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The Bible Study Hour offers careful, in-depth Bible study, preparing you to think and act biblically. Dr. James Boice's expository style opens the scriptures and shows how all of God's Word points to Christ. Dr. Boice brings the Bible's truth to bear on all of life. The program helps listeners understand the truth of God's Word in life-changing, mind-renewing ways.The Bible Study Hour is a ministry of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals.The Alliance exists to call the twenty-first century church to a modern reformation that recovers clarity and conviction about the great evangelical truths of the Gospel and that then seeks to proclaim these truths powerfully in our contemporary context.
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1Have you ever wished that you could take a vacation from your problems? This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we’ll study Psalm 55 where David is so anguished over having been betrayed by a close friend, that he wishes he could fly away, just like a bird. What does David do with these overwhelming feelings, how does he approach God, and what can we learn from him?
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We sometimes remember defeats more than victories: Remember the Alamo? Remember Pearl Harbor? But the Apostle Paul admonishes us to remember the greatest victory in history, a victory plucked from defeat. Join Dr. James Boice next time on The Bible Study Hour as he takes another look at Paul’s words on the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Where do you go for help? Whenever David had a problem, no matter the circumstance, he took it straight to God. This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we’ll study Psalm 54, where David is again looking for rescue. David’s been betrayed in the worst way, yet he holds fast to his hope in the eternal God. God has delivered David in the past, and He will deliver David again.
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Who, or what, are you living for? This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we’ll study Psalm 53, and hear about how we should live our lives. Many today, and in David’s time, acted as though there was no God. But God is still God, whether He is acknowledged by man or not. How then, should God’s truth change the way we live?
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Whatever happened to truth? Does it seem that lies and slander go unpunished? This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we’ll study Psalm 52, where David is surrounded by lies and deception. Despite this, he’s confident that, ultimately, God will judge both the wicked and the righteous. David knows that those who love God and follow His ways will prevail.
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David knew that real joy comes only from righteousness in the Lord. This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we’ll study the second half of Psalm 51, where David is deeply aware of his sinfulness and unworthiness. Rather than hiding from his sin, David asks God to cleanse him and renew his spirit. He knows that the only answer to sin is true repentance.
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Have you ever messed up or done something you thought was unforgiveable? This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we’ll study the first half of Psalm 51, where David has done some pretty terrible things. He’s sinned against God and man, and he knows that he doesn’t deserve forgiveness. What can David’s story teach us about the mercy, love and compassion of God?
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The resurrection vanquished death...but it’s only as we understand the significance and the horror of death that we understand the importance and the glory of the resurrection. Join Dr. James Boice next time on The Bible Study Hour as he details Paul’s reasoning on how Christ’s rising from the dead removed the sting of death and stole its victory.
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What does God need from us? And what does He want from us? This week on The Bible Study Hour, we’re reminded in Psalm 50 that our God is a God of justice. He sees our hearts, and He knows our intentions. How, then, should we approach Him in prayer and worship? Where should our thoughts and attitudes be focused?
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You’re probably familiar with the old saying: “You can’t take it with you when you go.” This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we’ll continue our study of the Psalms with Psalm 49. This psalm reminds us that our bodies are mortal--we will all eventually meet with death. So how should such a sobering reminder affect the way we live, and the choices we make?
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How often do we stop and really think about the presence of God? This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we’ll continue our study of the Psalms with Psalm 48, which speaks of the splendor and beauty of Jerusalem, a shining city on a hill. But what’s so great about Jerusalem? Is it location, buildings, or maybe even the people?
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Is God still in control, even to those who don’t know Him? This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we’re studying Psalm 47, which is a psalm of praise, and a call to worship the one true God who reigns over all. Yes, our God, the God of the universe, raises up nations and brings them down again!
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The Lord Almighty is with us. And this week on The Bible Study Hour, we’ll take a closer look at that in what may be a familiar psalm, psalm 46. As Christians, we often hear that God is our refuge and our strength. But what do those words really mean? We can say that we trust God at all times and in all circumstances, but what does that look like when the hard times come?
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The end of WW II brought great excitement and celebration. After years of death and destruction and doing without, the war was finally over.But as great as that news was, it paled in comparison to the news of Jesus’ resurrection! Join Dr. James Boice next time on The Bible Study Hour as he shows us the reasons why Christ’s resurrection was indeed “The Best News Ever Heard.”
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Here comes the bride! This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we’re all invited to a splendid royal wedding. Psalm 45 is full of poetic imagery and deeper meaning, as a noble king comes for his waiting bride. You can probably guess whom the king and his bride represent here. But what can this unique psalm teach us about our future, as well as our past? If we’re to be ready to spend forever with Him, we must look beyond earthly kings, beyond the world around us, and fix our eyes on the coming King, Jesus Christ.
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Do things ever go wrong in your life? This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we’re studying psalm 44, where the psalmist is begging God for help. Something is wrong. He knows that God has rescued His people in the past, and he knows that victory and triumph can only come by the hand of God. Is God even listening? What is He waiting for?!
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What does the Bible have to say about depression, and what exactly does it mean to “put your hope in God?” This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we’ll begin our study of Psalm 42 and 43, where the psalmist feels downcast, oppressed, disturbed, depressed and rejected. Where can he turn for help and where is God in all of this mess? In this message we’ll learn how we as believers can find light in the middle of life’s most overwhelming storms.
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God shows mercy to the merciful. This week on The Bible Study Hour, we’re studying Psalm 41, where the theme throughout is mercy. But what exactly is mercy? How do we receive it, and why should we be willing to freely extend it to others? David knows mercy. He knows that he deserves nothing, yet he’s received overwhelming and unmerited favor from God.
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In Psalm 39, David recognizes the shortness of life. Rather than give up hope, he brings his concerns before God. In doing so, David realizes that we were made for eternity, and our security lies in the only eternal God.
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The road to Emmaus is a road every believer who would be a better Christian must walk. It’s a journey that starts in doubt and ends in joy, love, and true devotion. Join Dr. James Boice next time on The Bible Study Hour as he visits the scene of two disciples who had lost their faith in the Lord and were headed home in their sorrow on the road to Emmaus.
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