Hello, friends, this is Evangelist Scott Pauli. I'm so happy that you are joining our broadcast today.

Several years ago, when we first began the Enjoying the Journey broadcast, we started with my favorite book of the Bible.

I've adopted it really is my life's study on the book of

Philippians. And the theme, of course, of that great book is the joy of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Truly, it is the Bible treaties on what it means to enjoy the journey. Now we're thrilled to share

this anniversary series with you again in the hopes that God will use it in your life to help you learn to enjoy the Lord Jesus Christ at whatever stage you happen to be on on life's journey.

I trust that these studies from the Word of God today will refresh your spirit and renew your strength for the days ahead.

God bless you as you listen.

As I study the Word of God, I am more and more and convinced that we must not take any

verse for granted. See, God doesn't use fillers. Nothing in the Bible is there by accident. Everything

is there on purpose. As a matter of fact, we're taught that all scripture is given by

inspiration of God and is profitable. And so we turn our attention again to the opening lines

of the letter the Apostle Paul wrote to the church at Philippi.

In Philippians chapter 1, we began our study in verse number one where the Bible says Paul and

Tomotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus, which are at Philippi,

with the bishops and deacons.

Grace be unto you and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mind for you all,

making requests with joy. We began our study by noticing, observing that the Lord gives a number

of pairs in the opening verses. For example, we have two servants, Paul

and Timothy, laboring together with God. Then we have two locations. The believers geographically

were at Philippi, but they were in Christ Jesus. Well, that pattern continues, and I don't believe

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