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On every trip, decisions are made. Along the road of life, we inevitably face intersections and decisions about which way to go. It is at those moments that we must live by faith, asking God for wisdom and believing that He will never lead in the wrong direction. It is our hope that each article on the blog will encourage you to keep enjoying the journey…and look for Jesus along the way.

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I have the greatest respect for ministry staff members who come alongside the pastor for one purpose: to help the pastor as he leads the church under God.

My Advice for Ministry Staff Members

March 11, 2026

Over the last few years, I have had the privilege of spending time with a number of church staff members in the places where I have been preaching. This is always a great joy for me. More than eighteen years of my life and ministry were spent as a staff member. Tammy and I were…

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Be Ready

By Michael Pack | September 19, 2025
Most people have heard the motto of the Boy Scouts: “Be Prepared.” This motto, developed by Scouting founder Robert Baden-Powell, is described in the Boy...
Hope in Jericho. The thread in Rahab's window is in Hebrew “tikvah.” The word first appears here in Joshua 2. Every subsequent time that the word is used it means hope...

Hope in Jericho

By John Buckner | September 17, 2025
“And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be...
A journey through Ecclesiastes encourages us to fear God to avoid a life of vanity, vexation of spirit, and no profit under the sun.

Journey through Ecclesiastes

By Scott Pauley | September 15, 2025
Journey Through Ecclesiastes When we study Proverbs, we see wise Solomon and all the wisdom God gave him. It is a powerful book. But now...
Charlie Kirk: Man in the Arena, Not all of us are to be political operatives and community activists, but all of can speak boldly about Christ. All of us can love and engage young people like Charlie Kirk did.

Charlie Kirk: Man in the Arena

By Scott Pauley | September 11, 2025
3 Reflections on the Life of A Happy Warrior I do not feel the need to provide my commentary on every breaking news event, but...
Enjoying the Journey was in need of someone with the gifts that God had given me, with the background of ministry and training that I had received - Meet: Michael Pack

Meet the Team: Michael Pack

By Guest Author | September 9, 2025
Over the last few months, the Lord led Michael and David to leave their positions and join the ETJ team. They have brilliant minds and...
Journey through 2 Samuel details the life of David, the second king of Israel, the man after God's own heart, with his victories and defeats

Journey Through 2 Samuel

By Scott Pauley | September 8, 2025
Journey Through 2 Samuel 2 Samuel centers on a man named David, the second king of Israel. When you think of David, what is the...
The events are not held at the same fixed time every year or hosted in the same locations. This flexibility allows us to reach people in a variety of regions. Churches and colleges operate on a fixed calendar, but the nature of itinerant evangelism tends toward a more fluid schedule. Each event’s theme and target audience allow us to place an emphasis that we believe will be helpful. The goal is not to host events but to place an emphasis. The Bible teaching format allows us to develop, present, record, and share fresh content with a larger audience beyond the events. ETJ events and ETJ resources grow out of one another.

A Word About ETJ Events

By Scott Pauley | September 5, 2025
Over the last year, we have launched a number of Enjoying the Journey events designed to help people “Follow God’s Word and Find Christ’s Joy.”...
Jesus stood on the Mount of Olives, just east of Jerusalem, and sent His disciples into the uttermost part of the earth. We in the West sometimes lose sight of the fact that back then the Middle East was not the uttermost part of the earth; the West was.

Pray for the Lands of the Bible

By John Buckner | September 4, 2025
Pray for the Lands of the Bible “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be...
Meet the Team :: David Pack

Meet the Team: David Pack

By Guest Author | September 3, 2025
One of the great joys of working on a church and college staff for so many years was the privilege to work with a team....
Eight Great “I AM” Statements of the Gospel According to John, Gospel According to Joh, John was a close disciple of Christ during our Lord's earthly life and ministry. He wrote the most intimate of the four gospel records.

Journey through John

By Scott Pauley | August 28, 2025
Journey Through the Gospel According to John If you truly want to get to know someone, one of the best ways to do that is...
As we Journey Through 1 Samuel, we learn of the first prophet and the last judge, Israel's transition to a king, and that God is the true king.

Journey Through 1 Samuel

By Scott Pauley | August 26, 2025
Journey Through 1 Samuel As we begin our journey through 1 Samuel, consider that there are stages in life, and there are stages in nations....
Having delivered the message of surrender, Paul gives the motive for surrender: you are a member of the family of God. Romans 12:1-2...

Call to Surrender

By Guest Author | August 25, 2025
Call to Surrender “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God,...
The short book of Ruth in the Old Testament contains the truth of Christ as our kinsman redeemer. As we journey through Ruth, we learn of Him.

Journey Through Ruth

By Scott Pauley | August 21, 2025
Journey Through Ruth In our journey through Scripture, we now begin our journey through Ruth. We've come to one of my favorite books of the...
The Journey through 2 Kings finds the story of the captivity of the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah

Journey Through 2 Kings

By Scott Pauley | August 20, 2025
Journey Through 2 Kings Before we begin our journey through 2 Kings, consider the following question. Have you watched the news lately? It can be...
Our Advocate: Jesus Christ the Righteous. 1 John 2:1 is the only time "advocate" is attributed to Jesus, every other time it speaks to the Holy Spirit. The Greek word is "Parakletos." "My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world." (1 John 2:1-2). Jesus Christ the Righteous. This is the only time advocate is attributed to Christ, every other time it speaks to the Holy Spirit. Just as the Holy Spirit is working on our behalf in earth to Heaven, so the Lord Jesus is standing on our behalf in Heaven. We represent Him on Earth, and HE is in Heaven. The Holy Spirit makes intercession for us from earth (Romans 8:25-27) and the Son intercedes for us in Heaven (Hebrews 7:25).

Our Advocate: Jesus Christ the Righteous

By Micah Hendry | August 19, 2025
"My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father,...
Zedekiah’s Cave 

Zedekiah’s Cave 

By John Buckner | August 18, 2025
“To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, Ye also, as lively stones, are built...
We are on the greatest work crew in the world - Christ is the Foreman. He is building His church in every place. God’s Big Work in Small Towns goes on!

God’s Big Work in Small Towns

By Scott Pauley | August 17, 2025
God’s Big Work in Small Towns As I write these words, I am sitting in one of the small towns of our country. The wonderful...
As we Journey Through Judges, we learn of the cycles of judgment and mercy, the theme of anarchy and apostasy, and Christ our true judge.

Journey Through Judges

By Scott Pauley | August 12, 2025
Journey Through Judges The Lord Jesus said to His followers that the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak (Matthew 26:41). Are you...
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