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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Sexual Immorality Is Not Even to Be Named: Ephesians 5:3–7, Part 3
December 18, 2021 11:00 - 57.6 MB VideoWhat does it mean that sexual immorality should not even be named among Christians?
How Is Covetousness the Root of Sexual Idolatry? Ephesians 5:3–7, Part 2
December 16, 2021 11:00 - 54.5 MB VideoIf Christ is not the King of your heart on earth, he will not be the King that satisfies your heart for all eternity.
Should Saints Be Warned About Wrath? Ephesians 5:3–7, Part 1
December 14, 2021 11:00 - 64 MB VideoThose marked by sexual immorality, impurity, and covetousness will not inherit the kingdom of God. Are such warnings aimed at Christians?
Was God Pleased with the One He Cursed? Ephesians 5:1–2, Part 3
December 11, 2021 11:00 - 48.8 MB VideoIf the Father crushed the Son on our behalf, could he also be pleased with his Son while he died?
Christian Love Is Sacrificial Love: Ephesians 5:1–2, Part 2
December 09, 2021 11:00 - 52.2 MB VideoLoving others as Christ loved us is not a safe or convenient enterprise. It is a sacrificial love that bleeds.
The Effects of Being Greatly Loved by God: Ephesians 5:1–2, Part 1
December 07, 2021 11:00 - 61.2 MB VideoThe love of God is too great to leave us as we were. Anyone who has experienced the love of God has been transformed by the love of God.
Can You Forgive Those Who Do Not Repent? Ephesians 4:30–32, Part 5
December 04, 2021 11:00 - 61.6 MB VideoCan you forgive someone who doesn’t repent of doing you any wrong? Can there be real forgiveness?
How Do the Easily Angered Become Tender? Ephesians 4:30–32, Part 4
December 02, 2021 11:00 - 57.9 MB VideoIf you are a Christian, you are a new person. You are not what you were. You are fundamentally, profoundly, deeply new.
The Fruit and Root of Bitterness: Ephesians 4:30–32, Part 3
November 30, 2021 11:00 - 48 MB VideoWhenever we get hurt, we become vulnerable to bitterness. But God calls us to be kind, tenderhearted, and forgiving.
How Does the Spirit Seal Us for Eternity? Ephesians 4:30–32, Part 2
November 27, 2021 11:00 - 59.1 MB VideoGod seals us with his Holy Spirit to ensure we make it home. And this sealing by the Spirit leads to a life of love on earth.
Is God Above Being Grieved? Ephesians 4:30–32, Part 1
November 25, 2021 11:00 - 79.4 MB VideoWhat does it mean that God can be grieved? Isn’t he unable to feel human feelings?
Giving Grace with Our Mouths: Ephesians 4:25–29, Part 8
November 23, 2021 11:00 - 44 MB VideoKeep your eyes on fellow Christians. Are they worn out, discouraged, downcast? Ask God for an upbuilding word.
What Is the Christian Alternative to Stealing? Ephesians 4:25–29, Part 7
November 20, 2021 11:00 - 73.7 MB VideoWhat does stealing reveal about our hearts? It shows a lack of love for people and a lack of contentment in the Lord.
How Not to Go to Bed Angry: Ephesians 4:25–29, Part 6
November 18, 2021 11:00 - 71.6 MB VideoFalling asleep with anger is an invitation to the devil to sow bitterness into your life and relationships.
How Does Anger Give Place to the Devil? Ephesians 4:25–29, Part 5
November 16, 2021 11:00 - 58.8 MB VideoGoing to bed angry is dangerous. It invites bitterness into your life, but more than that, it invites the devil.
Does ‘Be Angry!’ Mean, ‘Make Sure You’re Angry’? Ephesians 4:25–29, Part 4
November 13, 2021 11:00 - 71 MB VideoWhen Paul says, “Be angry, and do not sin,” does that mean we should be angry?
