The Israelites crossed the Jordan. Now what? Conquer the land? Not yet. First they needed to rededicate themselves to the Lord. This Bible study in Joshua 5 reminds us of the importance to rededicate ourselves, remember God's goodness, and respect the Lord. Joshua 5 Bible study - https://studyandobey.com/inductive-bible-study/joshua/joshua-5/ Joshu…

IT WAS FORETOLD THAT THE MESSIAH WOULD SUFFER (APRIL 5) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/foretold-messiah-would-suffer-april-5/ "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?" (Psalm 22:1). PSALM 22 IS A PROPHECY OF THE MESSIAH’S SUFFERING. The familiar words of v.1 were spoken …

THE UNSEEN GOD IS NOT UNREAL (APRIL 4) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/unseen-god-not-unreal-april-4/ "At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are complacent, those who say in their hearts, 'The Lord will not do good, nor will he do ill'" (Zephaniah 1:12). THROUGH ZEPHANIAH, AS THROUGH THE OTHER HEBR…

KINGDOM AND CHURCH (APRIL 3) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/kingdom-church-april-3/ "But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women" (Acts 8:12). STUDIED TOGETHER, THE WORDS “KINGDOM” AND “CHURCH” HAVE A GREAT DEAL TO TEACH US. The first…

A DIFFERENT KIND OF KINGDOM (APRIL 2) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/different-kind-kingdom-april-2/ "Jesus answered, 'My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world'" (John 18:36). IT TOOK A LONG…

AN EVERLASTING DOMINION (APRIL 1) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/everlasting-dominion-april-1/ "I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, natio…

COME, ONE AND ALL (MARCH 31) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/come-one-and-all-march-31/ "The Spirit and the Bride say, 'Come'. And let the one who hears say, 'Come'. And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price" (Revelation 22:17). HAVING SEPARATED OURSELVES FROM GOD, WE NEED TO COME BA…

IS JESUS THE ONLY WAY? (MARCH 30) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/is-jesus-only-way-march-30/ "She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins" (Matthew 1:21). WHEN JESUS WAS BORN, THE CHILD WAS NOT MERELY ANOTHER HUMAN BEING. He was God in the flesh, come into the world to “save his peo…

NO TURNING BACK, NO TURNING BACK (MARCH 29) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/no-turning-back-march-29/ "But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls" (Hebrews 10:39). IF WE DECIDE TO FOLLOW CHRIST, WE WILL MOVE IN A FORWARD DIRECTION AS LONG AS WE FOLLOW HIM. But having dec…

WHAT KIND OF HEART IS THE LORD LOOKING FOR? (MARCH 28) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/what-kind-heart-lord-looking-for-march-28/ "[Samuel] looked on Eliab and thought, 'Surely the Lord's anointed is before him.' But the Lord said to Samuel, 'Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For t…

WHICH SYNAGOGUE? MESSIAH? CHURCH? (MARCH 27) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/which-synagogue-messiah-church-march-27/ "So the woman left her water jar and went away into town and said to the people, 'Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?'" (John 4:28,29). LIFE IS FULL OF DECISIONS, AND OUR RELIGIOUS LIVE…

Those dreaded words from your spouse, "Don't forget." We often have short-term memories and do forget. That is why God gives us so many reminders in Scripture. And that is why in this chapter they set up a memorial so they would always remember God's miracle in parting the Jordan River. In this Bible study on Joshua 4, learn the importance of remem…

STUDYING “THE CHURCH” IN THE SCRIPTURES (MARCH 26) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/studying-church-in-scriptures-march-26/ "And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all" (Ephesians 1:22,23). PAUL WROTE THAT GOD HAS MADE CHRIST “HEAD OVE…

OUR FAITH MUST BE CONFESSED (MARCH 25) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/faith-must-be-confessed-march-25/ ". . . if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved" (…

THE PATH TO DEATH DOES NOT LEAD TO LIFE (MARCH 24) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/path-to-death-does-not-lead-to-life-march-24/ "But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the f…

WITHOUT OUR SAVIOR, OUR SINS WILL KILL US (MARCH 23) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/without-savior-our-sins-will-kill-us-march-23/ "I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins" (John 8:24). TO MODERN PEOPLE, PREOCCUPIED WITH WHAT WE NAIVELY CALL “REAL” LIFE, WORDS LIKE “SIN” A…

OUR RELATIONSHIP TO GOD: FRIENDSHIP OR ENMITY? (MARCH 22) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/relationship-god-friendship-enmity-march-22/ "For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life" (Romans 5:10). THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST CALLS ON US TO TAK…

