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.

plans change, but God is faithful

devotional post # 2150 2 Corinthians 1:15-18 2 Cor 1:15 And this was why I was confident, I planned at first to come to you, so that you could have a second helping of grace, 2 Cor 1:16 and travel … Continue reading →

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almost there

devotional post # 2149 2 Corinthians 1:12-14 2 Cor 1:12 Because what we are bragging about, what our conscience tells us, is this: that we behaved ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with dedication and integrity before God, … Continue reading →

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death sentence

devotional post # 2148 2 Corinthians 1:9-11 2 Cor 1:9 Yes, we ourselves were living with the verdict of a death sentence, with the result that we did not have confidence in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead, … Continue reading →

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shared encouragement

devotional post # 2147 2 Corinthians 1:6-8 2 Cor 1:6 But if we are suffering, it is for your encouragement and deliverance, or if we are encouraged, it is for your encouragement, which produces in you the patient enduring of … Continue reading →

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encouragement overflow

devotional post # 2146 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 2 Cor 1:3 Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of acts of compassion and God of every encouragement, 2 Cor 1:4 who encourages us in everything … Continue reading →

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consecrated context

devotional post # 2145 2 Corinthians 1:1-2 2 Cor 1:1 Paul, a missionary sent by Christ Jesus because that is what God wants, and Timothy our brother, to the assembly of God that is at Corinth, consisting of all the … Continue reading →

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frustrated or fruitful?

devotional post # 2144 Hosea 14:8-9 Hos 14:8 O Ephraim, why am I still having to deal with the idols? I am the who answers and looks after you. I am like an evergreen cypress; your fruitfulness comes from me. … Continue reading →

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the heart for healing

devotional post # 2143 Hosea 14:4-7 Hos 14:4 I will heal their defection; I will love them freely, because my anger has turned from them. Hos 14:5 I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the … Continue reading →

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take words with you

devotional post # 2142 Hos 14:1 Turn back, Israel, to Yahveh your God, since you have stumbled because of your iniquity. Hos 14:2 Take words with you and turn back to Yahveh; say to him, “Take away every violation; accept … Continue reading →

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no reason for rescue

devotional post # 2141 Hosea 13:14-16 Hos 13:14 Should I rescue them from the power of Sheol? Should I redeem them from Death? O Death, where are your plagues? O Sheol, where is your sting? My eyes see no reason … Continue reading →

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