Category Archives: growth

faith that is building

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Jefferson Vann

20250513 faith that is building Jude 1:20-21 Jude 1:20 But you, dear friends, as you build yourselves up in your most sacred faith, praying in the Sacred Breath,Jude 1:21 keep yourselves in the care of God, waiting expectantly for the … 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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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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bloom or shrivel

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Jefferson Vann

bloom or shrivel Deuteronomy 32:1-4 (JDV) Deuteronomy 32:1 Pay attention, sky, and I will speak; listen, land, to the words from my mouth. Deuteronomy 32:2 Let my teaching fall like rain and my word settle like dew, like gentle rain … Continue reading →

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care’s root and fruit

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Jefferson Vann

Ephesians 3:14-19 (JDV) Ephesians 3:14 In favor of this, I kneel before the Father Ephesians 3:15 from whom every family in the sky and on the land is named. Ephesians 3:16 I pray that he may grant you, according to … Continue reading →

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evangelism done right

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

HOW DO WE DO IT RIGHT? Luke 8:4-8 Luk 8:4 While a big crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from one town after another, he spoke to them using an illustration: Luk 8:5 “A farmer went out … Continue reading →

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whole health

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

Luke 2:39-41 Luk 2:39 And when they had completed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. Luk 2:40 And the child continued growing and becoming strong, filled with wisdom, … Continue reading →

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servants of the sovereign

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

STOP WORSHIPING SERVANTS 1 Corinthians 3:4-6 4 Because when someone says, “I am in Paul’s group,” and another, “I am in Apollos’ group,” are you not mere humans? 5 What then is Apollos, and what is Paul? We are servants … Continue reading →

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we become the message

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Matthew 13:31-35 31 He entrusted another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom from the sky is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field. 32 It is the smallest of all seeds, but … Continue reading →

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three prayers

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Psalm 144 David prayed for three things with no reservation or feeling of shame: rescue from the plots of his enemies, growth of the LORD’s kingdom among men, and prosperity for the righteous.  May our prayers reflect the same reliance … Continue reading →

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