Category Archives: courage

beware official investigations

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

20220819 beware official investigations Ezekiel 14:6-11 (JDV) Ezekiel 14:6 “Therefore, say to the household of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord Yahveh says: Repent and turn away from your idols; turn your faces away from all your repulsive things.Ezekiel 14:7 … Continue reading →

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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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passing through Baca

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

passing through Baca Psalm 84:5-8 (JDV) Psalm 84:5 Fortunate is the person whose strength is in you, those whose hearts have found a highway to you. Psalm 84:6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a … Continue reading →

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the most unlikely hero

Posted on February 13, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

the most unlikely hero Judges 6:25-40 (JDV) Judges 6:25 On that very night Yahveh said to him, “Take your father’s young bull and a second bull seven years old. Then tear down the altar of Baal that belongs to your … 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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passing the ark

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

passing the ark Joshua 3:16-17 (JDV) Joshua 3:16 and the water flowing downstream stood still, rising up in a mass that extended as far as Adam, a city next to Zarethan. The water flowing downstream into the Sea of the … Continue reading →

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sources of strength and courage

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

sources of strength and courage Joshua 1:6-9 (JDV) Joshua 1:6 “Be strong and courageous, because you will distribute the land I swore to their fathers to give them as an inheritance. Joshua 1:7 Above all, be strong and very courageous … Continue reading →

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crisis moments

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

crisis moments Psalm 59:1-2 (JDV) Psalm 59:1 Rescue me from my enemies, my God; protect me from those who rise up against me. Psalm 59:2 Rescue me from those who practice failure, and save me from men of bloodshed. crisis … Continue reading →

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a watched pot

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

a watched pot Psalm 58:9-11 (JDV) Psalm 58:9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns – whether green or burning – he will sweep them away. Psalm 58:10 The righteous one will rejoice when he sees the … Continue reading →

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