Category Archives: growth

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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missions and procrastination

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Joshua 18-19 The land lay subdued before them, but the Israelites took their time allotting the land.  Joshua said “How long will you put off going in to take possession of the land, which the LORD, the God of your … Continue reading →

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