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.

choosers or the chosen?

Isaiah 41:1-10 1 Be quiet and listen to me, coastlands, and renew your strength, nations. Approach me, then speak your case; We will draw near together for judgment. 2 Who has roused salvation from the east, called him to his … Continue reading →

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connected to strength

  Isaiah 40:26-31 26 Lift your eyes up high, and see! Who created these? The one who brings out their army by number. He calls all them by name. Because he is powerfully great and powerfully mighty, no soldier is … Continue reading →

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like no one

Isaiah 40:18-25 18 And to whom would you liken God? And what likeness would you compare him to? 19 A craftsman fashions an idol, and a refiner overlays it with gold, or smelts chains of silver. 20 The one who … Continue reading →

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like nothing

Isaiah 40:12-17 12 Who has measured water in the hollow of his hand and marked off sky with a ruler, comprehended the dust of the land in a third of a measure and weighed out mountains with the scale, and … Continue reading →

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reasons to cry out

Isaiah 40:6-11 6 A voice says, “Cry out!” And he responded, “What will I cry out?” All flesh is grass, and all his loyalty like the flowers in the field. 7 Grass withers; a flower withers when the breath of … Continue reading →

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reasons for comfort

Isaiah 40:1-5 1 “Comfort; comfort my people,” says your God. 2 “Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and say to her, that her compulsory labour will be fulfilled, that her sin will be paid for, that she has taken from … Continue reading →

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remembering the future

  Isaiah 39:1-8 1 At that time, Merodach-Baladan, son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, because he heard that he had been sick and recovered. 2 And Hezekiah was thrilled with them and showed … Continue reading →

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walking through death’s gates

Isaiah 38:1-22 1 In those days Hezekiah was stricken with a terminal illness. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz visited him and told him, “This is what Yahveh says, ‘Give instructions to your household, for you are going to die; … Continue reading →

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getting the message

Isaiah 37:21-38 21 Isaiah son of Amoz sent this message to Hezekiah: “This is what Yahveh, God of Israel says: ‘Because you prayed to me concerning King Sennacherib of Assyria, 22 this is what Yahveh says about him: “The virgin … Continue reading →

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in this corner…

Isaiah 37:14-20 14 Hezekiah took the letter from the messengers and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to Yahveh’s temple and spread it out before Yahveh. 15 Hezekiah prayed before Yahveh: 16 “O Yahveh who leads armies, O God of … Continue reading →

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