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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Don’t We Still Wrestle with Flesh and Blood? Ephesians 6:10–13, Part 4
April 14, 2022 10:00 - 56.1 MB VideoOur battles in life are not merely against human opposition. Behind any person is a greater enemy: the prince of the power of the air.
Christian Life as Supernatural Combat: Ephesians 6:10–13, Part 3
April 12, 2022 10:00 - 58.3 MB VideoThe word of God is clear: we are at war, however peaceful our lives may otherwise feel. Are you prepared for battle?
How Are We Empowered with God’s Power? Ephesians 6:10–13, Part 2
April 09, 2022 10:00 - 55.6 MB VideoHow can we draw strength for everyday life from God’s almighty power?
From Supernatural Enemies to Triumphant Standing: Ephesians 6:10–13, Part 1
April 07, 2022 10:00 - 47.8 MB VideoDo you live with armor on? If you’re a Christian, you need to wear God’s armor, because you do not wrestle with mere flesh and blood.
What Is Slavery Like Without Threatening? Ephesians 6:5–9, Part 6
April 05, 2022 10:00 - 71.1 MB VideoWhat does it mean that masters are to stop their threatening? And how did that revolutionize the slave-master relationship?
Should We Be Motivated by Degrees of Reward? Ephesians 6:5–9, Part 5
April 02, 2022 10:00 - 92.9 MB VideoHow could heaven be perfect and yet some people get more (or less) rewards? How could there be degrees in perfection?
Every Christian Serving with the Whole Soul: Ephesians 6:5–9, Part 4
March 31, 2022 10:00 - 67.1 MB VideoTrue Christian love and service spring from within. People-pleasers may sometimes serve, but not from the heart.
Does the New Testament Legitimize Slavery? Ephesians 6:5–9, Part 3
March 29, 2022 10:00 - 33.4 MB VideoDoes the Bible condone slavery?
Can Slaves of Christ Have Another Master? Ephesians 6:5–9, Part 2
March 26, 2022 10:00 - 64.6 MB VideoThe apostle’s words to slaves commanding them to obey their earthly masters apply to all of us — but how?
Let All Earthly Obedience Be Obedience to Christ: Ephesians 6:5–9, Part 1
March 24, 2022 10:00 - 51.1 MB VideoWhat can we learn about the lordship of Jesus Christ when we consider the relationship between slaves and masters in the early church?
Fathers, Aim at Trusting, Obedient, Happy Children: Ephesians 6:1–4, Part 2
March 22, 2022 10:00 - 63.3 MB VideoFathers, have compassion on your children. Do not provoke them to anger. Be firm in discipline and instruction, but don’t break them.
Do Obedient Children Always Live Long? Ephesians 6:1–4, Part 1
March 19, 2022 10:00 - 79.9 MB VideoIf a child professes faith in Christ and honors his mother and father, yet dies at a young age, has the promise of God failed?
Should Wives Fear Their Husbands? Ephesians 5:31–33, Part 3
March 17, 2022 10:00 - 59.5 MB VideoWhat does it mean when Paul writes, “Let the wife see that she fears her husband”?
How Great Is the Mystery of Marriage? Ephesians 5:31–33, Part 2
March 15, 2022 10:00 - 53.6 MB VideoIn a culture that downplays and undermines marriage, we need to know why marriage is worth protecting and cultivating.
What Does It Mean to Become One Flesh? Ephesians 5:31–33, Part 1
March 12, 2022 11:00 - 59.6 MB VideoWhat does it mean that a husband and wife are “one flesh”? Is it only a reference to sexual intimacy?
What Does a Husband’s Headship Mean? Ephesians 5:25–31, Part 8
March 10, 2022 11:00 - 49.5 MB VideoWhat does it mean for a husband to be a “head” of a household? At least eight things.
Is Christ Selfish to Die for His Own Joy? Ephesians 5:25–31, Part 7
March 08, 2022 11:00 - 94.7 MB VideoDoes it undermine love to have self-interest as a main motivation in caring for others?
