Author Archives: Jefferson Vann
restore
20240213 restore James 5:19-20 (JDV) James 5:19 My brothers and sisters, if any among you strays from the truth, and someone turns him back,James 5:20 let that person know that whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way … Continue reading
extraordinary things
20240212 extraordinary things James 5:13-18 (JDV) James 5:13 Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.James 5:14 Is anyone among you sick? He should call for the elders of the congregation, and they … Continue reading
A Spirit-controlled tongue
20240211 A Spirit-controlled tongue James 5:12 (JDV) James 5:12 Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “yes” mean “yes,” and your “no” mean “no,” … Continue reading
blessed endurance
20240210 blessed endurance James 5:9-11 (JDV) James 5:9 Do not complain, brothers and sisters, about one another, so that you will not be judged. Look, the judge stands at the door!James 5:10 Take as an example, brothers and sisters, the … Continue reading
perspective on the prospective
20240209 perspective on the prospective James 5:1-8 (JDV) James 5:1 Come on, you rich ones, weep howling over the miseries that are coming on you!James 5:2 Your wealth has rotted and your clothes are moth-eaten.James 5:3 Your gold and silver … Continue reading
appear, disappear
20240208 appear, disappear James 4:13-17 (JDV) James 4:13 Come on, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will travel to such and such a city and spend a year there and do business and make a profit.”James 4:14 Yet you … Continue reading
let him judge
20240207 let him judge James 4:11-12 (JDV) James 4:11 Don’t disparage one another, brothers and sisters. Anyone who disparages or criticizes a fellow believer disparages the law and criticizes the law. If you criticize the law, you are not a … Continue reading
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sometimes righteousness
20240206 sometimes righteousness James 4:7-10 (JDV) James 4:7 That is why you should submit to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.James 4:8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, … Continue reading
frenemy
20240205 frenemy James 4:4-6 (JDV) James 4:4 You adulterous people! Don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility with God? So whoever wants to be the friend of the world becomes the enemy of God.James 4:5 Or do … Continue reading
what we want
20240204 what we want James 4:1-3 (JDV) James 4:1 Where do the conflicts and where do the fights among you originate? Don’t they come from your pleasures that wage war within you?James 4:2 You are desiring and do not have. … Continue reading
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