Author Archives: Jefferson Vann
a fellow elder
20240820 a fellow elder 1 Peter 5:1-4 (JDV) 1 Peter 5:1 I encourage the elders among you as a fellow elder and witness to the sufferings of Christ, as well as one who shares in the glory about to be … Continue reading
the time has come
20240819 the time has come 1 Peter 4:14-19 (JDV) 1 Peter 4:14 If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Breath of glory and of God rests on you.1 Peter 4:15 Let none of … Continue reading
something unusual
20240818 something unusual 1 Peter 4:12-13 (JDV) 1 Peter 4:12 Cared for ones, don’t be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you happening to test you as if something unusual were occurring to you.1 Peter 4:13 Instead, rejoice just as … Continue reading
what your gifts are for
20240817 what your gifts are for 1 Peter 4:10-11 (JDV) 1 Peter 4:10 Just as each one has received a gift, use it for serving one another, as good stewards of the multifaceted grace of God.1 Peter 4:11 If someone … Continue reading
Living like an adventist
20240816 Living like an adventist 1 Peter 4:7-9 (JDV) 1 Peter 4:7 The end of all things is near; therefore, be self-controlled and sober for prayers.1 Peter 4:8 Above all, maintain constant care for one another, since care covers a … Continue reading
the time that has passed
20240815 the time that has passed 1 Peter 4:3-6 (JDV) 1 Peter 4:3 For the time that has passed was sufficient to do what the Gentiles plan to do: carrying on in unrestrained behavior, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and … Continue reading
living the resurrection life
20240814 living the resurrection life 1 Peter 4:1-2 (JDV) 1 Peter 4:1 Therefore, because Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same thinking — because the one who suffers in the flesh has ceased to sin —1 … Continue reading
I trust Christ for my rescue
20240813 I trust Christ for my rescue 1 Peter 3:21-22 (JDV) 1 Peter 3:21 Baptism, which corresponds to this, is now rescuing you (not as the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a good conscience toward … Continue reading
the fuller rescue
20240812 the fuller rescue 1 Peter 3:18b-20 (JDV) 1 Peter 3:18b He was put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Breath,1 Peter 3:19 by which he also went and proclaimed to the breaths in prison1 Peter … Continue reading
Christ also suffered
20240811 Christ also suffered 1 Peter 3:17-18a (JDV) 1 Peter 3:17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will than for doing evil.1 Peter 3:18a For Christ also suffered for sins once for … Continue reading
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