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Have you ever prayed for something but didn't truly expect God to answer? Was the situation hopeless? If so, be sure to tune in to the Bible Study Hour as Dr. James Boice preaches from the story of Peter's hopeless...

The first Christmas came silently. It was neither commercial nor materialistic. It was, instead, a purely spiritual event. So then, why is Christmas so wonderful, even in this materialistic age? Perhaps it’s because of...

Everyone knows the name "Christian," but where was it first used? Believers were first called Christians in a sophisticated, tolerant, and corrupt city; a business power where all the wealth of the East passed through...

Actions have consequences. When Peter went to the gentile centurion Cornelius, and brought him the truth, he believed. Peter didn’t require Cornelius to become a Israelite. Instead, Peter ate with the unclean gentiles...

Did you ever notice that at the beginning of the Christian church the apostles didn’t have very much to say about the teachings of Jesus. How about that! Last time we saw how God sent Peter to Cornelius, the gentile...

Have you ever had your world shaken? In our next account in the Book of Acts we see Peter dream a dream that turns his world upside down. It is also the first step as Peter uses the second key to the kingdom to open the...

Peter loved and followed Jesus, and even though he denied Christ, Peter was forgiven. He followed his Lord for the rest of his life. Indeed, we have seen how he preached in Jerusalem, and how he withstood the...

While Romans 3 may very well be the heart of the Bible, Romans eight in a sense is its climax. It takes us beyond our salvation experience, through our deliverance from sin and into the wonderful consummation of our...

When Saul met Jesus on the Damascus Road he asked two questions: “Who are you, Lord?” and “What will you have me do?” After Paul knew that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of God, the first action he took was to tell...

He watched the killing of Stephen, the first martyr. He went on to do everything he could to stamp out the newly formed Christian church. We would not expect him to become a convert and a missionary and an apostle, but...

Imagine you're right in the middle of a very successful outreach program. People are coming to Christ daily. God is blessing your efforts. Then an angel comes and tells you to leave this successful ministry and go into...

"Kill them all, that will stop the spread of this evil." This was the plan used in Jerusalem two thousand years ago to stop the spread of Christianity. It didn't work. The enemies of Christianity have used intimidation...

Too frequently we hear news stories about the persecution of our brothers and sisters. We are thankful for our safety while we’re both saddened and horrified by such news. Yet we must remember that Christianity began in...

Romans chapter three is really the heart of the Word of God. It’s the Gospel presented in its purest and most condensed form, showing both our need and the solution to that need through the work of Jesus Christ. Join...

Are you a service-oriented person? There are two types: those who live to serve and the others who live to be served. The world is filled with both—so are churches. What about you? To support this ministry financially...

If you are a believer, you will face trials like alienation, slander, humiliation and sorrow—things that none of us looks forward to. But they are a part of the life of any believer—one who is actively living for God in...

The punishment of Ananias and Sapphira from the book of Acts seems severe. They were struck dead by God for a seemingly trivial offense. Seems like a harsh punishment. But this story teaches us a very important lesson...

Wouldn’t you like to go back in time, and sit with the early believers as they met for worship? Wouldn’t you love to see how they lived together as a community of faith, sharing the good news of Jesus? We don’t have a...

It doesn’t happen every day for us, but it started happening right away for the early apostles. God tells you to do something, and the state says you can’t. What do you do? What are your options? What are the issues? To...