Look at the Book
1,183 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 575 ratingsLook at the Book is John Piper's ongoing series of 8-12 minute videos to help you learn to read the Bible for yourself.
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1 Peter 4:13: Suffer for the Joy Set Before You
November 17, 2016 13:00 - 68 MB VideoFor the joy set before him, Jesus endured suffering. For the joy set before us, we must also.
1 Peter 4:12: Is Persecution Coming for Christians?
November 15, 2016 13:00 - 49.6 MB VideoJesus was persecuted. Many in the early church were persecuted. Many Christians today are persecuted. You also will be persecuted.
Jeremiah 12:1: Can a Christian Complain to God?
November 10, 2016 14:00 - 34.4 MB VideoGod invites us to cast our cares upon him because he cares for us. How can we do that honestly and yet not complain in a way that dishonors him?
Galatians 1:3–5 : Do You Feel God’s Grace and Peace?
November 08, 2016 13:00 - 44.7 MB VideoThose who know the horrors of war are thankful for peace. Those who understand justice get excited about grace. Christian, grace and peace are yours.
1 Peter 4:11: Do Your Gifts Glorify You or God?
November 03, 2016 13:00 - 56.6 MB VideoGod gives gifts to his people to bless others. If you want to glorify God: steward your gifts, speak God’s words, and serve with God’s strength.
1 Peter 4:10–11 : Serve In God’s Strength, Not Yours
November 01, 2016 13:00 - 52.6 MB VideoWhen we speak, we speak in God’s power and with God’s words. When we serve, we serve in his power and point to his glory.
2 Corinthians 3:15–18: How Can I Change?
October 27, 2016 13:00 - 68.7 MB VideoSin is a sticky, entangling web that traps and blinds those who live in it. But where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
1 Peter 4:10: What Is a Spiritual Gift?
October 25, 2016 13:00 - 41.9 MB VideoSpiritual gifts do not lift us above others, they empower us to lower ourselves in the service of others.
1 Peter 4:10: Your Gifts Are Meant for Others
October 20, 2016 13:00 - 37.1 MB VideoBirthday gifts have your name on them because they are meant for you. God’s new-birth gift has your name on it but is meant for others.
Seeing Is Believing: 2 Corinthians 4:6–7
October 18, 2016 13:00 - 50.6 MB VideoThe God who spoke light into the world speaks light into our souls, opening our blind eyes and dawning new affections for him.
2 Corinthians 4:6–7: Seeing Is Believing
October 18, 2016 13:00 - 39.3 MB VideoThe God who spoke light into the world speaks light into our souls, opening our blind eyes and dawning new affections for him.
1 Peter 4:9: What Grumbling Says About God
October 13, 2016 13:00 - 45.8 MB VideoFew can endure being around grumblers. Heaven forbid that Christians, inheritors of the world, would be called complainers.
1 Peter 4:9: How to Be More Hospitable
October 11, 2016 13:00 - 45.8 MB VideoPeople can annoy us with their needs. Our selfishness transforms loved ones into inconveniences. But God calls us to more than begrudging hospitality.
1 Peter 4:8: Only Love Can Cover Sin
October 06, 2016 13:00 - 47.6 MB VideoOthers’ sin confronts us daily, and daily we must choose how to respond to it. Denial dismisses their sin, indifference ignores it, anger attacks it, bitterness buries it — love alone covers it.
Romans 11:33–36 : From Him, Through Him, To Him
October 04, 2016 13:00 - 56.3 MB VideoPsychologists cannot counsel him. Philosophers cannot instruct him. Billionaires cannot add to his treasures. He owns all, funds all, receives all. To him be praise forevermore.
1 Peter 4:7: A Lifeline for the Weak and Weary
September 29, 2016 13:00 - 44.9 MB VideoThe world as we know it passes away, we must then be people who watch and pray.