Don’t Lie to Christians, Because They Are You: Ephesians 4:25–29, Part 3
November 11, 2021 11:00 - 63.4 MB VideoHe who loves the church loves himself because he’s a part of the church. Take care how you love your fellow members in Christ.
Christian, Be Passionately Speaking Truth: Ephesians 4:25–29, Part 2
November 09, 2021 11:00 - 52.5 MB VideoIf you don’t love the truth, you don’t love the gospel. If you love the gospel, you will love being a truthful person.
Take Off the Old Uniform, Put On the New: Ephesians 4:25–29, Part 1
November 06, 2021 10:00 - 64.3 MB VideoChrist does not simply tell us to put off our old lives. He tells us to put on his character.
Renewed in the Spirit of Our Mind: Ephesians 4:17–24, Part 9
November 04, 2021 10:00 - 70.6 MB VideoOur minds must have more than new ideas to be made new. It must have a new inclination, disposition, and ruling principle.
Deceit Shaped the Old Self: Ephesians 4:17–24, Part 8
November 02, 2021 10:00 - 58.9 MB VideoAre you still living according to your old sinful life? Put to death old desires and be transformed by truth in Christ.
How Does Truth Free Us from Sin? Ephesians 4:17–24, Part 7
October 30, 2021 10:00 - 59.9 MB VideoWhat can save us from our suicidal desires for sin? The truth as found in Christ.
Why New Clothes in Christ? Ephesians 4:17–24, Part 6
October 28, 2021 10:00 - 57.2 MB VideoThe Christian is not just one inwardly. We put on a new man, a new uniform, a new identity that others can see.
How Do We ‘Learn Christ’? Ephesians 4:17–24, Part 5
October 26, 2021 10:00 - 64.9 MB VideoWhat does it mean to learn Christ? And if you were studying Ephesians for yourself, how would you answer a question like that from the Bible?
What Happens to Desires Without God? Ephesians 4:17–24, Part 4
October 23, 2021 10:00 - 82.4 MB VideoThe heart that loses God as its greatest desire becomes a cauldron of desires for sensuality.
The Deepest Problem of Humanity: Ephesians 4:17–24, Part 3
October 21, 2021 10:00 - 62.4 MB VideoUnderneath every rejection of Christianity is a hardness of heart and rebellion of life.
What Is the Futility of the Human Mind? Ephesians 4:17–24, Part 2
October 19, 2021 10:00 - 57.1 MB VideoThe reason God gave us reason was so that we might know God. When we refuse knowledge of him, we are left with futility.
Christianity Is a Life to Be Lived: Ephesians 4:17–24, Part 1
October 16, 2021 10:00 - 79.2 MB VideoChristianity is not just a worldview to be believed in, but it is a way to live by.
Unity in Truth by Love (Overview): Ephesians 4:1–16
October 14, 2021 10:00 - 50 MB VideoThe church is the corporate representation of Christ to the world. This privilege is great, and the task of maturity is serious.
Who Lives in the Church? Ephesians 4:15–16, Part 3
October 12, 2021 10:00 - 60.3 MB VideoIn the church, the redeemed build one another up in love into the dwelling place of God.
The Body Makes the Body Grow: Ephesians 4:15–16, Part 2
October 09, 2021 10:00 - 55.5 MB VideoEvery part of the Church needs to function as God made us to function in order for the church to grow into maturity.
All Christians Speak Truth to Grow the Body: Ephesians 4:15–16, Part 1
October 07, 2021 10:00 - 55.6 MB VideoPastors and teachers are given to the church so that we might stop being children and grow up in Christ, so are you growing?
How Not to Be Childlike: Ephesians 4:11–14, Part 10
October 05, 2021 10:00 - 72.3 MB VideoImmaturity in the Christian life is often exposed by us being easily swayed by new and false teaching.
