Great Joy In That City

Enjoying the Journey

Scott Pauley

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

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🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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(Acts 8:5-8) From this study, we learn to: (1) tell the lost of Jesus, (2) both speak and show the gospel, and (3) depend on divine power — expecting God to move, even amid spiritual opposition and warfare. We are to love people where we are, finding our Jerusalem and sharing the gospel locally, being doers and not just hearers of the Word. This way, we can bring great joy to our city. Learn how to share your faith with others with the FREE resources available at: https://enjoyingthejourney.org/resources/witness/ (10098260424) 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 good news of the gospel is only good news to those who hear it.
0:11.6	Philip the evangelist understood that. He did not keep the message to himself, but he went
0:17.0	wherever the spirit of God led him, and he preached Christ to those who needed to know.
0:23.0	In this study that Scott is calling the gospel Christian, he reminds us that the word gospel
0:28.8	means good news. It even has the word go in it, reminding us that the Christian life is meant
0:36.3	to advance the gospel message.
0:39.1	Join Scott Pauley today as we learn what it means to be a true gospel Christian.
0:48.3	Every week of my life, I'm in a different city,
0:51.5	town, village, wide spot in the road, every week in a different place.
0:57.0	And I must tell you, for all the beautiful places I've been and wonderful people that I've met,
1:02.6	there are very few cities that I've been in through the years where I thought this is a joyful place.
1:09.2	In fact, most cities are so marred by sin and scarred by a man that there are
1:17.7	lots of broken people there and very little joy. In fact, sometimes the places that have
1:24.1	the biggest buildings and the brightest lights and the most going on
1:28.0	are oftentimes the miserable places, the empty places.
1:32.9	Is it possible for there to be great joy in a city?
1:37.6	Well, the answer to that question is yes.
1:40.7	And I want to show you how, in the example of our friend Philip, this gospel Christian in Acts
1:45.8	chapter 8, we pick up again in verse 5, then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached
1:52.3	Christ unto them. And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake,
2:03.8	hearing and seeing the miracles which it hid.
2:08.7	For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them,
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