1 Peter 4:7: Think Hard on Your Way to Heaven
September 27, 2016 13:00 - 39.4 MB VideoSexuality, worldliness, Netflix, and all kinds of distractions compete daily for our thoughts. We cannot give our minds over to the enemy — we must think hard to the glory of God.
1 Peter 4:7: Are We Living in the Last Days?
September 22, 2016 13:00 - 53.3 MB VideoWe live in a peculiar age: battles rage but the war is won, spring dawns and summer looms, Christ came and is coming back.
Psalm 19:12–13 : Lord, Keep Me from Sin
September 20, 2016 13:00 - 43.2 MB VideoEven as Christians, sin still lingers in our shadow. How do we pray for the light of God’s grace to expel our darkness?
1 Peter 4:6: Is There Any Hope for the Dead?
September 15, 2016 13:00 - 41.7 MB VideoThe Bible says that the gospel was “preached to the dead” (1 Peter 4:6). Does this mean that someone can hear the gospel and repent after death?
1 Peter 4:5: God Will Deal with Your Enemies
September 13, 2016 13:00 - 47.6 MB VideoJesus tells us to love our enemies, but how can we when real injustice is committed against us?
1 Thessalonians 3:11–13: What Does It Mean to Be Holy?
September 08, 2016 13:00 - 42.9 MB VideoWithout holiness you will not see the Lord. Without knowing what holiness means you may never attain it. So what does it really mean to be holy?
1 Corinthians 15:58: Labor for the Lord Is Never Lost
September 06, 2016 13:00 - 47.4 MB VideoWith calloused hands and sweaty brow, the Christian rests knowing that his labor in Christ is not in vain.
1 Corinthians 3:21–23 : A Proven Recipe for Humility
September 01, 2016 13:00 - 34.5 MB VideoPride is a recipe for disaster. But God's luscious logic cooks the cuisine of humility.
1 Peter 3:21–22: Does Baptism Save You?
August 30, 2016 13:00 - 50.8 MB Video“Baptism now saves you?” What in the world does 1 Peter 3:21 mean?
1 Peter 4:3–4 : Show the World a Life Worth Living
August 25, 2016 13:00 - 51.5 MB VideoThe Christian life is truly worth living. Following Jesus gives us the opportunity to show a dying world what real life looks like.
1 Peter 4:3–4: You Have Sinned Enough Already
August 23, 2016 13:00 - 49 MB VideoYou’ve given your sins room and board for long enough. Evict them and follow Jesus into the light.
1 Peter 4:2: Do You Want What God Wants?
August 18, 2016 13:00 - 47.9 MB VideoWe can live for our will or God’s will, or we could have our passions so transformed that we need not choose between the two.
1 John 2:18–19 : Who Are the Antichrists?
August 16, 2016 13:00 - 49.9 MB VideoThe apostle John tells us that many antichrists are in the world. What value is there in learning about them?
Arm Yourself to Battle Satan: 1 Peter 4:1
August 11, 2016 13:00 - 51.5 MB VideoThe enemy’s flaming darts and God’s Great Commission make spiritual warfare unavoidable, and spiritual pacifism suicidal. So, how do we arm ourselves for combat?
Christ Died to Make Us Dead to Sin: 1 Peter 4:1
August 09, 2016 13:00 - 41.9 MB VideoChrist did not die to domesticate your sin and make it your pet. His death took the monster out back and killed it.
1 John 2:19: Can a True Christian Fall Away from God?
August 04, 2016 13:00 - 58 MB VideoOnce saved, always saved? If so, how do we explain friends, family, and even church leaders who walk away from the faith?
1 Peter 3:19–20: How Do You Decrypt Confusing Bible Verses?
August 02, 2016 13:00 - 62 MB VideoFinding spiritual gems in the Bible is hard work. How do we dig into a verse when we don’t know what it means?
Micah 7:7–9: How to Rise After We Fall into Sin
July 28, 2016 13:00 - 57.7 MB VideoOur hearts break when we repay God’s faithfulness, kindness, and love with sin. What should we do after our spiritual adultery has left us broken, guilty, and distant from God?