First the Church, Then Marriage Follows: Ephesians 5:25–31, Part 6
March 05, 2022 11:00 - 76.6 MB VideoThe model for the first marriage was modeled after Jesus and his bride; not vice versa. This is the meaning of marriage.
The Purpose of Election Is a Church Beautified: Ephesians 5:25–31, Part 5
March 03, 2022 11:00 - 69.8 MB VideoWhat did it mean for Christ to wash the church in water with the word?
How Paul Motivates Impossible Love in Marriage: Ephesians 5:25–31, Part 4
March 01, 2022 11:00 - 67.8 MB VideoThe best way for a man to pursue more joy for himself in his marriage is to make it his business to give her all he can of Christ.
What Is Peculiar About Married Love? Ephesians 5:25–31, Part 3
February 26, 2022 11:00 - 53.8 MB VideoWhat makes marriage unique among all human relationships? God has made a husband and wife one flesh.
How Did the Divine Husband Love His Wife? Ephesians 5:25–31, Part 2
February 24, 2022 11:00 - 56.4 MB VideoHow did Jesus, the divine Husband, love his wife? He gave himself for her.
Christ Loved Himself in Loving the Church: Ephesians 5:25–31, Part 1
February 22, 2022 11:00 - 61.6 MB VideoHusbands, don’t settle for imitating the best human husband you can find. Love your wife as the Lord Jesus loved his bride, the church.
Finite, Sinful Headship in Marriage: Ephesians 5:22–24, Part 7
February 19, 2022 11:00 - 40 MB VideoJesus is the perfect leader, the perfect supplier, the perfect protector. How could an imperfect husband possibly imitate him?
How Is Christ Head of the Church? Ephesians 5:22–24, Part 6
February 17, 2022 11:00 - 46.7 MB VideoWhy is the husband called the “head” of the wife? What does the word mean biblically?
Why Aren’t Pre-Fall Adam and Eve the Model for Marriage? Ephesians 5:22–24, Part 5
February 15, 2022 11:00 - 59.3 MB VideoIf Adam and Eve were married and without sin before the fall, why are they not our primary model for Christian marriage today?
Submissively Not Following a Husband: Ephesians 5:22–24, Part 4
February 12, 2022 11:00 - 59.4 MB VideoWhat does it mean that the wife is called to submit to her husband “in everything”?
Wives, Submit ‘As to the Lord’: Ephesians 5:22–24, Part 3
February 10, 2022 11:00 - 66.1 MB VideoWhat does it mean for a Christian wife to submit to her husband “as to the Lord”?
Factors Feeding a Wife’s Submission: Ephesians 5:22–24, Part 2
February 08, 2022 11:00 - 54 MB VideoWives take their cues from the church as she submits to the Lord. Husbands take their cues from Christ as he loves the church.
The Most Glorious Relationship Among Humans: Ephesians 5:22–24, Part 1
February 05, 2022 11:00 - 55.3 MB VideoWhat makes marriage the most glorious relationship on earth? Because it is uniquely modeled on the relationship between Christ and his church.
The Sweet Experience of Fearing Christ: Ephesians 5:15–21, Part 9
February 03, 2022 11:00 - 64.6 MB VideoOur fear of Christ is not only a fear. We do fear him, but we also trust him and love him and delight in him.
Submit to One Another, Full of the Spirit: Ephesians 5:15–21, Part 8
February 01, 2022 11:00 - 65.6 MB VideoHow do we count others better than ourselves, even when we might be more gifted than they are?
Give Thanks for Everything — Really? Ephesians 5:15–21, Part 7
January 29, 2022 11:00 - 66.6 MB VideoGod does not command us to give thanks for some things, or even most things, but for all things. How could we do that?
How to Be Filled with the Holy Spirit: Ephesians 5:15–21, Part 6
January 27, 2022 11:00 - 63.8 MB VideoHow do we obey the passive command to be filled with the Holy Spirit?
