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Obeying the light

John 12:44-46 Joh 12:44 Jesus screamed out, “The believer in me believes not in me, but in my sender. Joh 12:45 And the one who experiences me experiences my sender. Joh 12:46 I have come as light into the world, … Continue reading →

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Cowardly attraction or steady faith

John 12:41-43 Joh 12:41 Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory and spoke about him. Joh 12:42 At the same time, actually, many did believe in him even among the rulers, but because of the Pharisees they were … Continue reading →

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unable to believe

John 12:38-40 Joh 12:38 So that the word of the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, which said: “Lord, who has believed what we heard? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”1 Joh 12:39 This is why … Continue reading →

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