How Is the Church a Mature Man? Ephesians 4:11–14, Part 9
October 02, 2021 10:00 - 58.8 MB VideoIn order for the church to stand mature before God, each child of God needs to grow up into Christian maturity.
Why Do We Call Jesus the Son of God? Ephesians 4:11–14, Part 8
September 30, 2021 10:00 - 53.8 MB VideoWe often say that Jesus is the “Son of God,” but what exactly does that name mean?
Will We Find Unity Before Christ Comes? Ephesians 4:11–14, Part 7
September 28, 2021 10:00 - 54.2 MB VideoRight now, our faith is imperfect, our churches are imperfect, our love is imperfect. When Christ comes, the imperfect will be made perfect.
Unity in Truth Understood and Embraced: Ephesians 4:11–14, Part 6
September 25, 2021 10:00 - 63.6 MB VideoWhen we only unify over an intellectual assent to truth, we miss out on the true beauty and benefit of biblical unity.
How Do Saints Build the Body? Ephesians 4:11–14, Part 5
September 23, 2021 10:00 - 74.6 MB VideoWhen the pastors equip the saints and the saints do the work of ministry, the body of Christ builds itself up into maturity.
Who Are the Ministers in the Church? Ephesians 4:11–14, Part 4
September 21, 2021 10:00 - 62 MB VideoPastors have the challenging task of teaching and inspiring their people to maturity in the faith for the health of the church.
Does Christ Put Pastors in Specific Churches? Ephesians 4:11–14, Part 3
September 18, 2021 10:00 - 41.7 MB VideoIs there a call to the ministry? Does God still appoint pastors to specific local churches?
Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, and Teachers: Ephesians 4:11–14, Part 2
September 16, 2021 10:00 - 59.1 MB VideoApostles and prophets are different from evangelists, shepherds, and teachers. Do you know how?
Individualism and Solidarity in the Church: Ephesians 4:11–14, Part 1
September 14, 2021 10:00 - 60.6 MB VideoWho we each are in Christ, with our specific giftings, matters. And who we are as members of the wider church also matters. One does not cancel the other.
How Does Christ Fill All Things? Ephesians 4:7–10, Part 4
September 11, 2021 10:00 - 56 MB VideoChrist fills all things by dying and giving grace and gifts to his church. He is the head, and we are the body. As he reigns, so will we.
Did Jesus Descend into Hell? Ephesians 4:7–10, Part 3
September 09, 2021 10:00 - 56.5 MB VideoThe same Jesus that came to earth, lived, taught, died, and rose, is the same Jesus interceding for us now in heaven.
Was the Old Testament in Light of the New? Ephesians 4:7–10, Part 2
September 07, 2021 10:00 - 64 MB VideoWhen the Old Testament was written, was it written in light of what would be said in the New Testament?
How Will Diversity Not Destroy Oneness? Ephesians 4:7–10, Part 1
September 04, 2021 10:00 - 55.1 MB VideoGod gives different gifts in different measures to different people, and he gives them to unite us, not divide us.
We Have a Father over All: Ephesians 4:1–6, Part 13
September 02, 2021 10:00 - 59.9 MB VideoWe long to belong. We long to be secure. We long for purpose. We long for riches. And all of these are satisfied in God as our Father.
Hope Created the Spirit-Filled Body: Ephesians 4:1–6, Part 12
August 31, 2021 10:00 - 74 MB VideoWhat do you do when you are reading a tough text and not getting much help from commentaries? John Piper models his approach from Ephesians 4:1–6.
Keep the Unity That Cost Everything: Ephesians 4:1–6, Part 11
August 28, 2021 10:00 - 69 MB VideoWe must be eager to keep the unity that Christ purchased with his own blood.
Enduring One Another in Love: Ephesians 4:1–6, Part 10
August 24, 2021 10:00 - 54.6 MB VideoDo you have a quick temper? Do you get angry and find it hard to forgive? If Christ has saved you, he calls you to a long-suffering love.