09/08/2025
Putting Off and Putting On Turn on the television or open a popular magazine and you’ll be inundated with images of the things the world values – success, beauty, fame, and wealth. But for Christians, there is a higher calling than simply pursuing these worldly values. Today on The Bible Study Hour, Dr. James Boice will offer
09/07/2025
Dealing With Opposition Part 3 The walls were finished—all that remained to be done was the hanging of the gates of the city. But once again, opposition arose. Join Dr. James Boice next time on The Bible Study Hour as he explores the third and final source of resistance to the rebuilding of the walls of the city of God.
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09/05/2025
Jesus, the Great Divide Businesses measure their success by profits gained, schools gauge their effectiveness by observing students’ grades, and athletic teams assess their results in wins verses losses. But what is the ultimate purpose of the church and how should we go about measuring its progress? Listen in as Dr. Boice
09/04/2025
Seeing the World as God Sees It When it comes to the topic of spiritual gifts, Scripture has often been misinterpreted and incorrectly applied by Christians throughout the history of the church. So how can we gain a proper understanding of this important issue? We’ll get that answer on this broadcast of The Bible Study Hour as Dr.
09/03/2025
Spiritual Adults If you’ve ever made yourself a cup of coffee, you probably used your feet to walk to the coffee pot, your hands to measure the grounds and your nose to enjoy the aroma. Did you know that in working together to perform that task, the parts of your body were acting as a perfect analogy for the church?
09/02/2025
Body Life You look around the room and see a wide variety of different kinds of people. All ages and ethnicities are represented. These people have come from unique backgrounds and have very different preferences. Where are you? Right in your local church! Thanks for joining us for today’s broadcast as Dr. Bo
09/01/2025
Christ's Gifts to His Church Just like a calculator that is designed to receive input data and produce corresponding output results, our lives are meant to absorb the truth of God and in turn, produce faith and good works. A life truly impacted by doctrine will be a life that is sanctified. In this broadcast of The Bible Study
08/31/2025
Dealing With Opposition Part 2 Nehemiah confronted Israel’s external enemies with a combination of wise leadership and decisive action, but now he faced another enemy—corruption from within. Join Dr. James Boice next time on The Bible Study Hour as he takes us through the age-old problem of the rich and powerful extorting the po
08/29/2025
Unity! Unity! Christian parents can often be overheard reminding their children that God is not just a big Santa Clause in the sky - in other words, He doesn’t always just give us what we want. While this is certainly true, what if there was a way to guarantee that God would grant 100% of our requests? Today on T
08/28/2025
The Worthy Life Science has taught us the importance of using proper viewing equipment to achieve accurate results. If we want to study a tiny organism, we’d use a microscope. In the same way, proper perspective is a key to effective prayer. Today on The Bible Study Hour, Dr. Boice explains that looking through the
08/27/2025
A Great Benediction The world’s ultimate history lesson starts before the beginning of time, introduces us to a Divine Planner, describes an epic battle between good and evil, projects the restoration of a broken world and answers the age-old question, “what is the meaning of life?” This may not sound like your average
08/26/2025
Family Prayers Whether it’s a Sherlock Holmes story or movie about a private investigation, everyone loves a good mystery! Did you know that the Bible even tells the stories of great, spiritual mysteries? Paul refers to them throughout his letter to the Ephesians and on today’s broadcast of The Bible Study Hour, D
08/25/2025
The Meaning and End of History What comes to mind when you think about church? Do you picture a large building with stained glass windows? Maybe you recall memories of childhood Sunday school classes. Today on The Bible Study Hour, Dr. Boice explains what the book of Ephesians has to say about what – or more accurately, who – the
08/24/2025
Dealing With Opposition Part 1 Whenever we do something significant for the Lord we should expect opposition. People are threatened and Satan will be against it, and the more successful we are at our task, the more opposition we will face. Join Dr. James Boice next time on The Bible Study Hour as he traces Nehemiah’s reaction to