Category Archives: persecution

a temporary lion

Posted on August 22, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240822 a temporary lion 1 Peter 5:8-11 (JDV) 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is walking around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour.1 Peter 5:9 Resist that lion, firm in the … Continue reading →

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the time has come

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240819 the time has come 1 Peter 4:14-19 (JDV) 1 Peter 4:14 If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Breath of glory and of God rests on you.1 Peter 4:15 Let none of … Continue reading →

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Even Saul knew

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240419 Even Saul knew 1 Samuel 23:13-29 (JDV) 1 Samuel 23:13 So David and his men, numbering about six hundred, left Keilah at once and moved from place to place. When it was reported to Saul that David had escaped … Continue reading →

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the one you struck

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

the one you struck Psalm 69:22-28 (JDV) Psalm 69:22 Let their table set before them be a snare, and let it be a trap for their allies. Psalm 69:23 Let their eyes grow too dim to see, and let their … Continue reading →

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contending together for the faith

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

contending together for the faith Philippians 1:27-30 (JDV) Philippians 1:27 Just one thing: live your lives worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or am absent, I will hear about you that you are … Continue reading →

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delegating dirty work

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Jefferson Vann

delegating dirty work Jeremiah 29:24-32 (JDV) Jeremiah 29:24 Speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and this is what you are to say, Jeremiah 29:25 “This is what Yahveh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: You have sent out letters in … Continue reading →

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from freedom to terror

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Jefferson Vann

from freedom to terror Jeremiah 20:1-6 (JDV) Jeremiah 20:1 Pashhur, son of Immer, the priest, and chief official in the temple of Yahveh, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things. Jeremiah 20:2 So Pashhur had the prophet Jeremiah beaten and put him … Continue reading →

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not always welcomed

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Jefferson Vann

not always welcomed Acts 17:1-9 (JDV) Acts 17:1 After they passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. Acts 17:2 As usual, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days made … Continue reading →

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sleeping dogs

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Jefferson Vann

sleeping dogs Acts 14:1-7 (JDV) Acts 14:1 In Iconium they entered the Jewish synagogue, as usual, and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed. Acts 14:2 But the unbelieving Jews woke up … Continue reading →

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fatal flattery

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Jefferson Vann

fatal flattery Acts 12:20-25 (JDV) Acts 12:20 Herod had been very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. With the same passion they presented themselves before him. After persuading Blastus, who was in charge of the king’s bedroom, they … Continue reading →

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