The Weekend Pulpit: The Hardship of Strangers

Enjoying the Journey

Scott Pauley

Religion & Spirituality, Education

5 • 725 Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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(1 Peter 1:1-9) The world will never understand true Christians. As followers of Christ, we will endure hardships and difficulty. But we have a Savior who is with us in the midst of difficulty. He will bring us through for His honor and glory. (09144250614) Keep Studying 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. 👉 Take the next step on your journey with Jesus —start today at EnjoyingTheJourney.org.Extend the Work Enjoying the Journey provides thousands of Bible studies and resources for free worldwide. If you would like to help extend this Bible teaching, you may give at enjoyingthejourney.org/donations/ Thank You! All new and returning donors will receive FREE access to two of Scott's audiobooks (read by him). You may make a one-time gift or set up a fully customizable recurring donation.

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0:00.0	There is no substitute for the preaching and teaching of God's Word.
0:11.8	Each weekday on enjoying the journey, Scott Pauley leads us in a brief study of Scripture.
0:17.6	Today, on the weekend pulpit, we are happy to share a full-length Bible message
0:22.8	given through Scott's pulpit ministry. These messages were recorded live in a local church
0:28.5	or gospel event in recent days. It is our prayer that the message will be a help to you today.
0:47.2	Well, we've been looking at the strangers in God's Word this week.
0:50.1	On the Lord's Day, we looked at the heart of the stranger.
1:12.4	We looked at the honesty of the stranger and the holiness of the stranger. On Monday evening, we looked at the hope of the stranger and last night the household of the stranger. And tonight, I want to end on a note that I hope will encourage you. I want to talk to you about the hardship of the strangers. Some of you say, the hardship, that sounds terribly depressing.
1:17.9	No, my friend, the truth of the matter is, man that is born a woman is a few days and full of trouble. But God has made a way so that his pilgrims have everything they need for everything they
1:26.4	face. I want you to open the Word of God with me, if you will,
1:29.7	tonight in the New Testament. We're coming full circle now back to where we were on the Lord's
1:34.0	Day to First Peter. And I want to draw your attention to First Peter chapter number one.
1:39.6	Because Peter writes an entire letter to a bunch of strangers, to pilgrims, people that had been
1:46.4	scattered due to persecution, situations, circumstances beyond their control, their living lives,
1:54.0	they're no doubt uncomfortable in many ways and unfamiliar surroundings.
1:58.6	Could I just remind everybody something and it is this, God is God everywhere and in every
2:04.2	situation.
2:05.5	So there is no place where you can go circumstantially or geographically where the Lord is not.
2:12.7	Look at 1st Peter, chapter 1, verse 1.
2:14.8	Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ to the what's that word church
2:20.3	circle it in your Bible to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus Galatia Cappadocia
2:27.6	Cappadocia Asia and Bithenia and you could get a map and you could chart all of those places
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