Sing! Sing! Sing! — To Each Other and the Lord: Ephesians 5:15–21, Part 5
January 25, 2022 11:00 - 70.1 MB VideoWhen we gather together, we not only sing to God. We sing to one another in order to build one another up.
The Root Problem with Drunkenness: Ephesians 5:15–21, Part 4
January 22, 2022 11:00 - 67.3 MB VideoDrunkenness is anti-living. It wastes time. It wastes wisdom. It wastes our ability to honor the Lord.
Don’t Let Evil Days Make You Stupid: Ephesians 5:15–21, Part 3
January 20, 2022 11:00 - 70 MB VideoWe live in evil days. Therefore, walk wisely, purchase time, and seek to understand the will of God.
Be Shrewd and Buy Up Time: Ephesians 5:15–21, Part 2
January 18, 2022 11:00 - 63.7 MB VideoDo you just let life happen to you, or do you pray, do you plan, do you act, do you consider how you spend your time?
How Does Gratitude Serve the Will of God? Ephesians 5:15–21, Part 1
January 15, 2022 11:00 - 59.4 MB VideoAre you a thankful person? When we are truly filled by the Spirit, we increasingly give thanks for everything.
How to Speak to the Spiritually Dead: Ephesians 5:8–14, Part 8
January 13, 2022 11:00 - 75.1 MB VideoGod uses our voice to do the impossible. He sends us to open the eyes of the spiritually dead through our words.
What Kind of Speech Is Shameful? Ephesians 5:8–14, Part 7
January 11, 2022 11:00 - 83.1 MB VideoHow do you confront and expose works of darkness without speaking in ways that dishonor Christ?
How Do We Expose Works of Darkness? Ephesians 5:8–14, Part 6
January 08, 2022 11:00 - 76.5 MB VideoTo expose unfruitful works of darkness means the uncomfortable work of confronting them, rebuking them, and showing them to be wrong.
Can Imperfect Christians Please the Lord? Ephesians 5:8–14, Part 5
January 06, 2022 11:00 - 54.9 MB VideoIs it true that we are so sinful that nothing we can do could please the Lord?
The All-Nourishing Fruit of Light: Ephesians 5:8–14, Part 4
January 04, 2022 11:00 - 57.5 MB VideoThe lifestyle of those who walk in light is full of fruit and goodness. The lifestyle of those who walk in darkness is barren and full of evil.
How Being Becomes Doing: Ephesians 5:8–14, Part 3
January 01, 2022 11:00 - 54.7 MB VideoAll the effort of holiness flows from the new birth, the new heart. If you reverse the order, you don’t have Christianity; you have legalism.
What Makes Christianity Different as a Religion? Ephesians 5:8–14, Part 2
December 30, 2021 11:00 - 54.4 MB VideoOnce we were lost in darkness as children of darkness. But now, we are light in the Lord. Therefore, walk as children of light.
A New Argument for How to Live: Ephesians 5:8–14, Part 1
December 28, 2021 11:00 - 61.9 MB VideoHow do you think of yourself? If you are in Christ, do you consider that he already calls you “light” in the Lord?
How to Escape the Coming Wrath of God: Ephesians 5:3–7, Part 6
December 25, 2021 11:00 - 56.5 MB VideoNo one is justified because they stayed sexually pure. But no one inherits the kingdom of God while living a sexually impure life.
How Does Thankfulness Clean Up the Mouth? Ephesians 5:3–7, Part 5
December 23, 2021 11:00 - 63.9 MB VideoFoolish talk, crude joking, and shameful speech have no place to grow when our communities are filled with explicit thankfulness to God.
How Is Something Not Proper for Saints? Ephesians 5:3–7, Part 4
December 21, 2021 11:00 - 58.5 MB VideoThe apostle Paul rarely, if ever, calls believers “Christians,” but he often calls us “saints.” What does the name mean?