Five Ways to Be a Better Witness During the Holidays

Enjoying the Journey

Scott Pauley

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🗓️ 2 December 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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(2 Corinthians 6:2) Commit to making these holidays gospel days in your life. Today we are given five ways to help us better deliver the message of Salvation to those around us. Pray that the Lord will help you plant the seeds of the gospel in the lives of those around you. (06288221202) 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	The holiday season, a time of faith, a time for family, a time to reflect on all that God has provided for us.
0:14.6	The holidays should be sacred times for a believer. It is an opportunity to draw nearer to God.
0:23.4	The holidays also provide opportunities to share the gospel with family and friends. Today, Scott speaks to us on how to turn holidays
0:30.5	to holy days. Though it is the most wonderful time of the year, it is also quite possibly the busiest time of the year.
0:40.5	Don't let the hustle and bustle of the holidays cause you to lose focus on the Lord,
0:46.3	who is the giver of all good things.
0:50.9	In our last study together, we talked about turning holidays into holy days, literally giving God our attention on these special times, making them spiritual moments with the Lord.
1:04.0	The truth is, God is the same every day.
1:07.6	The Apostle Paul wrote to a group of people who were divided over the significance
1:11.5	of certain days in Romans chapter 14 verse number five. He said, one man esteemeth the one day above
1:16.6	another, another esteem of every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
1:23.4	The truth is, it really doesn't matter what day it is. Every day is a holy day for those who live in the Spirit.
1:29.1	And every day is a day that the Lord is made and graciously given to us.
1:34.2	And every day is a day that God desires to work in us and through us.
1:39.2	I want to make a statement to you, and I'd like you to meditate on this today,
1:42.5	and I'm going to give you some application to it. It is this, for a believer, every day is gospel day. We call Sunday the Lord's
1:52.0	day, and indeed it is. The truth of the matter is, every day is a Lord's Day. But dear friend,
1:58.7	you can't confine the good news of Jesus to Sunday every day,
2:02.9	Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, every day and every day of the
2:07.2	year is gospel day because the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ is good news any day that someone hears it.
2:14.7	Let me ask you a question. Would you be willing to commit yourself to make these days,
2:19.7	these holidays, these holy days, would you commit to make them gospel days in your life? Now, if you've
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