Category Archives: works

what we were recreated for

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Jefferson Vann

Ephesians 2:8-10 (JDV) Ephesians 2:8 You see,1 you are saved by favor through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift– Ephesians 2:9 not from achievements,2 so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:10 You see, we … Continue reading →

Posted in goodness, grace, Uncategorized, works | Tagged | Leave a comment

the things that matter

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Jefferson Vann

Galatians 5:1-6 (JDV) Galatians 5:1 Christ set us free so we could experience freedom. Stand stable then and don’t submit again to a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:2 See! I, Paul, am saying to you that if you get yourselves … Continue reading →

Posted in faith, grace, love, works | Tagged | Leave a comment

Prayer that glorifies Christ

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Jefferson Vann

John 14:11-14 Joh 14:11 Trust me because I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Otherwise, trust because of the works themselves. Joh 14:12 “I am honestly telling you, the one who trusts in me will also … Continue reading →

Posted in miracles, prayer, purpose, works | Tagged | Leave a comment

is it still night?

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Jefferson Vann

John 9:1-5 1 And as he was passing by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 and his disciples asked him this: “Rabbi, who sinned, this person or his parents, so that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered … Continue reading →

Posted in Holy Spirit, miracles, works | Tagged | Leave a comment

Coming to the light

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Jefferson Vann

Coming to the light Devotions from Jefferson Vann # 2383 John 3:16-21 Joh 3:16 Because God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone believing in him will not be destroyed but … Continue reading →

Posted in evangelism, sovereignty of God, works | Tagged | Leave a comment

unfair game

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

BEING FIRST TO THE TRAP IS NOT THE GOAL Ecclesiastes 9:11-12 11 I turned to see that the race under this sun does not go to the swift ones, and the battle does not go to the warriors, and neither … Continue reading →

Posted in kingdom of God, relationship with God, Solomon, success, works | Tagged | Leave a comment

competition

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

LIVE LIKE AN ARTIST Ecclesiastes 4:4-6 4 I also noticed that every project worked on, and every expertise gained by working comes from a man’s envy of his neighbour. Even this also is transient and a striving after wind. 5 … Continue reading →

Posted in ambition, kingdom of God, works | Tagged | Leave a comment

following the jar man

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

DID YOU REMEMBER TO PRAY BEFORE YOU PLANNED? Mark 14:12-16 12 On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, his disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to go and make the preparations … Continue reading →

Posted in dependence upon God, plan of God, prayer, works | Tagged | Leave a comment

the appropriate fast

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 58:7-14 7 Is the appropriate fast not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the poorly dressed, to cover them, and not to isolate yourself from your own … Continue reading →

Posted in hypocrisy, Sabbath, Sabbath keeping, works, worship | Tagged | 1 Comment

infants and idiots

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Matthew 11:25-30 25 At that time Jesus responded, “I confess to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and introduced them to infants; 26 yes, Father, for it was … Continue reading →

Posted in dependence upon God, destruction in hell, Jesus Christ, peace, works | Tagged | Leave a comment