Category Archives: temptation

do what Daddy wants

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Jefferson Vann

20250305 do what Daddy wants 1 John 2:12-17 (JDV) 1 John 2:12 I am writing to you, little children, since your failures have been forgiven on account of his name.1 John 2:13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you … Continue reading →

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countless victims

Posted on November 7, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20241107 countless victims Proverbs 7:1-27 (JDV). Proverbs 7:1 My son, keep my words and treasure my commands.Proverbs 7:2 Keep my commands and live and guard my instruction as you would the pupil of your eye.Proverbs 7:3 Tie them to your … Continue reading →

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haunted house

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20241031 haunted house Proverbs 2:1-22 (JDV). Proverbs 2:1 My son, if you take my words and store up my commands within you,Proverbs 2:2 listening closely to wisdom and directing your heart to understanding;Proverbs 2:3 yes, if you call out to … Continue reading →

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overflowing words

Posted on March 20, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

overflowing words Psalm 73:10-14 (JDV) Psalm 73:10 Consequently his people turn to them and drink in their overflowing words. Psalm 73:11 The wicked say, “How can God know? Can the Most High know everything?” Psalm 73:12 Look at them – … Continue reading →

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she made him helpless

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

she made him helpless Judges 16:1-19 (JDV) Judges 16:1 Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went to have sex with her. Judges 16:2 When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded the place and … Continue reading →

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trusting, not testing

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Jefferson Vann

  trusting, not testing Deuteronomy 6:16 Do not test Yahveh your God like you tested him at Massah. Deuteronomy 6:17 Carefully observe the commands of Yahveh your God, the reminders and prescriptions he has commanded you. Deuteronomy 6:18 Do what … Continue reading →

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are you a disciple of Jesus too?

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Jefferson Vann

John 18:17-18 John 18:17 Then the slave-girl doorkeeper said to Peter, “You aren’t one of this man’s disciples too, are you?” “I am not.” he said. John 18:18 Now the slaves and the officers had made a charcoal fire, because … Continue reading →

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shaken, to strengthen

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

devotional post # 2067 Luke 22:31-34 Luk 22:31 “Simon, Simon, notice, Satan has asked about you, to shake you like wheat in a sieve, Luk 22:32 but I have prayed for you that your faith may not die out. And … Continue reading →

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a healthy eye

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

WHAT DIRECTION ARE YOU HEADED? Luke 11:33-36 Luke 11:33 “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a hidden place or under a basket, but on a lamp-stand, so that those who come in can see the light. Luke … Continue reading →

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no one in his right mind

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

Luke 4:9-13 Luk 4:9 Then the devil brought him to Jerusalem, had him stand on the highest point of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, Luk 4:10 because … Continue reading →

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