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Enjoying the Journey

The Mission

Enjoying the Journey

Scott Pauley

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

4.9819 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2019

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

The church is not called to do everything—it is commanded to do one thing! His purpose must become ours! Every member must find their place in the wonderful work of God in this world. 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

We live in a changing world that is full of questions, and the answers must come from the unchanging truth of God's word.

0:15.0

Today we look into Scripture with Scott Pauli to discover what the Bible says.

0:21.6

Ask the Lord to speak to you and to give you truth to share with others.

0:30.6

We've taken a good bit of time to look at what the Bible says about the church. And here's why, because this is what God

0:39.5

is doing in this world right now. This is present tense. This is where we're living. This is not theory.

0:45.9

This is practice. What is God doing in this world through the local New Testament church? And what are we

0:53.0

to be doing? What's our mission?

0:55.3

Let's begin with one verse today.

0:56.7

1 Timothy chapter 3, verse number 15.

0:59.0

Paul writes,

1:00.3

But if I tarry long,

1:02.3

that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God,

1:07.3

which is the church of the living God,

1:09.3

the pillar and ground of the truth.

1:12.3

We find something here that's true of the institution of the church

1:16.1

and something that's true for the individual in the church.

1:19.2

The truth for the institution is this.

1:20.9

We have one mission, and that mission as the Church of the Living God,

1:24.5

is to be the pillar and ground of the truth, literally to uphold the truth,

1:29.9

to lift up the truth in love.

1:31.7

We've been given a body of doctrine.

1:33.9

And it's our mission, not just to hold it.

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