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About Jefferson Vann

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

right time, wrong question

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

devotional post # 2140 Hosea 13:10-13 Hos 13:10 Where is your king now, can he rescue you in all your cities? Where are all your leaders– those about whom you asked, “Give me a king and princes”? Hos 13:11 I … Continue reading →

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lion food

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

  devotional post # 2139 Hosea 13:7-9 Hos 13:7 This is why I act like a lion to them; like a leopard I will lurk beside the road. Hos 13:8 I will ponce upon them like a bear robbed of … Continue reading →

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forgetting what you know

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

devotional post # 2138 Hosea 13:4-6 Hos 13:4 But I am Yahveh your God from the land of Egypt; you are to admit knowing no God but me, and besides me there is no savior. Hos 13:5 It was I … Continue reading →

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walking dead

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

devotional post # 2137 Hosea 12:14-13:3 Hos 12:14 Ephraim has bitterly irritated him; so his Lord will leave his death sentence on him and will repay him because his disgrace. Hos 13:1 When Ephraim spoke, there was terror; he had … Continue reading →

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prophecy for hire

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

devotional post # 2136 Hosea 12:10-13 Hos 12:10 I spoke onto the prophets; it was I who made many visions, and gave parables at the hand of prophets. Hos 12:11 Because there is iniquity in Gilead, they will surely come … Continue reading →

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back to shacks

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

devotional post # 2135 Hosea 12:7-9 Hos 12:7 A merchant, in whose hands are dishonest scales, he loves to cheat. Hos 12:8 Ephraim has said, “Not me, I am rich; I have found wealth for myself; in all my labors … Continue reading →

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keep fighting

Posted on September 9, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

devotional post # 2134 Hosea 12:1-6 Hos 12:1 Ephraim feeds on wind and chases the east wind all day long; they keep coming up with more falsehood and violence; they make a contract with Assyria, and oil is transported to … Continue reading →

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not what God wants

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

devotional post # 2133 Hosea 11:8-12 Hos 11:8 How can I surrender you, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, O Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart recoils within … Continue reading →

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whirling sword

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

devotional post # 2132 Hosea 11:5-7 Hos 11:5 They will not return to the land of Egypt, but Assyria will be their king, because they have refused to return to me. Hos 11:6 The sword will whirl in their cities, … Continue reading →

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straying from love

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

devotional post # 2131 Hosea 11:1-4 Hos 11:1 When Israel was a child, I showed love to him, and from Egypt I called after my son. Hos 11:2 The more they were called after, the more they strayed away; they … Continue reading →

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