There is no substitute for the faithful preaching and teaching the Word of God.

Each weekday on enjoying the journey, Scott Pauley guides us through a brief practical study of scripture.

But on the weekend pulpit, we are privileged to share full-length Bible messages

from the early years of Scott's preaching ministry.

These sermons were recorded live in local churches or gospel meetings.

It is our prayer that, as you listen,

the timeless truths of God's word will strengthen your faith,

encourage your heart, and draw you

closer to Christ today.

Take the Word of God and turn with me in the New Testament to the book of Acts chapter number 17.

I'm going to read a portion of scripture there in just a few moments.

I'm bringing a very specific message to you before our prayer meetings this week.

And I have to tell you that I have a real burden on my heart that I want to share with you if you'll allow me just to talk with you.

And it's not my burden so much as it is God's burden.

There's 73 million children in the United States, and the vast majority of them have never heard a clear presentation of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

In the next 24 hours, about 1,500 teenagers will attempt to take their own life.

A thousand children will be abandoned by their parents this year, just left somewhere. Someone told me

recently about a camp, a ranch for abandoned children that has hundreds of children living

there, boys and girls for whom it seems very few people care. In the next 24 hours, 2,795 teenage girls will become expected mothers. In the next 24 hours, 15,000

teenagers will use drugs for the first time. And we are losing an entire generation of young people.

The book of Deuteronomy talks about children in whom is no faith. And we are losing an entire generation of young people.

The book of Deuteronomy talks about children in whom is no faith.

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