Be of Good Cheer

Enjoying the Journey

Scott Pauley

Christianity, Business, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Non-profit, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 29 August 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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(Acts 27:12-25) In a sad and angry world, God's people can have cheer. You do not need to wait for the perfect circumstances to live a cheerful Christian life; you can find cheer in God's promises and God's presence this very day! (07206230829) Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book of the Bible by Dr. Pauley and Enjoying the Journey at enjoyingthejourney.org/journey-through-scripture/.Whether you're a new believer or have walked with the Lord for years, you'll find thousands of free devotionals, Bible studies, audio series, and Scripture tools designed to strengthen your faith, deepen your understanding of the Bible, and help you stay rooted in the Word of God. Explore now at EnjoyingTheJourney.org.Extend the Work Enjoying the Journey provides every resource for free worldwide. If you would like to help extend this Bible teaching, you may give at enjoyingthejourney.org/donations/

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0:00.0	Christ's command to his followers before his ascension to heaven was for them to be his
0:12.5	witnesses in Jerusalem, all Judea, in Samaria, and to the uttermost part of the earth.
0:20.0	Our Lord did not intend for the good news of his death and resurrection to stay local,
0:26.0	but instead it was to be taken globally.
0:29.8	In this third section of Acts, the adventure continues as the gospel is taken to the ends of the earth.
0:40.7	Let's join Scott Pauley now for today's study.
0:54.7	Though it may be well-intentioned, nothing is more hollow and frustrating at times than when you're having a hard day,
0:58.8	then someone flippantly says, oh, cheer up, it'll get better.
1:00.4	This will pass.
1:04.1	Because at that moment, you're in the middle of it.
1:10.3	It's hard to see on the other side, and really, just someone saying cheer up doesn't make you cheer up.
1:19.8	Except, except when the Lord himself speaks to you and brings his joy in the middle of your circumstance.
1:26.0	We return today to the middle of Acts chapter 27, to the middle of a storm that the Apostle Paul is in with lots of other people, and it is very
1:29.3	difficult, and yet in the middle of that, the Lord brings his cheer. You remember recently in
1:35.9	our study in a previous chapter, we came across this expression, be of good cheer. And I said to you,
1:42.6	it's one of the great emphasis in Paul's life.
1:45.0	It's one of the great emphasis in the New Testament.
1:47.7	We'll return to it yet again today.
1:50.4	We've already talked about what it means to be a cheerful Christian and to have cheer over fear.
1:56.1	Well, here we are again.
1:58.3	It's like the great cycles of life repeating themselves and the great spiritual lessons
2:03.6	being learned again and again and again.
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