Enjoying the Journey

(Matthew 5:17-18) It would be impossible for Jesus to save us had He not fulfilled ALL the law. Likewise, it is impossible for us to fully know Him without studying all of Scripture. His story does not begin at Bethlehem. Today we see that Jesus came to fulfill divine prophecies. (05516211222)  Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book of the Bible by Dr....

(Matthew 1:21) Did Jesus only come into the world to live a good life and be a good teacher, or did He have a greater purpose? He came with a much greater purpose! He came to seek and to save all who will believe in Him. What a purpose! What a gift! (05515211221)  Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book of the Bible by Dr. Pauley and Enjoying the Journe...

(John 18:37) During the Christmas season we usually focus on HOW Jesus came, yet the greater truth is WHY He came. What was His great purpose? Over the next few episodes, we will discover the purpose statements of Jesus. Today, we’ll start with the end! (05514211220)  Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book of the Bible by Dr. Pauley and Enjoying the Jo...

When someone gets saved, they get it all! We have all access to God (prayer), all the spiritual truths God wants us to know (Scriptures), and all of the divine resources through Christ (peace, love, and grace). Let's stop talking about what we don't have, and focus on all the spiritual blessings we do have in Christ Jesus. Amen! Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources...

(Ephesians 6:10-17) With every blessing comes a battle.  With every good thing there may come a conflict.  That's not unusual in a world filled with spiritual warfare.  And it's why as we near the end of Ephesians, a book full of spiritual blessings, we deal with a fight, and discover how to do battle! (05512211216)  Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every b...

(Ephesians 5:22-6:9) Another spiritual blessing is the patterns God has given for our homes and our work.  When we are obedient to His patterns and have a grateful heart, we see how all spiritual blessings connect to every relationship and responsibility in life.  Thank Him today for all the household blessings He has brought into your life! (05511211215)  Join Scott Pauley's study through Scriptu...

(Ephesians 5:18-21) Singing, gratitude, and submission are three marks of a Spirit-filled life.  Are you at this moment a Spirit-filled believer?  To be filled with the Spirit means to be continually controlled by Him.  Only when we are controlled by the Spirit will we bear the fruit of the Spirit. (05510211214)  Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book...

(Ephesians 5:1-17) The greatest SPIRITual blessing God gives to His children isn't a thing.  It's Himself - in the person of the Holy Spirit!  The first 17 verses of Ephesians 5 describe for us life in the Spirit, a life of holiness.  When we yield ourselves to the control of the Spirit of God, He will always produce fruit in our lives. (05509211213)  Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture th...

(Ephesians 4:17-32) Christ will take you just as you are, but He doesn't leave you that way.  It's impossible for the Creator God of the universe, the God of perfect light and holiness, to move into a heart and that heart not experience change.  The change that Christ brings is the best change! In today's passage we learn of practical areas where Christ changes us. (05508211210)  Join Scott Pauley...

(Ephesians 4:7-16) We all need the Lord, but God has made it so that we also  need one another.  We are dependent on Christ and we are interdependent on each other.  How can we love the head (Christ) when we don't love the body (church)?  Don't take for granted what you have through Christ in His church! (05507211209)  Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every...

(Ephesians 4:1-6) Someone once said that churches are more like goat pens than sheepfolds because the people are always butting heads.  It's not supposed to be that way!  Even so, unity is not our goal.  Unity is the byproduct of being in step with the Holy Spirit.  May God help us to humbly submit to the Spirit so that we may enjoy unity in the bond of peace. (05506211208)  Join Scott Pauley's st...

(Ephesians 3:20-21) God's power is able to do the impossible.  It's abundant enough to accomplish more than we can ask or think.  It's aim or purpose is to reveal the glory of God.  When we pray and when we serve, especially in the church, are we seeking the power of God so that His glory is revealed or do we have other motives? (05505211207)  Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year....

