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.

religiously blind

HOW IS YOUR VISION? Mark 14:1-2 1 It would be the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread in just two days, and the chief priests and the scribes were trying to find a way to covertly arrest Jesus and … Continue reading →

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suddenly, not soon

HOW’S YOUR SERVE? Mark 13:32-37 32 “But as for that day or hour no one knows it–neither the angels in the sky, nor the Son–except the Father. 33 See to it that you keep watch, because you do not know … Continue reading →

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fig tree generation

WHAT DOES THIS PROMISE REALLY PROMISE? Mark 13:28-31 28 “Take this illustration from the fig tree: Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. 29 So also you, when you see these … Continue reading →

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everyone will see

HOW SECRET WILL THE “SECRET RAPTURE” BE? Mark 13:24-27 24 “But in those days, after that time of suffering, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light; 25 the stars will be falling from the … Continue reading →

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to lead wrongly

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW? Mark 13:21-23 21 And if anyone says to you at that time, ‘Watch! Here is the Messiah!’ or ‘Watch! There he is!’– do not believe it. 22 False messiahs and false prophets will appear … Continue reading →

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meanwhile – back home

WE CAN TRUST WHAT JESUS HAS SAID Mark 13:14-20 14 “But when you see the desolating detestable thing set up where it ought not to be (let the reader think about this), then those in Judea must escape to the … Continue reading →

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the enduring one

WHAT DOES A TRUE CHRISTIAN LOOK LIKE? Mark 13:9-13 9 “But see to yourselves; because they will apprehend you for appearance at Sanhedrins;[1] and you will be flogged in synagogues; and you will stand before governors and kings because of … Continue reading →

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false alarms

DON’T LET DISASTERS DECEIVE YOU Mark 13:5-8 5 Then Jesus began to say to them, “See to it that no one leads you astray. 6 Many will come claiming to be me saying, ‘It’s me, I am!’ and they will … Continue reading →

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demolished

WATCHING THE GREAT THINGS GO Mark 13:1-4 1 As he exited the temple area, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what enormous stones and what enormous buildings!” 2 Then Jesus responded by asking him, “Do you see … Continue reading →

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new accounting system

WHICH IS FULLER, YOUR HEART OR YOUR POCKET? Mark 12:41-44 41 He sat down in sight of the temple treasury room, and he watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large amounts. 42 A … Continue reading →

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