Category Archives: genuineness

help my unbelief

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Mark 9:19-24 19 He answered them, “You faithless generation, how much longer will I be among you? How much longer will I bear with you? Bring him to me.” 20 And they brought him to him. When the spirit saw … Continue reading →

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worship and theology disconnect

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Mark 7:6-13 6 He said to them, “Isaiah rightly prophesied about you hypocrites, when he wrote, ‘This people honours me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; 7 in vain do they worship me, while teaching human … Continue reading →

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not like us

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Mark 7:1-5 1 Now after the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him, 2 they saw that some of his disciples were eating with ordinary hands, that is, without ceremonially washing them. 3 … Continue reading →

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the real God

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 65:13-17 13 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahveh: Watch, my servants. They will eat, but you will be hungry; my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty; my servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame; … Continue reading →

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posturing

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 37:8-13 8 And the chief consultant returned and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, because he had heard that he had left from Lachish. 9 And he heard something about Tirhakah the king of Cush, that, “He … Continue reading →

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a ghost’s whisper

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 29:1-5 1 Oy! Ariel, Ariel, city where David encamped! Keep on, year after year, let your festivals recur. 2 But I will keep inflicting Ariel, and there will be mourning and lamentation, and I will consider it like a … Continue reading →

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you can be replaced

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 22:20-25 20 And this will happen: On that day I will call to my servant, Eliakim son of Hilkiah, 21 and I will dress him in your tunic, and I will bind your sash firmly about him, and I … Continue reading →

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kingdoms of the idol

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 10:5-11 5 Oy! Assyria, the rod of my anger, and that staff in their hand is my wrath! 6 I am sending him against a secular nation, and I am commanding him to fight against the people of my … Continue reading →

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Are you great enough to seek someone greater?

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Matthew 2:7-12 7 Then Herod called the great men in a secretive way and found out exactly from them what time the star had appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “after you go, search diligently for the … Continue reading →

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laws about giving

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Exodus 22:25-31 25 “If you lend money to any of my poor people with you, you should not be like a creditor to him; you should not require interest from him. 26 If you take your neighbor’s cloak in pledge, … Continue reading →

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