The Weekend Pulpit: The Secret Principle

Enjoying the Journey

Scott Pauley

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

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🗓️ 9 December 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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(Matthew 5:14-15) Every evil fruit grows in the soil of unforgiveness. When we withhold forgiveness, God withholds His blessings. As we conclude our study of the model prayer, choose to be a forgiven person who forgives others. (07294231209) 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	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.
0:20.3	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. Matthew chapter 6 beginning in verse number 5, Jesus said,
1:07.2	And when thou prayest, thou should not be as the hypocrites are, for they love to pray
1:14.0	standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men.
1:23.0	Verily, I say unto you, they have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet.
1:33.0	And when thou hast shut by door. Stop just a moment. That's the hardest part of prayer right there.
1:43.8	Shutting the door. That's the hard thing for
1:47.9	us. We live in a noisy world. It's busy. It's distracting. The pull, the push, the pressure of it all.
1:58.0	I know it's Sunday. Easy to think about spiritual things on Sunday, then Monday rolls around.
2:03.3	School, work, and you say, well, is it possible? Oh, yes, friends. It is possible that every day, any day, you can meet with God. But if you're going to do it, you're going to have to shut the door.
2:18.5	You're going to have to close out some things. Watch this. Get this mental picture in your mind.
2:22.4	Here's what prayer is. Prayer is shutting the door on the world for a little while and letting God
2:27.3	open the door to heaven. Let me ask you a question. Which side, which one of those doors you think
2:32.9	has better treasures behind it?
2:35.0	I guarantee you the Lord's door has much more behind it.
2:38.5	But you got to get this door shut. So he says, you shut the door and then pray to thy father,
2:44.8	which is in secret. And thy father, which seeeth in secret, shall reward the openly.
2:50.7	You see all these repeated references to the father in this passage.
2:54.2	I think it's like 189 times in the gospel records God is referred to as the father.
2:59.7	It's very unique.
3:00.9	It was very unusual for even the hearers of Jesus' day to hear such a thing.
3:04.7	Look, you understand why Jesus could call God Father. He's the only
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