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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Slaves of Christ and Not Man: Colossians 3:22–4:1, Part 5
November 19, 2023 11:00 VideoAll Christian work is done for the Lord. No matter where you work or what you do for work, “Christ is your Lord, not any man.”
Should Fear of God Motivate Us? Colossians 3:22–4:1, Part 4
November 17, 2023 11:00 VideoIf perfect love casts out fear, what does it mean to fear the Lord, and how does that motivate sincere obedience?
Is People-Pleasing Ever Right? Colossians 3:22–4:1, Part 3
November 14, 2023 11:00 VideoPeople-pleasing is evil because it’s born of a duplicitous heart. But is there such a thing as good people-pleasing?
God and Limited Authorities in Christ: Colossians 3:22–4:1, Part 2
November 12, 2023 11:00 VideoWives, children, citizens, church members, and slaves first submit to God, and then for his sake, submit to human authorities.
How Paul Gutted Slavery: Colossians 3:22–4:1, Part 1
November 10, 2023 11:00 VideoChristians should aim to think about everything in light of Scripture. How then should Christians think about slavery?
How Not to Break Your Child’s Spirit: Colossians 3:18–21, Part 7
November 07, 2023 11:00 - 59.8 MB VideoFathers, do not discourage your children with excessive demands. Instead, encourage your kids by teaching them to hope in God.
Children, Obey Your Parents! Colossians 3:18–21, Part 6
November 05, 2023 11:00 - 49.4 MB VideoWhy should parents diligently teach their children to obey? Because the Lord takes delight in the glad-hearted obedience of children.
Husbands, Love Your Wives! Colossians 3:18–21, Part 5
November 03, 2023 10:00 - 48 MB VideoWhat does it mean for a husband to become embittered toward his wife? How can we overcome such bitterness?
What Is Submission ‘In the Lord’? Colossians 3:18–21, Part 4
October 31, 2023 10:00 - 58.5 MB VideoWives who trust the Lord are fearless. How does this confidence in Christ affect how they relate to their earthly husbands?
The Design of Creation for Man and Woman: Colossians 3:18–21, Part 3
October 29, 2023 10:00 - 56.6 MB VideoGod saw his created order for marriage as good. What order did he intend, and why do godly women joyfully submit to their husbands?
A Wife’s Submission Is Fitting: Colossians 3:18–21, Part 2
October 27, 2023 10:00 - 49.7 MB VideoWhy should Christian wives submit to their husbands? What does it mean for a wife to submit to her husband “as is fitting in the Lord”?
Citizens of Heaven Still Have Earthly Families: Colossians 3:18–21, Part 1
October 24, 2023 10:00 - 40.9 MB VideoWe do not belong to this world, nor to the things of this world. How then shall we live out our time in this world?
Do Everything in the Name of King Jesus: Colossians 3:15–17, Part 4
October 22, 2023 10:00 - 49.7 MB VideoHow we speak and act reflects something about our King. What tangible effect has that had on your Christian life?
Songs Rich with the Word of Christ: Colossians 3:15–17, Part 3
October 20, 2023 10:00 - 71.5 MB VideoDoes it really matter if we sing in the Christian life or not? Could we really be spiritually stunted if we refuse to greet one another with songs?
How Does the Peace of Christ Rule? Colossians 3:15–17, Part 2
October 17, 2023 10:00 - 51.7 MB VideoEveryone lives by a rule. How can the “peace of Christ” rule in our hearts, homes, and communities?
Is Christian Peace in My Heart or in the Church? Colossians 3:15–17, Part 1
October 15, 2023 10:00 - 59 MB VideoPanic often prevents peace. In a world lacking calmness, what does it mean to be called to the peace of Christ?
How Does Love Bind Everything Together? Colossians 3:12–14, Part 4
October 13, 2023 10:00 - 53.6 MB VideoGod calls us to marvel at Christ’s love which forgives and renews us. How does this fascination functionally change how we live?
The Perplexities of Forgiving and Forbearing: Colossians 3:12–14, Part 3
October 10, 2023 10:00 - 69.2 MB VideoThe bite of others’ sin hurts more when repentance never comes. How do Christians become long-suffering in relationships?
Put on Bowels of Mercy: Colossians 3:12–14, Part 2
October 08, 2023 10:00 - 52 MB VideoYou need biblical bowels. What on earth are those, and how does a Christian embrace this unusual command?
Christian, You Are Chosen, Holy, Loved: Colossians 3:12–14, Part 1
October 06, 2023 10:00 - 53.5 MB VideoWhat difference does it make in our actual lives as Christians to know ourselves as chosen, holy, and loved by God?
The End of Ethnic Strife in the Church: Colossians 3:11
October 03, 2023 10:00 - 67.7 MB VideoThe alternative to ethnic strife that divides the world is a Christ-centered, Christ-empowered love that unites his people.
Develop a Radical Love for Truth: Colossians 3:5–10, Part 7
October 01, 2023 10:00 - 65.2 MB VideoIf we functionally replace God from the center of our lives with some other god, we cannot be people of the truth.
The Cravings Behind Our Anger: Colossians 3:5–10, Part 6
September 29, 2023 10:00 - 59.3 MB VideoAnger boils when our cravings are denied. The new man in Christ must put away all unrighteous anger and replace it with grateful joy.
Why Warn Saints About Wrath? Colossians 3:5–10, Part 5
September 26, 2023 10:00 - 48.1 MB VideoIf Christians are safe from God’s wrath, why does God warn them about it?
How to Put Sexual Immorality to Death: Colossians 3:5–10, Part 4
September 24, 2023 10:00 - 42.5 MB VideoHow do we gain victory over a sin that continually tempts us with the promise of pleasure?
