Look at the Book show

Look at the Book

Summary: Look 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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Podcasts:

 Titus 2:11–14: The Grace of God Appeared | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: Unknown

God’s grace didn’t appear in a note from heaven telling sinners not to worry about it. God’s grace came in the person of Jesus Christ.

 Genesis 50:16–21: Does God Rule over Sin? | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: Unknown

God rules over sin, but never sins. This truth does not come from John Piper’s ideals, but from the Bible.

 Acts 4:23–30: God Planned the Death of Jesus | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: Unknown

Where was God when the worst evil in history took place? Right where he’s always been: seated on his throne, ruling over all.

 Acts 4:23–30: Pray for Boldness | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: Unknown

The silent begin to speak, the timid become courageous, the army begins to march when the church prays for boldness.

 Acts 4:23–30: Sufferers Need a Sovereign God | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: Unknown

A sovereign God reigns over suffering. Therefore, we have a place to go for help, healing, and hope.

 Romans 15:18–21: Is Your Ambition in Life Christian? | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: Unknown

We all must decide how we are going to fill the hours of our week. But how do we know what to commit to?

 Romans 15:18–21: How God Uses Missionaries | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: Unknown

Missions exists because God’s glory deserves global recognition.

 Philippians 3:1–3: Has Your Belly Become Your God? | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: Unknown

If Christ is not your treasure, you can search the whole globe and you will never find what you’re looking for.

 Philippians 3:1–3: Who You Are in Christ | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: Unknown

If you are in Christ, you have a new family, a new inheritance, a new identity.

 Philippians 3:1–2: Learn to Rejoice in Conflict | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: Unknown

Loving others will be costly, uncomfortable, and countercultural. But he gives more grace in our times of need.

 Philippians 3:1: How to Meditate on a Verse | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: Unknown

A culture of fast food and insta-everything has nearly made biblical meditation extinct.

 Colossians 1:19–20: Will Everyone Be Saved Eventually? | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: Unknown

Does the Bible teach that atheists, members of other religions, and others who never followed Christ will be saved in the end?

 Philippians 2:25–30: God Measures All Our Sorrows | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: Unknown

We have no promise that our sorrows will go away. But we have the promise that God will give us grace to make it through.

 Philippians 2:25–30: Risk Yourself for the Sake of Others | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: Unknown

Many of us desire to genuinely love others better than we do now. But are we willing to pay the price?

 Philippians 2:25–30: How to Make Decisions Biblically | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: Unknown

Most of the decisions we make in life are not based upon direct commands from the Bible. But that does not mean we cannot make biblically informed, wise decisions.

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