Category Archives: commitment

clarity, courage, commission

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

clarity, courage, commission 1 Timothy 1:3-4 (JDV) 1 Timothy 1:3 As I urged you when I went to Macedonia, remain in Ephesus so that you may direct certain people not to endorse different doctrine 1 Timothy 1:4 or to pay … Continue reading →

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cautious feet

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

cautious feet Psalm 73:1-3 (JDV) Psalm 73:11 God is indeed good to Israel, to the pure in heart. Psalm 73:2 But as for me, my feet almost slipped; my steps nearly went astray. Psalm 73:3 You see, I envied the … Continue reading →

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staying engaged with God

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

staying engaged with God Judges 6:11-24 (JDV) Judges 6:11 The agent of Yahveh came, and he sat under the oak that was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash, the Abiezrite. His son Gideon was threshing wheat in the winepress in … Continue reading →

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God at work through her

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

God at work through her Judges 4:11-24 (JDV) Judges 4:11 Now Heber the Kenite had moved away from the Kenites, the sons of Hobab, Moses’s father-in-law, and pitched his tent beside the oak tree of Zaanannim, which was near Kedesh. … Continue reading →

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a culture of compromise

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

a culture of compromise Judges 3:5-13 (JDV) Judges 3:5 But they settled among the Canaanites, Hethites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. Judges 3:6 The Israelites took their daughters as wives for themselves, gave their own daughters to their sons, and … Continue reading →

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The sin of inclusion

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

The sin of inclusion Judges 2:1-10 (JDV) Judges 2:1 The agent of Yahveh went up from Gilgal to Bochim and he said, “I brought you out of Egypt and led you into the land I had promised to your fathers. … Continue reading →

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from dominating to disappearing

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

from dominating to disappearing Joshua 23:7-13 (JDV) Joshua 23:7 and so that you do not associate with these nations remaining among you. Do not call on the names of their gods or make an oath to them; do not serve … Continue reading →

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staying in mission

Posted on October 19, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

staying in mission Joshua 22:1-4 (JDV) Joshua 22:1 Joshua summoned the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh Joshua 22:2 and told them, “You have done everything Moses Yahveh’s servant commanded you and have obeyed me in everything I … Continue reading →

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appealing for justice

Posted on October 16, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

appealing for justice Joshua 21:1-3 (JDV) Joshua 21:1 The Levite family heads approached the priest Eleazar, Joshua son of Nun, and the family heads of the Israelite tribes. Joshua 21:2 At Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, they told them, … Continue reading →

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mission — inheritance

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

mission — inheritance Joshua 19:32-39 (JDV) Joshua 19:32 The sixth lot came out for Naphtali’s descendants by their clans. Joshua 19:33 Their boundary went from Heleph and from the oak in Zaanannim, including Adami-nekeb and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, … Continue reading →

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