Category Archives: ambition

all the pleasures

Posted on December 26, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

ARE YOU UNIQUE? Ecclesiastes 2:4-9 4 I increased projects. I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself. 5 I made myself gardens and parks, and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees. 6 I made myself pools … Continue reading →

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happened already

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

WHAT IS REALLY WORTH STRIVING FOR? Ecclesiastes 1:9-11 9 Whatever has happened is what will happen, and whatever has been done is what will be done, and there is not anything new under the sun. 10 Is there a thing … Continue reading →

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absolutely impermanent

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

WHAT DRIVES YOU? Ecclesiastes 1:1-4 1 Words from a collector, a son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 “Absolutely impermanent,” the collector says, “absolutely impermanent, everything is impermanent.” 3 What does a man get for doing all his hard work … Continue reading →

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embarrassed by false hope

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 20:1-6 1 The year the commander-in-chief came to Ashdod, after Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and he took it, 2 during that time, Yahveh had spoken by the hand of Isaiah son … Continue reading →

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