The First Martyr

Enjoying the Journey

Scott Pauley

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🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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(Matthew 11:1-6) The first witness became the first martyr. We all have our disappointments and questions when things do not turn out as we hoped. Yet God's Word reveals in the response of John the Baptist the way to finish well. You cannot choose your circumstances but you must choose your reponse. (09134250603) 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	John the Baptist is one of the great characters of the Bible. His purpose was simple,
0:12.5	to prepare the way for the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. Jesus himself said of John
0:19.1	that he was the greatest of those born of women.
0:22.5	This greatness was not in himself, not his personality, not talent,
0:27.5	but his greatness was in his task, introducing people to Jesus.
0:32.9	Join Scott Pauley now as he leads us in a study of this great man.
0:40.3	Music We're not Paulie now as he leads us in a study of this great man. What if things don't turn out the way you hope?
0:47.3	You know, it's easy to believe when all is going well.
0:50.3	But when you really have to exercise faith is when you can't see things working out in the way that you think is best.
0:58.5	And such is the case of John Babaptist.
1:01.2	Now, we've established a great deal of first about John Babiabst.
1:05.2	We looked at the first family in the New Testament.
1:08.4	That was his family.
1:10.0	We looked, of course, at the first testimony, which was
1:12.9	Jesus' testimony about John the Baptist, powerful. We looked at his first sermon in detail and learned
1:19.3	so much from it. We've just studied the fact that he was the first witness and set in motion,
1:24.8	the first disciples of Christ. It's a lot of first.
1:28.3	But now when you come to Matthew chapter 11, to the closing chapter of John the Baptist
1:32.3	Life, you find that the first witness was the first martyr.
1:37.3	The first messenger in the New Testament now becomes the first martyr.
1:41.3	And I would remind you that the word martyr and the word witness come from the
1:46.0	same root word. That's interesting because your witness is more than a word. It's your whole life.
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