Category Archives: discipleship

bragging about the king

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

bragging about the king Psalm 45:1 (JDV) Psalm 45:11 My heart keeps moving to a good word as I recite my verses to a king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful scribe. bragging about the king It is … Continue reading →

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getting to the stream

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

getting to the stream Psalm 42:1-3 (JDV) Psalm 42:1¹ Like a deer longing for flowing streams, that’s how I long for you, God. Psalm 42:2 I thirst for God, the living God. When can I come and see God’s face? … Continue reading →

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Caesar’s household

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

Caesar’s household Philippians 4:21-23 (JDV) Philippians 4:21 Greet every devotee in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me send you greetings. Philippians 4:22 All the devotees send you greetings, especially those who belong to Caesar’s household. Philippians 4:23 The … Continue reading →

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fourth gain

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

fourth gain Philippians 2:12-18 (JDV) Philippians 2:12 For this reason, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, so now, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, work out your own rescue with fear and … Continue reading →

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only get better

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

only get better Philippians 1:6-11 (JDV) Philippians 1:6 I have confidence in this, that he who started a good achievement in you will keep perfecting it until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:7 In fact, it is right for … Continue reading →

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from pun to punishment

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Jefferson Vann

from pun to punishment Jeremiah 23:33-40 (JDV) Jeremiah 23:33 “Now when these people or a prophet or a priest asks you, ‘What is the burden of Yahveh? ‘ you will respond to them, ‘What is the burden? I will throw … Continue reading →

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thunder jug man

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Jefferson Vann

thunder jug man Jeremiah 22:24-30 (JDV) Jeremiah 22:24 “As I live” – this is what Yahveh declares – “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, were a signet ring on my right hand, I would tear … Continue reading →

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ninth inning miracle

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Jefferson Vann

ninth inning miracle Jeremiah 21:1-10 (JDV) Jeremiah 21:1 The word that was to Jeremiah from Yahveh when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, asking, Jeremiah 21:2 “Inquire now about Yahveh on our … Continue reading →

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shattered flask

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Jefferson Vann

shattered flask Jeremiah 19:1-15 (JDV) Jeremiah 19:1 This is what Yahveh says: “Go, buy a potter’s flask. Take some of the elders of the people and some of the elder priests Jeremiah 19:2 and go out to Ben Hinnom Valley … Continue reading →

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like a traveler

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Jefferson Vann

like a traveler Jeremiah 14:1-10 (JDV) Jeremiah 14:1 This is the word of Yahveh that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought: Jeremiah 14:2 Judah mourns; her city gates languish. Her people are on the ground in mourning; Jerusalem’s cry rises … Continue reading →

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