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About Jefferson Vann

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

submit as free people

Posted on August 3, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240803 submit as free people 1 Peter 2:13-17 (JDV) 1 Peter 2:13 Submit to every human creature because of the Lord, whether to the king as the superior1 Peter 2:14 or to governors as those sent out by him to … Continue reading →

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good behavior

Posted on August 2, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240802 good behavior 1 Peter 2:11-12 (JDV) 1 Peter 2:11 Cherished ones, I urge you as strangers and exiles to abstain from longings of the flesh that wage war against the throat.1 Peter 2:12 Behave yourselves well among the Gentiles … Continue reading →

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a chosen family

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240801 a chosen family 1 Peter 2:9-10 (JDV) 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen family, a royal priesthood, a devoted nation, a people that he has obtained, so that you may proclaim the praises of the one who … Continue reading →

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honor will come to you

Posted on July 31, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240731 honor will come to you 1 Peter 2:4-8 (JDV) 1 Peter 2:4 As you come to him, a living stone – rejected by people but chosen and honored by God –1 Peter 2:5 you yourselves, as living stones, a … Continue reading →

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imperishable seed

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240730 imperishable seed 1 Peter 1:23-25 1 Peter 1:23 because you have been born again — not of perishable seed but of imperishable — through the living and enduring word of God.1 Peter 1:24 Because everything mortal is like grass, … Continue reading →

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demonstrating faith and hope

Posted on July 29, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240729 demonstrating faith and hope 1 Peter 1:21-22 1 Peter 1:21 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.1 Peter 1:22 Since you … Continue reading →

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secret now revealed

Posted on July 28, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240728 secret now revealed 1 Peter 1:20 1 Peter 1:20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was revealed in these last times for you. secret now revealed Christ existed before Jesus was born. He was God … Continue reading →

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empty way of life

Posted on July 27, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240727 empty way of life 1 Peter 1:17-19 1 Peter 1:17 If you appeal to the Father who judges impartially according to each one’s work, you are to conduct yourselves in reverence during your time living as strangers.1 Peter 1:18 … Continue reading →

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revelation grace

Posted on July 26, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240726 revelation grace 1 Peter 1:13-16 (JDV) 1 Peter 1:13 Therefore, with your minds ready for action, be sober-minded and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.1 Peter 1:14 … Continue reading →

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glory in the future

Posted on July 25, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240725 glory in the future 1 Peter 1:10-12 1 Peter 1:10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who prophesied about the grace that would come to you, searched and carefully investigated.1 Peter 1:11 They inquired into what time or what circumstances … Continue reading →

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