(Ephesians 3:14-19) If you're going to know, understand, and appreciate Divine Love, you have to know God.  In a world of hatred and cheap substitutes for love, the only way to know the genuine article is to know God himself and allow the God of love to work in you.  God's love touches every part of life. Ask the Lord to help you experience and comprehend more the unsearchable love of God in Chris...

(Ephesians 3:1-13) Can you think of anything we need more in these times than God's wisdom?  Sin, at it's core, is ignorance of God.  Salvation, at it's core, is the wisdom of God - leaving the insanity of sin and coming into Divine Wisdom.  God's infinite wisdom is effectual, unsearchable, eternal, and, understandable by faith.  What a tremendous spiritual blessing it is! (05503211203)  Join Scot...

(Ephesians 2:18-22) The word "Trinity" is not found in the Bible, but the thrice-holy God is.  The Godhead is the Biblical expression for the trinity.  Ephesians is full of the doctrine of the trinity, and knowing the Triune God is one of the great spiritual blessings we enjoy. (05502211202)  Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book of the Bible by Dr. P...

(Ephesians 2:1-17) God wants you to live today in His grace, in His victory, in His power, believing that yesterday is under the blood and tomorrow is hopeful because of Jesus Christ.  He is the God of all time who is greater than our past, gives life in the present, and provides hope for the future!  (05501211201)  Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every bo...

(Ephesians 1:7, 18; 2:7; 3:8, 16) It is only through Christ that we can receive God's grace and understand His glory.  In fact, every spiritual blessing is through Christ.  May we all come back to the beautiful simplicity and yet the great sufficiency that is found in the person of Jesus Christ.  He is where we find true riches! (05500211130)  Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year....

(Ephesians 1:15-23) If you're a Christian, you're rich!  You may not be wealthy by the world's standards, but you have a family inheritance.  You have the Father's resources now and His riches forevermore.  Be sure you're part of the family of God through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. (05499211129)  Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book of the Bible...

(Ephesians 1:3-14) This is our second day looking at God's "run on sentence."  Why would He use this particular grammatical structure? Perhaps it's because we cannot fully describe the depths of what we have as members of the family of God.  They are without end.  In this single sentence, we learn of the spiritual blessings received from the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. (05498211126)  Joi...

(Ephesians 1:3-14) In Paul's language, Ephesians 1:3-14 is one continuous long sentence.  The entire "run-on sentence" demonstrates that of all the spiritual blessings we have in Christ, the chief blessing is that we've been made part of the family of God!  This long sentence begins with grace and ends with the glory of God.  (05497211125)  Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Fi...

(Ephesians 1:1-3) The introductory verses to Ephesians reveal the word "blessing" from two different directions.  God pours out His blessings on us, and there is another blessing that we give back to Him.  Regardless of our current circumstances, we always have reason to bless the Lord! (05496211124)  Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book of the Bible...

(Ephesians 1:1-3) God doesn't want us to live empty!  He wants us to live a full, overflowing, abundant life.  Ephesians could be described as God "rolling out the red carpet" and introducing us to all the resources we have available in Jesus Christ.  When we recognize our spiritual blessings in Christ we can see the fullness of God, get help for our home, and be empowered to have victory in spiri...

(Ephesians 1:1-3) When we think of the blessings of God, our minds often journey to tangible or temporal things.  However, the greatest blessings are spiritual blessings. They meet our deepest needs and outlive this world.  Let's consider the origin, nature, intent, and duration of ALL spiritual blessings as we begin this study in the book of Ephesians. (05494211122)  Join Scott Pauley's study thr...

If you could have one thing today, what would it be?  Our wants and desires reveal much about our heart for God.  In this final episode of the "One Thing" series, we learn that David's one desire was to be near God.  David describes this desire in three ways.  Do you know what they are? Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book of the Bible by Dr. Pauley...

The Lord said the one thing He wants us to remember is that time is nothing compared to eternity.  Don't be ignorant of the fact that our choices during time will have eternal consequences when time is no more.  Do what matters! 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-...