Category Archives: contentment

when life is not fair

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

Luke 1:5-7 Luk 1:5 In the days when King Herod was ruling Judea, someone named Zechariah became a priest of Abijah’s division, and his wife was also among the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. Luk 1:6 And … Continue reading →

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uncircumcised trees

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

Leviticus 19:23-25 Lev 19:23 “When you come into the land and plant any kind of tree for food, then you will regard its fruit as if it had a foreskin. Three years it will be uncircumcised to you; it must … Continue reading →

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sovereign grace

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

1 Corinthians 12:7-9 1Co 12:7 But to each recipient the Holy Spirit reveals himself through the most profitable gifts. 1Co 12:8 For example, the Spirit gives one recipient a wise word, but to another recipient, the same Spirit gives a … Continue reading →

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mystery and joy

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

LET GOD SORT IT OUT Ecclesiastes 8:14-17 14 Here’s another example of impermanence reigning in the land: that there are righteous people who get what the wicked deserve, and there are wicked people who get what the righteous deserve. I … Continue reading →

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obsession

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

TOP DOG IS STILL A DOG Ecclesiastes 7:16-18 16 Do not be obsessed with proving yourself more virtuous than anyone else, and do not strive to prove yourself wiser than everyone else. Why should you destroy yourself like that? 17 … Continue reading →

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acceptance and joy

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

KEY TO HAPPINESS Ecclesiastes 5:18-20 18 Take note of this! I have discovered that the proper and appropriate way to live is to eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all your work under the sun. A person only has … Continue reading →

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what time is it?

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

TODAY’S PRAYER CHALLENGE Ecclesiastes 3:5-8 5 a time to fling away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to abstain from embracing; 6 a time to pursue, and a time to destroy; … Continue reading →

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to lead wrongly

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW? Mark 13:21-23 21 And if anyone says to you at that time, ‘Watch! Here is the Messiah!’ or ‘Watch! There he is!’– do not believe it. 22 False messiahs and false prophets will appear … Continue reading →

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and Jesus refused

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Mark 5:14-20 14 The herdsmen ran off and told this to those in the city and in the country. Then people came to see what it was that had happened. 15 They came to Jesus and saw the former demoniac … Continue reading →

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covenant constitution (part two)

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Exodus 20:12-21 12 “Value your father and your mother, so that your lives may be extended in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. 13 “Do not murder. 14 “Do not commit adultery. 15 “Do not steal. … Continue reading →

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