Thank God and Take Courage

Enjoying the Journey

Scott Pauley

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

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🗓️ 7 September 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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(Acts 28:15) If you are facing difficulty and trials, praise God for what He is doing and take heart. God can use your prison as a pulpit. Christ is still at work and prevailing over the enemy. Thank God and take courage! (07214230907) 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.
0:55.6	If you've been following through our study of the book of Acts, you know that we have come to the last verse. That's amazing, isn't it?
1:01.8	But before we study the last verse, I want to back up today and show you an expression that I think is one of my all-time favorites, not just from the book of Acts, but from all of Scripture. And it is
1:07.6	found in Acts chapter number 28. This is the phrase, verse number 15,
1:13.2	concerning Paul. The Bible says, he thanked God and took courage. I can't think of anything
1:21.5	the Lord's people right now need more than to do this, to stop long enough to see that God's still God, God, God's on the
1:30.7	throne, and God is at work in our world. He has not forsaken us. He has not failed us and he's not
1:35.4	forgotten us. And he's not about to start today. God's people right now need to push the
1:40.9	spiritual reset button and thank God and take courage. With that in mind, before we
1:48.9	study the last verse together, I'd like to just look back over this closing chapter with you today
1:54.0	and make a list of some things for which we can thank God and take courage. Maybe this list will help you.
2:01.6	It's a Bible list, and maybe you can add to the list as you begin to think and ponder the goodness
2:06.5	and blessing of God in your life.
2:09.4	First of all, we ought to thank God and take courage because the Lord is taking care of his own.
2:15.4	Do you remember in verse one, they escaped from the shipwreck?
2:19.3	Do you remember in verse two, the barbarians fed them? Do you remember in verse three, four, and five
2:26.7	that the Lord took care of Paul when a snake latched onto his hand? I think we all just all thank
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