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.

Are you great enough to seek someone greater?

Matthew 2:7-12 7 Then Herod called the great men in a secretive way and found out exactly from them what time the star had appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “after you go, search diligently for the … Continue reading →

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Don’t miss Jesus this Christmas!

Matthew 1:12-16 12 And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel father of Zerubbabel, 13 and Zerubbabel father of Abiud, and Abiud father of Eliakim, and Eliakim father of Azor, 14 and Azor father of … Continue reading →

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the salary of sin or the salary of God?

Romans 6:15-23 15 What should we conclude then? Should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Absolutely not! 16 Do you not know that if you make yourselves available as obedient slaves, you are slaves of … Continue reading →

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making body parts available

Romans 6:9-14 9 We know that since Christ has been raised from the dead, he is never going to die again; death no longer dominates him. 10 Because the death he died, he died to sin once for all, but … Continue reading →

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baptism and the way out

Romans 6:1-8 1 What should we conclude then? Should we keep sinning so that grace may increase? 2 Absolutely not! How can we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Or do you not know that those who … Continue reading →

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grace reigning through righteousness

Romans 5:18-21 18 Consequently, just as condemnation for all people came as a result of one transgression, so too by the one righteous act came righteousness leading to life for all people. 19 Because in the same way that the … Continue reading →

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the next Adam

Romans 5:12-17 12 Because of this, in the same way that sin entered the world through one man and death entered as a consequence of that sin, and so death spread to all people because all sinned– 13 because before … Continue reading →

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resurrection reconciliation

Romans 5:6-11 6 Because while we were still helpless, at just the right time Christ died on behalf of the ungodly. 7 (Because rarely will anyone die even on behalf of a righteous person, though someone might possibly dare to … Continue reading →

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admission into grace

Romans 5:1-5 1 Consequently, now that we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have also obtained admission by faith into this grace in which we stand, … Continue reading →

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resurrection faith

Romans 4:18-25 18 Against hope Abraham believed in hope with the result that he became the father of a crowd of nations according to the pronouncement, “so will your descendants be.” 19 Without being weak in faith, he considered his … Continue reading →

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