Category Archives: joy

joy of restoration

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Jefferson Vann

20250501 joy of restoration Nehemiah 8:1-18 Nehemiah 8:1 all the people gathered together at the square before the Water Gate. They asked the scribe Ezra to bring the book of the Instruction of Moses that Yahveh had given Israel.Nehemiah 8:2 … Continue reading →

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shouting and weeping

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Jefferson Vann

20250402 shouting and weeping Ezra 3:1-13 Ezra 3:1 When the seventh month arrived, and the Israelites were in their towns, the people gathered as one in Jerusalem.Ezra 3:2 The priests, Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers, along with Zerubbabel … Continue reading →

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joy in the gospel

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Jefferson Vann

20250302 joy in the gospel 1 John 1:1-4 (JDV) 1 John 1:1 The reality that was from the beginning, that we have heard, that we have seen with our eyes, that we have observed and have touched with our hands, … Continue reading →

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peace and joy

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Jefferson Vann

20250202 peace and joy 2 Chronicles 23:1-21 2 Chronicles 23:1 Then, in the seventh year, Jehoiada summoned his courage and took the commanders of hundreds into a covenant with him: Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son … Continue reading →

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something unusual

Posted on August 18, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240818 something unusual 1 Peter 4:12-13 (JDV) 1 Peter 4:12 Cared for ones, don’t be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you happening to test you as if something unusual were occurring to you.1 Peter 4:13 Instead, rejoice just as … Continue reading →

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the joy of tests

Posted on January 17, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240117 the joy of tests James 1:2-4 (JDV) James 1:2 Regard it all as joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you experience various trials,James 1:3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.James 1:4 And let endurance … Continue reading →

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how to restore your joy

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Jefferson Vann

20231226 how to restore your joy Psalm 137:1-9 (JDV) Psalm 137:1 By the rivers of Babylon– there we sat down and wept when we remembered Zion.Psalm 137:2 There we hung up our lyres on the poplar trees,Psalm 137:3 because our … Continue reading →

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joy and judgment

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Jefferson Vann

20230407 joy and judgment Psalm 98:7-9 (JDV) Psalm 98:7 Sea and all that fills it, the world and those who stay in it, storm.Psalm 98:8 Rivers should clap their hands; mountains, shout together for joyPsalm 98:9 in the presence of … Continue reading →

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his joy signs

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

his joy signs Psalm 65:4-8 (JDV) Psalm 65:4 How fortunate is the one you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We will be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple. Psalm 65:5 … Continue reading →

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cleansing and joy

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

cleansing and joy Psalm 51:7-9 (JDV) Psalm 51:7 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Psalm 51:8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed … Continue reading →

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