THE WAY OF GOD MORE ACCURATELY (MARCH 21) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/way-of-god-more-accurately-march-21/ "[Apollos] began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately" (Acts 18:26). THERE IS PERHAPS NO GREATER TEST OF OUR HONESTY AN…

Which is easier for you, leading or following? Both of them can be difficult. It can be especially difficult to follow a leader when we don't know where they are going or to lead a follower who doesn't want to listen. In this Bible study on Joshua 3, we will learn how to apply Biblical principles on leading and following to our lives today. Joshua …

DEFERRING TO GOD’S REVEALED WILL (MARCH 20) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/deferring-gods-revealed-will-march-20/ "There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death" (Proverbs 14:12). THE BASIC PRINCIPLE IN PROVERBS 14:12 IS APPLICABLE TO LIFE IN GENERAL, BUT IT HAS A VERY SPECIFIC IMPORTANCE IN REGARD TO OUR ETER…

GOVERNED BY GOD (MARCH 19) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/governed-by-god-march-19/ "So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed" (John 8:36). FREEDOM IS ONE OF THE PRIME BENEFITS OF THE GOSPEL. In a world characterized by rebellion against God, we find ourselves fettered and frustrated by sin. But we can be delivered from this …

A NEW CREATION IN CHRIST (MARCH 18) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/new-creation-in-christ-march-18/ "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come" (2 Corinthians 5:17). NEW BEGINNINGS SHOULD BE WELCOMED INTO OUR LIVES. It is an exciting, strengthening experience to turn a corn…

AN INDESTRUCTIBLE KINGDOM (MARCH 17) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/indestructible-kingdom-march-17/ "And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall sta…

GOD’S PROMISE TO DAVID (MARCH 16) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/gods-promise-david-march-16/ "When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom . . . And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before m…

THE SORROW THAT SEEKS SALVATION (MARCH 15) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/sorrow-seeks-salvation-march-15/ "Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?" (Romans 7:24). SORROWFUL. PENITENT. CONTRITE. These don’t sound like positive words. But if we’re looking at life from the perspective of the Scriptures, they ar…

WHERE THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IS REVEALED (MARCH 14) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/where-righteousness-god-revealed-march-14/ "For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, 'The righteous shall live by faith'" (Romans 1:17). PAUL WANTED IT UNDERSTOOD THAT HE WAS NOT RELUCTANT TO COME TO ROME. Ro…

FAITH: THE MAINSPRING OF RIGHTEOUSNESS (MARCH 13) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/faith-mainspring-righteousness-march-13/ ". . . but the righteous shall live by his faith" (Habakkuk 2:4). IN THE WHOLE BIBLE THERE ARE FEW TEXTS MORE BASIC THAN THIS ONE. The principle embedded in this passage from Habakkuk is fundamental and far-reaching. …

In this Bible study on Joshua 2, we see that God can change anyone. You seldom, if ever, meet anyone named "Rahab." Yet she is in the hall of fame of the faithful in Hebrews 11. James also lauds her faith in action in James 2. She is a reminder that God's grace can cover every sinner, no matter their background or past. We hope that this study will…

ABRAHAM, THE FATHER OF THE FAITHFUL (MARCH 12) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/abraham-father-faithful-march-12/ "And [Abraham] believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness" (Genesis 15:6). ABRAHAM WAS AN OLD MAN AND CHILDLESS WHEN GOD TOLD HIM HIS DESCENDANTS WOULD BE AS MANY AS THE STARS OF HEAVEN. Sarah, his wife, was w…

BORN AGAIN (MARCH 11) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/born-again-march-11/ "Jesus answered him, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God'" (John 3:3). OBEYING THE GOSPEL INVOLVES THE DEEPEST CHANGE POSSIBLE IN A HUMAN BEING’S HEART. Dying to sin and living “in newness of life” (Romans 6:4) is …

THE SINNER’S PRAYER (MARCH 10) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/sinners-prayer-march-10/ "And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, 'Save yourselves from this crooked generation.' So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls" (Acts 2:40,41). IN …

THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS (MARCH 9) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/through-jesus-christ-forgiveness-sins-march-9/ "And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that [Jesus Christ] is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead. To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who be…

THE WORST WORDS WE CAN IMAGINE (MARCH 8) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/worst-words-we-can-imagine-march-8/ "And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness'" (Matthew 7:23). HAVING BEEN MADE IN GOD’S IMAGE, OUR DEEPEST NEED IS FOR FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM. He created us as personal beings, and o…

THE HIGHEST (AND HARDEST) KIND OF HONESTY (MARCH 7) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/highest-hardest-honesty-march-7/ "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?" (Jeremiah 17:9). ALL OF US WANT TO VIEW OURSELVES IN A POSITIVE LIGHT. As a result, we often tell ourselves what we’d like to hear rath…

