Welcome to Enjoying the Journey with Scott Pauli. True and lasting joy is only found in Jesus Christ,

and God has designed the Christian life so that those who follow him will not only enjoy the destination,

they can also enjoy the journey. You see, we're all

travelers in this world, and God has many wonderful truths to teach us along the way. For the next

few moments, we turn our attention to the Word of God, the only roadmap for this journey. You'll find

additional studies and resources online at scotpauly.org.

Join us now as we were expected to listen.

If she said it twice, we were really supposed to listen, and if she said it three times, it was too late

to listen. Most of you understand exactly what I'm talking about. Well, I want to draw your

attention to the fact that God often repeats himself for emphasis. For example, do you realize

that in Philippians chapter number one, in 30 short verses, there are no less than six. Count them for yourself,

six references to the gospel. Why would the Lord use this word repeatedly? When God repeats himself,

it's not because he forgot he said it the first time. When God repeats himself, it's always because

he doesn't want us to forget it.

In fact, he's trying to put something so deep in our heart, we will not escape it.

In chapter one of the book of Philippians details for us what life is to look like in the gospel.

Now, we've discovered this beautiful little phrase in verse 27. We began our study here with

the faith of the gospel.

And then we backed up to verse number five, and we marked this phrase in our Bible,

your fellowship in the gospel.

Notice the divine progression here.

We move from the faith of the gospel to our fellowship in the gospel.

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