Category Archives: self-control

organ of direction

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240131 organ of direction James 3:1-4 (JDV) James 3:1 Not many should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we will be scrutinized more strictly.James 3:2 You see, we all trip in many ways. If anyone does not trip … Continue reading →

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party first — pay later

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Jefferson Vann

20230625 party first — pay later Daniel 5:1-4 (JDV) Daniel 5:1 King Belshazzar held a large feast for a thousand of his nobles – drinking wine in their presence.Daniel 5:2 Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to … Continue reading →

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passion and shame

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Jefferson Vann

passion and shame Deuteronomy 22:28-30 (JDV) Deuteronomy 22:28 If a man encounters a young woman, a virgin who is not engaged, takes hold of her and rapes her, and they are discovered, Deuteronomy 22:29 the man who raped her is … Continue reading →

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fruit of the Breath

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Jefferson Vann

Galatians 5:22-26 (JDV) Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Breath is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, Galatians 5:23 gentleness, and self-mastery. There is no law against such things. Galatians 5:24 But those who belong to Christ Jesus … Continue reading →

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hot hearts

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

devotional post # 2114 Hosea 7:4-11 Hos 7:4 They are all cheaters; they are like a heated oven whose baker can stop stirring the fire, from the kneading of the dough until it is leavened. Hos 7:5 On the day … Continue reading →

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legacy of loss

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

Leviticus 21:13-15 Lev 21:13 And he will take a wife in her virginity. Lev 21:14 A widow, or a divorced woman, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he will not marry. But he will take … Continue reading →

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too far

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

1 Corinthians 10:19-22 1Co 10:19 What am I saying then? That something offered to idols is real, or that an idol is real? 1Co 10:20 Instead, I am saying that what they sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to … Continue reading →

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distracted by desire

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

1 Corinthians 7:36-40 1Co 7:36 But if anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his fiancé, if his passions are strong, and so it has to be, let him do what he wants to; he is not sinning. … Continue reading →

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worry engines

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

1 Corinthians 7:32-35 1Co 7:32 But I want you to be free from unnecessary worry. One who is unmarried worries about the things of the Lord, how he may accommodate the Lord; 1Co 7:33 but one who is married worries … Continue reading →

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church without competition

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

RESIST RIVALRIES 1 Corinthians 1:10-13 10 But I am also appealing to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same way, and there be no schisms among you, but that you be … Continue reading →

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