Category Archives: submission

The servant, whom you have brought among us

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 39:11-20 11 But one day, when he went into the house to do his work, while none of the men of the house was there in the house, 12 she caught him by his cloak, saying, “Lie with me.” … Continue reading →

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Responding to your destiny

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 24:50-61 50 Then Laban and Bethuel gave their answer by saying, “The thing has come from the LORD; we cannot say anything to add to it or take away from it. 51 See, Rebekah is in front of you; … Continue reading →

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Disinheriting Ishmael

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 21:1-13 The LORD visited Sarah like he had said he would, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had promised. 2 And Sarah conceived and gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age at the … Continue reading →

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Return and submit

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 16:7 – 17:4 7 The angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur. 8 And he said, “Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from … Continue reading →

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Fishers of people

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Matthew 4:18-22 18 While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, since they were fishermen. 19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and … Continue reading →

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justice delayed–God’s will accomplished

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Acts 23:12-24:27 Those guarding Paul knew that the accusations against him were false.  They took great pains to protect him against the wrath of the non-Christian Jews.  The Holy Spirit delivered Paul by letting his nephew overhear the plot against … Continue reading →

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God with us

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Matthew 1:22-25 22 All this happened in order to fulfill what the Lord had predicted through the prophet: 23 “See, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which translates as ‘God with … Continue reading →

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sidelines

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Acts 28:16-31 The book of Acts ends at a very strange place.  Paul is in Rome under house arrest.  He spends two years in limbo, on the sidelines.  Other than the people who visit him, and his guard, he sees … Continue reading →

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neck exercise

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Proverbs 29 A stiff neck is one that refuses to move, even when there is cause for it.  This is how the sages described a person who was rebuked many times for engaging in destructive behavior, yet never changed.  Perhaps … Continue reading →

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under his shadow

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Hosea 14 I recently enjoyed a “glacier walk” in the South Island of New Zealand.  I remember looking around at all the mountains on either side of the Franz-Josef glacier and thinking how peaceful it is.  Being surrounded by such … Continue reading →

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