What Is Sexual Immorality? Colossians 3:5–10, Part 3
September 22, 2023 10:00 - 53.3 MB VideoHow do we know what a biblical author means when he uses words that we almost never use?
Where Is the Spirit in Colossians? Colossians 3:5–10, Part 2
September 19, 2023 10:00 - 63.3 MB VideoPaul seems extremely shy to mention the Spirit in Colossians. He does so explicitly only once. Why might that be?
Kill What’s Killed, Renew What’s New: Colossians 3:5–10, Part 1
September 17, 2023 10:00 - 57 MB VideoWhen sinfulness remains and newness of life delays, how should Christians make sense of it all?
Relentlessly Seek Reality Above: Colossians 3:1–4, Part 8
September 15, 2023 10:00 - 56.6 MB VideoNothing on earth can compete with the worth of Christ, so we are called to seek him with all our hearts and minds.
Christ Is Coming in Glory: Colossians 3:1–4, Part 7
September 12, 2023 10:00 - 38.8 MB VideoGrace upon grace, resurrection from the dead, transformation into unimaginable glory, and the unceasing company of our Lord — can you imagine?
Your Life Is Hidden with Christ in God: Colossians 3:1–4, Part 6
September 10, 2023 10:00 - 52.4 MB VideoOne day we will all shine like the sun. What will our now-hidden lives look like on that day?
Christ Is Your Life: Colossians 3:1–4, Part 5
September 08, 2023 10:00 - 42.8 MB VideoChrist is our life now, but how do we experience that life? Scripture illuminates how this life flows to Christians through faith.
Seated at the Right Hand of God: Colossians 3:1–4, Part 4
September 05, 2023 10:00 - 45 MB VideoWhy is it significant that Jesus sits at the right hand of God? Exult in the current physical location of Christ.
Christian, You Have Been Raised! Colossians 3:1–4, Part 3
September 03, 2023 10:00 - 41.8 MB VideoSatan entices us to believe that our sin defines us. How does unity with Christ forever change the way we battle that lie?
Christian, You Are Dead! Colossians 3:1–4, Part 2
September 01, 2023 10:00 - 50.5 MB VideoDeath precedes true life. Christ exemplifies this, and we follow in his footsteps. How should this change how we live?
Obedience Confirms Our Resurrection: Colossians 3:1–4, Part 1
August 29, 2023 10:00 - 61.3 MB VideoChrist calls his disciples to be doers of the word, not hearers only. How does our union with Christ relate to obeying his commands?
Self-Made Religion Is Useless: Colossians 2:20–23
August 27, 2023 10:00 - 49.9 MB VideoChristians have died to man-made worship and any religious effort that would try to commend them to God apart from Christ.
Why We Do Not Worship Angels: Colossians 2:18–19
August 25, 2023 10:00 - 54.8 MB VideoGod has provided one Mediator between God and man, and he is far greater than any heavenly or fallen angel.
Shadows of Christ, the Substance: Colossians 2:16–17
August 22, 2023 10:00 - 50.2 MB VideoIf Christianity is rooted in the Old Testament, why are Christians not keeping so much of what God commanded there?
How Did the Cross Defeat Satan? Colossians 2:13–15, Part 5
August 20, 2023 10:00 - 47.2 MB VideoThrough his crucifixion, Christ silenced the accuser, nullified the terror of death, and delivered sinners from the dominion of sin.
Can the Innocent Die for the Guilty? Colossians 2:13–15, Part 4
August 18, 2023 10:00 - 46.6 MB VideoDoes it satisfy the standards of God’s justice for an innocent one to die for the guilty?
The Gospel: Salvation by Substitution: Colossians 2:13–15, Part 3
August 15, 2023 10:00 - 56 MB VideoGod obliterates our record of debt by nailing it to the cross through the substitutionary death of Christ.
How Did God Make Us Alive? Colossians 2:13–15, Part 2
August 13, 2023 10:00 - 55.5 MB VideoThe plights of our sinful state — deadness, blindness, hardness, and inability — were all resolved decisively in the moment God made us alive.
How Dead Are We Before Christ? Colossians 2:13–15, Part 1
August 11, 2023 10:00 - 49 MB VideoDeath before life is the testimony of all who really live. Do you know how bleak things were before God brought you to life?
The Glorious Reality Baptism Reveals: Colossians 2:11–12, Part 3
August 08, 2023 10:00 - 43.7 MB VideoOur union with Christ in his death and resurrection should tangibly, observably define how we live in this world.
What Is a Circumcision Without Hands? Colossians 2:11–12, Part 2
August 06, 2023 10:00 - 49.4 MB VideoWhat is the body of the flesh, and how do you put it off? What exactly is cut away in this “circumcision of Christ”?
The Sign of Circumcision and Baptism: Colossians 2:11–12, Part 1
August 04, 2023 10:00 - 36.1 MB VideoChristians have received a circumcision that is “made without hands.” What is this circumcision, and what does it do?
Filled with the Head of All Authorities: Colossians 2:6–10, Part 4
August 01, 2023 10:00 - 54.8 MB VideoTo be filled in Christ is to possess the riches of his inexhaustible love, unsearchable wisdom, and unrivaled rule.
All Deity in Christ Bodily Now: Colossians 2:6–10, Part 3
July 30, 2023 10:00 - 55 MB VideoThe incarnation of the Son of God reveals any denigrating of the human body as a man-made, deceitful philosophy.
What Is Wrong with Philosophy? Colossians 2:6–10, Part 2
July 28, 2023 10:00 - 47.4 MB VideoChrist is the treasure chest of wisdom and knowledge. Any philosophy that would exclude him excludes Wisdom himself.