Category Archives: faith

no other Way

Posted on August 21, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

20220821 no other Way Ezekiel 14:15-18 (JDV) Ezekiel 14:15 “Suppose I allow dangerous animals to pass through the land and depopulate it so that it becomes a sinister desolation, with no one passing through it for fear of the animals.Ezekiel … Continue reading →

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what is falsely called knowledge

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

20220523 what is falsely called knowledge 1 Timothy 6:20-21 (JDV) 1 Timothy 6:20 Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding irreverent and empty speech and contradictions from what is falsely called knowledge. 1 Timothy 6:21 By professing it, … Continue reading →

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Hymenaeus and Alexander

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

20220506 1 Timothy 1:18-20 (JDV) 1 Timothy 1:18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies previously made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the good fight, 1 Timothy 1:19 … Continue reading →

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believing for permanent life

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

20220505 believing for permanent life 1 Timothy 1:15-17 (JDV) 1 Timothy 1:15 This saying is reliable and deserving of full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” – and I am the first of them.1 Timothy 1:16 … 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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light and sound show

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

light and sound show Psalm 77:10-20 (JDV) Psalm 77:10 So I say, “I am sick (to think) that the right hand of the Most High has changed.” Psalm 77:11 I will remember Yah’s works; yes, I will remember your ancient … Continue reading →

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too many troops

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

too many troops Judges 7:1-15 (JDV) Judges 7:1 Jerubbaal (AKA, Gideon) and all the troops who were with him, got up early and camped beside the spring of Harod. The camp of Midian was north of them, below the hill … Continue reading →

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those yet unconvinced

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

those yet unconvinced Judges 5:10-18 (JDV) Judges 5:10 You who ride on white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and who travel on the road, give praise! Judges 5:11 Let them tell the righteous acts of Yahveh, the righteous deeds … Continue reading →

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flourishing faith, increasing care

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

flourishing faith, increasing care 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4 (JDV) 2 Thessalonians 1:1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy: To the congregation of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Thessalonians 1:2 Favor to you and peace from God … Continue reading →

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trusting him for justice

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

trusting him for justice Lamentations 3:30-36 (JDV) Lamentations 3:30 Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with disgrace Lamentations 3:31 because the Lord will not reject us forever. Lamentations 3:32 Even … Continue reading →

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