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About Jefferson Vann

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

very eager volunteering

devotional post # 2190 2 Corinthians 8:16-17 2Co 8:16  But thanks be to God, who placed into the heart of Titus the same eager concern I have for you. 2Co 8:17  Because he not only accepted our appeal, but being … Continue reading →

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helping without hurting

devotional post # 2189 2 Corinthians 8:12-15 2Co 8:12 Because if the willingness is there, it is acceptable based on what a person has, not based on what he does not have. 2Co 8:13 Because I do not mean that … Continue reading →

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matching gifts

devotional post # 2188 2 Corinthians 8:9-11 2Co 8:9 Because you are aware of how our Lord Jesus Christ blessed us, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that by his becoming poor you … Continue reading →

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success markers

devotional post # 2187 2 Corinthians 8:5-8 2Co 8:5 and this did not happen as we expected it to, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then –because it was what God wants — to us. 2Co 8:6 … Continue reading →

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begging to give

devotional post # 2186 2 Corinthians 8:1-4 2Co 8:1 We want you to know, brothers, about the blessing from God that has been given by the churches of Macedonia, 2Co 8:2 because during a severe test of suffering, their abundance … Continue reading →

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forgetting the hurt

devotional post # 2185 2Co 7:14 Since whatever confident assertions I made to him about you, I was not ashamed to have made them. But just like everything we said to you was true, so also our confident assertions before … Continue reading →

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the joy change can bring

devotional post # 2184 2 Corinthians 7:11-13 2Co 7:11 Because — look at the enthusiasm this godly sadness has produced in you, but also what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what punishment! At … Continue reading →

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the gamble of discipline

devotional post # 2183 2 Corinthians 7:8-10 2Co 7:8 Because even if I made you sad with my letter, I do not regret it– although I did regret it, because I see that that letter saddened you, although only for … Continue reading →

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an encouraging report

devotional post # 2182 2 Corinthians 7:5-7 2Co 7:5 Because even when we entered Macedonia, our flesh could not relax, but we suffered in every way: battles on the outside, fears on the inside. 2Co 7:6 But God is the … Continue reading →

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courage and faith

devotional post # 2181 2 Corinthians 7:2-4 2Co 7:2 Find room in your hearts for us. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have taken advantage of no one. 2Co 7:3 I am not saying this … Continue reading →

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