Category Archives: discernment

strong spirit, weak flesh

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

ARE YOU READY FOR WHAT’S COMING? Mark 14:37-42 37 He came and found them sleeping; and he said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Could you not stay awake one hour? 38 Stay awake and pray that you may not … Continue reading →

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unity and joy

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

WHAT WOULD YOU SACRIFICE FOR UNITY AND JOY? Mark 14:10-11 10 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to give him over to them. 11 When they heard it, they rejoiced, and promised … Continue reading →

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religiously blind

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

HOW IS YOUR VISION? Mark 14:1-2 1 It would be the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread in just two days, and the chief priests and the scribes were trying to find a way to covertly arrest Jesus and … Continue reading →

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fig tree generation

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

WHAT DOES THIS PROMISE REALLY PROMISE? Mark 13:28-31 28 “Take this illustration from the fig tree: Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. 29 So also you, when you see these … Continue reading →

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everyone will see

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

HOW SECRET WILL THE “SECRET RAPTURE” BE? Mark 13:24-27 24 “But in those days, after that time of suffering, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light; 25 the stars will be falling from the … 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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meanwhile – back home

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

WE CAN TRUST WHAT JESUS HAS SAID Mark 13:14-20 14 “But when you see the desolating detestable thing set up where it ought not to be (let the reader think about this), then those in Judea must escape to the … Continue reading →

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false alarms

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

DON’T LET DISASTERS DECEIVE YOU Mark 13:5-8 5 Then Jesus began to say to them, “See to it that no one leads you astray. 6 Many will come claiming to be me saying, ‘It’s me, I am!’ and they will … Continue reading →

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proceed with caution

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

BEWARE OF DR. DOUBT! Mark 12:38-40 38 In the context of his teaching, he said, “Be cautious of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be saluted in the marketplaces, 39 and to have the … Continue reading →

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yes, and

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

IS JESUS MORE THAN THE MESSIAH? Mark 12:35-37 35 While Jesus was teaching in the temple, he said in response, “How can the scribes say that the Messiah is the son of David? 36 David himself, by the Holy Spirit, … Continue reading →

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