Romans 15:8–9 : Why Did Jesus Come Into the World?
July 26, 2016 13:00 - 58.1 MB VideoJesus is the only human who ever chose to be born, so why did he come? The Bible’s answer may not be the same as yours.
Philippians 4:6–7: The Heart of Fearless Contentment
July 21, 2016 13:00 - 61.9 MB VideoIn this lab, Pastor John teaches us how to cultivate fearless faith.
Philippians 4:6–7 : Do Not Be Anxious About Anything
July 19, 2016 13:00 - 56.9 MB VideoAnxiety hangs over many of our heads like a dark cloud. How do we break free from the fears and worries that follow us everywhere we go?
Deuteronomy 33:26–27 : Mine God’s Poetry for God’s Beauty
July 14, 2016 13:00 - 57.2 MB VideoSome of the most beautiful aspects of who God is and what he does are buried in poetry in the Bible. Do we skip over it?
Isaiah 41:10: Are the Old Testament Promises Made to Us?
July 12, 2016 13:00 - 40.9 MB VideoDid God bury promises to you in the Old Testament? Many of us apply Israel’s promises to ourselves today — but should we?
A.P.T.A.T.: Practical Steps to Walk by Faith
July 07, 2016 13:00 - 38.5 MB VideoWhat does it mean to walk by faith? Here are five steps for whatever temptation, challenge, or heartache you are facing.
1 Peter 3:18: Does the Bible Contradict Itself?
July 05, 2016 13:00 - 36.5 MB VideoCertain verses in the Bible seem to contradict others. What should we do when come to one of those verses?
1 Thessalonians 5:9–11: Prepare Your Heart for Cancer
June 28, 2016 13:00 - 51.6 MB VideoMore than a third of you will have cancer at some point in life. Do you have a few verses to cling to when the diagnosis comes?
Do You Want God More Than Anything? 1 Peter 3:18
June 23, 2016 13:00 - 51 MB VideoIf you only believe in Jesus to get out of hell, you are not a Christian. True Christians want to be forgiven because the forgiven get to be with God.
Psalm 100: How Can We Obey from the Heart?
June 21, 2016 13:00 - 54.6 MB VideoThe hardest commands in the Bible are not the commands to serve, to abstain, or to forgive. They’re the commands to feel. How do we rejoice when we don’t feel any joy?
Psalm 100: The Keys to Knowing How to Live
June 16, 2016 13:00 - 51.3 MB VideoSome Christians who know the most, love and do the least. So how exactly does right thinking move through our hearts to right feeling and doing?
1 Peter 3:17: Does God Will Sin Done Against Us?
June 14, 2016 13:00 - 56.2 MB VideoWe all carry wounds inflicted by others — the father who abandoned us, the friend who betrayed us, or the co-worker who lied about us. What part does God play in our pain?
1 Peter 3:15–16: Should We Want to Shame Unbelievers?
June 09, 2016 13:00 - 41.8 MB VideoWhen the world mocks and despises us for our faith, we often want to lash back. God has a better way of shaming those who abuse his followers.
1 Peter 3:15–16: Cleanse Your Conscience of Guilt
June 07, 2016 13:00 - 44.7 MB VideoGuilt over sin makes quiet Christians who are full of shame. How can we cleanse our conscience so that we share more boldly?
1 Peter 3:15: Can You Defend Your Hope in Christ?
June 02, 2016 13:00 - 33.8 MB VideoAll Christians know non-Christians. Whether with co-workers, spouses, parents, or acquaintances, a critical question faces us daily: How do I give a defense for my faith?
1 Peter 3:14–15: Treasure Jesus More Than Safety
May 31, 2016 13:00 - 56 MB VideoWith terrorism, political instability, and social unrest, much of our culture is given to fear and anxiety. In the face of such realities, should Christians fear the things that the world does?