SEEING THE SERIOUSNESS OF OUR OWN SINS (MARCH 6) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/seeing-seriousness-our-own-sins-march-6/ ". . . but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8). INSIDE ALL OF US IS A DEEP NEED TO SEE OURSELVES AS GOOD PEOPLE. We readily admit we’ve made mistakes, but we …

We are beginning a new Bible study series in Joshua. We will go chapter by chapter into this amazing journey as Israel claims God's promise that He made to Abraham hundreds of years before. They will face obstacles from within and without. Through it all, God is with them. The lessons they learned can be applied to our lives today to transform us. …

Most thieves do not announce their attentions ahead of time. Although one did (watch the video for this crazy story). We should be prepared at all times. This Bible study on 2 Peter 3:10-18 tells us to be ready for Jesus' second. The passage also reminds us that everything around us will be dissolved one day and there will be a new heaven and a new…

Peter rightly predicted that there would be many scoffers who doubt Jesus will come again. In fact, they don't want him to because they want to pursue their sinful lifestyle. Why is God taking so long? What should we do while we wait? What will happen when Jesus returns? These are some of the questions we will look at in this Bible study of 2 Peter…

Don't believe everything you hear. False teachers will not tell you that they are false teachers. In this Bible study we look at some of the ways we can tell that a wolf is a wolf. They will not announce "I am a wolf." But they do have some telltale signs we should be aware of. Paul often told us about the content of their false teaching. Peter tea…

A rich passage with lots to cover. The first part looks at the secret and tricky ways false teachers seek to infiltrate the church and mislead the sheep. They pretend to be honest and serving God, but they are anything but. The second part looks at one of the greatest mysteries in the Bible. Who are the sons of god in Genesis 6? Who are the angels …

Some people always want to be taught something new from Scripture. Many pastors also enjoy sharing a new insight. However, a lot of the Bible is simply reminding us over and over again of things God has taught us already. Why do we need so many reminders? Because we have memory problems. 2 Peter 1:12-21 Bible study - https://studyandobey.com/induct…

The first Bible study in our series on 2 Peter. 2 Peter is largely about resisting false teachers. One key way to do that is to grow in spiritual maturity. When we know and obey God, that is a strong defense against drifting into false teaching. This Bible study reminds us that God gives us everything we need to grow up to spiritual maturity in Chr…

A special New Year message from Study and Obey to remind us to keep life in perspective and make the most of the time God has given us. Live each day to the fullest and make a difference for eternity. Study and Obey's Bible study guides on Amazon - https://amzn.to/48SgPEN (As an Amazon associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.) Study and Obey Fr…

The story of Peter is amazing. Peter was flesh and blood. He was flawed like we are. You can see his enthusiasm, extroverted nature, and willingness to speak up and take the lead. But sometimes he was also rash and impulsive. We are beginning a study on 2 Peter. First, we are looking at the life of its author. In this study, we look at the strength…

A special Christmas message from Study and Obey with the best news a person can ever hear. For the best experience, WATCH this presentation on YouTube as it is meant to be a visual presentation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB3onRcAMFo A visual journey through the main points of the entire Bible. This is a summary of the gospel message shown thr…

After 7 months and 32 lessons, we are now to the very last passage in Hebrews. In this passage, we are reminded that believers are to live out their faith. We believe that Jesus is superior to everything else. But that is not just to be head knowledge. It is to affect how we live. This passage gives us several ways to apply Scriptural truth to our …

Hebrews has been a heavy book. It is is filled with complex doctrine and theology on the Old Covenant, Levitical priesthood, Mosaic Law, tabernacle, Melchizedek. Now we are in to the application portion of the book. This passage is basically a list of various important applications for the Christian life on many issues including marriage, money, ho…

Hebrews tells us a that what Jesus offers is superior to everything else, including the Old Covenant. This passage reminds us that we don't want to miss it, telling us to be careful "that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble." We are blessed to live with incredible access to Scripture and…

We have a finished looking at the lives of many men and women of faith in the Bible. What does that have to do with us? Learn the answer to that question in this study of Hebrews 12:1-11. We also look at the Christian race and discipline from God as we continue our chapter by chapter study of Hebrews. Hebrews 12:1-11 Bible study companions question…

This Bible study on Samson is part of Study and Obey's Hebrews 11 series. We look at Samson's life and accomplishments along with his strengths and weaknesses. The successes and failures of Biblical heroes of the faith can teach us valuable life lessons. Samson was flesh and blood like we are. He was a very flawed human being and struggled with lus…