Study and Obey
This podcast helps you to study through God's Word with practical and in-depth Bible study lessons. These lessons go through the Bible one passage at a time book by book. The goal is to help Scripture come alive as you discover new insights into the meaning of the text and are motivated to make life changes based on what you learn.
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281 episodes
He Fell Asleep During a Sermon And... Died – Acts 20
Probably most of us have nodded off during a church service before when we were really tired. Well, this happened in the Bible too. A young man named Eutychus fell asleep during Paul’s sermon and fell out of a window three stories to his death....
Creation PLAINLY Shows God's Existence - Romans 1 Explained
For the best experience, watch this sermon with presentation at: https://youtu.be/IbvNPBfs5ToThe complexity of the earth plain points to God as the Creator. Yet many people still don't believe. Why?This sermon on Romans 1:18-23 w...
What Do These Words Mean? A Multifaceted Gospel - Romans 3:21-31
The gospel is explained in Romans 3 through many words, words that we don't use very often. Justification. Redemption. Propitiation. What do these mean? It turns out, everything.In this passage, we dive in to the meaning of...
Jonah Would Rather Die Than Obey God - Jonah 1:4-17
Imagine being so determined to disobey God that you would rather be thrown into a raging ocean in the middle of the sea than do what He told you to do. That is exactly where Jonah finds himself in this passage. Yet we will find that th...
Love of Money is a Snare – Acts 19:21-41
When Paul was preaching the gospel, many people got angry. It wasn’t always because they disagreed with what he said. Sometimes it was because the gospel cost them money. Today in Acts 19 we see a group of silversmiths form a mob ag...
Do You Really Know Jesus? - Acts 19:1-20 Bible Study
A group of men heard of the name of Jesus. They knew his name had power. They tried to use His name. Then things went really badly for them. In Acts 19, we will see the difference between knowing about Jesus and knowing Him personally.
Should Christians Judge Others? – Acts 18:18-28
Some people may like correcting others (which is an issue in itself). Most of you, like me, probably do not enjoy confrontation or correcting others. But what do you do if you see another believer doing something wrong? Do you confront them pub...
Go On… For I Am With You - Acts 18 Bible Study
We all face times when we are discouraged. Things don’t go as planned. We have health issues. We have problems at work. We have problems at home. Sometimes we are even trying to minister for God and we face opposition. We might be tempted to gi...
Why Did Jonah Run From God? - Jonah 1
Have you ever known exactly what God wanted you to do, but you didn't want to do it? Jonah didn't misunderstand God's command. He deliberately went as far as he could in the opposite direction. Jonah was a prophet who is in rebellion. And what ...
How Paul Shared the Gospel with a Pagan Culture - Acts 17:16-34
Imagine walking into a city filled with thousands of idols, where people worship completely different gods and have no biblical background. How would you share the gospel with them? Paul walked into exactly that situation in Athens, and what he...
Becoming Students of the Word | Acts 17 Explained
“Here is one question every Christian should learn to ask: ‘Where does the Bible say that?’ Acts 17 tells us that even when Paul himself preached, the Bereans searched the Scriptures every day to see if what he said was true. What does this mea...
Why Does Satan Attack Christians Who Serve God? | Acts 16 :16-40 Bible Study
Have you ever wondered why life sometimes gets harder when you're trying to obey God? You decide to read your Bible, and suddenly everything goes wrong. You commit to serving Christ, and unexpected opposition appears. Is that just coincidence.....
Why Did the Holy Spirit Stop Paul? - Acts 16 Explained
The Holy Spirit once stopped Paul from sharing the gospel? Not once, but twice. Why would God ever tell His greatest missionary, 'No' to a good thing like sharing the gospel? God can work in mysterious ways and we need to be sensitive to the Ho...
Paul and Barnabas Split?! - Acts 15 Bible Study
Acts 15:22-41Bible study.What if I told you that two of the greatest missionaries in church history got into such a sharp disagreement that they refused to minister together? Paul and Barnabas weren't false teachers. They weren't living...
Do You Have to Earn Your Salvation - Jerusalem Council - Acts 15 Explained
Acts 15 Bible study.The early church faced a crucial question that would define the future of Christianity: Is faith in Jesus enough, or do Christians need to follow a set of rules to be saved? This debate nearly divided th...
When Should You Stop Sharing the Gospel? - Acts 13:42-52 Explained
Apologies this was posted out of order.Acts 13:42-52 Bible studyOne question I often receive is like this, “I have shared the gospel with this person many times, but they aren’t interested. What should I do?”Should Christians...
From Worshiped to Stoned -The Shocking Story - Acts 14:19-28
Acts 14:19-28 Bible studyOne minute they were worshipping him like a god. The next they were trying to kill him? What changed? Nothing about Paul changed. The crowd did.In today’s study of Acts 14:19-28 we will learn how people ...
Opposition = Outside of God's Will? - Acts 14 Explained
Acts 14 Bible studyHave you ever wondered if a closed door means God is telling you to stop? Does opposition mean you are doing something wrong? In Acts 14, Paul faced opposition, slander, and even death threats. But surprisingly, he st...
Everything Points to Jesus – Acts 13:13-41 Explained
Acts 13:13-41 Bible studyEvery thread of the Bible points to Jesus.In Acts 13, Paul realized this truth and shared with the Jews a message on how everything points to Jesus. The result was predictable.As we study, we wil...
A Simple, Powerful Tool to Understand and Apply ANY Bible Passage
This is best understood visually, so please check it out on our website: https://studyandobey.com/universal-bridge-interpreting-bible/Many Christians struggle to know how to understand and apply the Bible. Today I'm really excited to sho...
30,000 Questions Later - The Power of Asking Better Questions
A good teacher doesn't just give the answer. He asks questions. Coaches, parents, pastors, and Bible study teachers should all learn the power of the question. In this video we look at why question asking is so powerful, Jesus' example, and how...
Listening to God's Voice - Acts 13 Bible Study
Acts 13:1-12 Bible studyHave you ever wondered why some believers seem to hear God’s direction so clearly while others feel spiritually numb? In Acts 13, the Holy Spirit spoke while church leaders were worshiping and fasting. Not while ...
How Was Peter Sleeping in Prison? - Acts 12:6-25
Acts 12:6-25 Bible studyJames had just been executed and Herod wanted to go for Peter next. Peter was arrested, put in prison, and chained between soldiers. What was Peter doing while he was awaiting trial? Sleeping like a baby....
They Tried to Stop Christianity… It Backfired - Acts 11:19-30 Bible Study
They tried to stop Christianity by force. Arrests, threats, murder. Steven was killed. Believers were hunted down. The message was supposed to die. Believers were supposed to cower. But instead of stopping the movement, the gospel spread. Those...
The Martyr Who Proves the Resurrection - Acts 12 Bible Study
Why do people lie? You might be willing to die for the truth, but you probably wouldn't be willing to die for a lie. Yet the apostles did die for their belief in a resurrected Jesus.Let's consider what that means for our faith today.