The Bible Study Hour

Dr. James Boice on 08/18/2025
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Think & Act Biblically

Monday: A Task Specialist
08/18/2025
Arnold Toynbee, the English historian, said, "Apathy can only be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal which takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice." That "definite intelligibl
Friday: Beginning the Good Work
08/15/2025
The final step of Nehemiah's success in arousing the people to rebuild the walls was his skill in taking them into his confidence, in the sense that he kept them informed. Of what? At this stage it was the progress already attained. It had two parts. First, there had been a victory at the highest le
Thursday: Nehemiah’s Appeal
08/14/2025
The people of Jerusalem were motivated by their earthly citizenship and responded, as the story shows, by rebuilding their city's walls. We have a heavenly citizenship (Phil. 3:20). Are we proud of that citizenship? Are we motivated to work enthusiastically for its good? There is work to be done, wa