There is no substitute for the preaching and teaching of God's Word. Each weekday on enjoying the journey, Scott Pauley leads us in a brief study of Scripture.

Today, on the weekend pulpit, we are happy to share a full-length Bible message given through Scott's pulpit ministry. These messages were recorded live in a local church or gospel event in recent days. It is our prayer that the message will be a help to you today. I want you to open the Word of God with me, if you will, please, to the book of

1 John in the New Testament.

I love all of John's writings.

Of course, the gospel, according to John, lays the foundation for who Christ is.

It is the great gospel record we refer to so often. But when you come

to the end of the New Testament, you come to these three little letters that John wrote first,

second, and third John. And I really think we don't give enough attention to them. In fact,

I'll just show you what I'm talking about, I'm not preaching on this, but look at second and third John for just a moment.

I was in Canada a few weeks ago preaching to a group of men there in a men's conference, and I took the little book of third John.

I would challenge you to take third John and read it, not while I'm preaching, but on your own time and study it.

Because there are several men identified in 3rd John.

There's a man named Gaius.

There's a man named Diotrifice.

If you don't know, that's a man you don't want to be.

There's a very good man named Demetrius.

John had a way of connecting to men,

and he built solid friendships

and tried to develop men in the local New Testament church.

And you pastors that are here,

God bless every one of you for bringing you men today,

but may I speak on behalf of the preachers who are here for just a moment?

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