Understand Your Bible | Bible Verses, Inductive Bible Study, Biblical Encouragement, Bible Study Method, Scripture Study Tools
Are you ready to make Bible study a priority? Would you love to be more familiar with the stories and passages in scripture? Do you long to connect with God and strengthen your faith?
Friend, you are in the right place. This podcast will help you understand your Bible, apply verses to your life, and become more confident with the who, where, and why in scripture
Hi, I’m Angie. I’m a pastor and Bible teacher. For years, even though I knew God loved me, I still dealt with defeating doubts about my value and purpose. It wasn’t until I began deeply studying the Bible that I experienced a heart transformation that allowed me to recognize the lies of the enemy that kept me stuck in shame and defeat. Studying scripture allowed me to stand firm on God’s promises that offer peace, joy, hope, and rest. I created a Step By Step Bible study method that teaches you to find life application in one word of scripture, and I will share it with you in these episodes.
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Understand Your Bible | Bible Verses, Inductive Bible Study, Biblical Encouragement, Bible Study Method, Scripture Study Tools
332 | Counted Worthy: Why the Apostles Celebrated Suffering (Acts 5:41)
Sometimes obedience leads to open doors. Other times, it leads straight into hardship. But Acts 5:41 reminds us that when we suffer for the sake of Christ, it’s not a sign we’re off course. It’s evidence we’re walking in step with Him.
In this episode, Angie and Susie explore what it means to be counted worthy of suffering for the name of Jesus. They unpack the surprising joy the apostles found in persecution, and how we can anchor our hearts to that same joy when obedience feels costly.
This conversation is about recognizing God’s presence in suffering and discovering that even our pain can be purposeful when we remember who we’re walking with.
Acts 5:41 (NIV)
The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
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John D. Barry et al., Faithlife Study Bible.%0a5%3a41+++~Intimidation+and+phy "") (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2012, 2016), Ac 5:41.
Stanley E. Porter, “Acts,” in CSB Study Bible: Notes, ed. Edwin A. Blum and Trevin Wax (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017), 1727.
William Barclay, The Acts of the Apostles, 3rd ed. fully rev. and updated., The New Daily Study Bible (Louisville, KY; London: Westminster John Knox Press, 2003), 57.
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