Desiring God

Look at the Book

Religion EN ↓ 995 episodes

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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Desiring God

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Religion

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www.desiringgod.org

Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

The Widest, Longest, Highest, Deepest Love: Ephesians 3:14–19, Part 7 Video 10.07.2021

Go wide with Christ, go long with Christ, go high with Christ, go deep with Christ. Ask God to immerse you in the love of Christ.

Why Pray for Christ to Dwell in Believers? Ephesians 3:14–19, Part 6 Video 06.07.2021

If every Christian already has the Spirit of God, why does Paul pray that the Spirit would dwell in believers’ hearts through faith?

How Are We Strengthened Through the Spirit? Ephesians 3:14–19, Part 5 Video 03.07.2021

The strength we need for the Christian life is not a strength we possess naturally. We need to be strengthened in the inner man through the Spirit.

What Are the Riches of the Glory of God? Ephesians 3:14–19, Part 4 Video 29.06.2021

How do you determine what a phrase like “the riches of his glory” might mean? Join John Piper as he walks through how he draws truth and reality out of Scripture.

How Can We Experience the Fullness of God? Ephesians 3:14–19, Part 3 Video 26.06.2021

O God, give us strength to comprehend the fullness of your love, that we might be filled with your fullness.

The Family of God in Heaven and on Earth: Ephesians 3:14–19, Part 2 Video 22.06.2021

Believers everywhere and throughout time are a new family called by a new name: children of God.

Why Does Paul Pray After Teaching? Ephesians 3:14–19, Part 1 Video 19.06.2021

Prayer comes before and after teaching because God must reveal the truth to us for doctrine to have any lasting effect on us.

How Does Affliction Become a Glory? Ephesians 3:7–13, Part 9 Video 15.06.2021

When a man of God goes to be with the Lord, he is not to be pitied. We can rejoice for him as a man who made it home.

Confident Access to God in Christ: Ephesians 3:7–13, Part 8 Video 12.06.2021

How do we increase our joy in the access we have to our holy God? Through increasing our faith in the crucified Christ.

Even Demons Are Part of God’s Plan: Ephesians 3:7–13, Part 7 Video 08.06.2021

Nothing that transpired in history as part of God’s saving plan was decided within history. Whatever happens now was planned long ago.

The Church Puts Demons to Shame: Ephesians 3:7–13, Part 6 Video 05.06.2021

As the church preaches the gospel, demons are forced to watch and relive the glory of God’s triumph over evil.

What Does the Word ‘Church’ Mean? Ephesians 3:7–13, Part 5 Video 01.06.2021

We use the word “church” over and over in the Christian life, but what exactly does the word really mean?

A Plan No Mere Man Can Accomplish: Ephesians 3:7–13, Part 4 Video 29.05.2021

Preaching, reading, thinking, praying can only get us so far. God must open eyes, awaken souls, enlighten minds, and answer prayer.

What Are the Unsearchable Riches of Christ? Ephesians 3:7–13, Part 3 Video 25.05.2021

That the riches of Christ are unsearchable means that heaven will never become boring — that joy in God will never end.

The Chief of Sinners Made a Minister: Ephesians 3:7–13, Part 2 Video 22.05.2021

We need grace to be saved, and to be kept saved. We need power to be made alive, and continual power to be kept alive.

Gospel Ministry Before Angels and Demons: Ephesians 3:7–13, Part 1 Video 18.05.2021

The wonder of the cosmos is how wicked men can boldly approach the throne of the Holy One.

Why Christians Care About Reading Well: Ephesians 3:1–6, Part 4 Video 15.05.2021

Reading is essential in the Christian life. But not just any reading will do. We must be good readers because God wrote a book.

Did the Old Testament Hint Gentile Inclusion? Ephesians 3:1–6, Part 3 Video 11.05.2021

Were men like the apostle Peter wrong to question the inclusion of the Gentiles in God’s people? Was it hinted in the Old Testament?

Does “Mystery” Mean Beyond Understanding? Ephesians 3:1–6, Part 2 Video 08.05.2021

The great mystery revealed to Paul was that the Gentiles, former enemies of God, would be brought near by the blood of Christ.

Why Prison Did Not Discourage Paul: Ephesians 3:1–6, Part 1 Video 04.05.2021

The apostle Paul so believed in the goodness of God that when he suffered and was imprisoned for Christ, he counted it all as grace.

The Nations Are Becoming the Dwelling of God: Ephesians 2:19–22, Part 3 Video 01.05.2021

Do you hunger to be with God’s people? God is experienced in our gatherings in ways he cannot be experienced alone.

Are New Testament Prophets Foundational to the Church? Ephesians 2:19–22, Part 2 Video 27.04.2021

Are there still prophets today? And how did the prophets function alongside the apostles in the early church?

Gentiles Are Full Citizens of Israel: Ephesians 2:19–22, Part 1 Video 24.04.2021

What exactly is the relationship between Israel in the old covenant and the church in the new?

Access to God Is “in the Spirit”: Ephesians 2:14–18, Part 6 Video 20.04.2021

We lived in fear that we would face the God of wrath in our sin, until Christ came and died so that we might call God, “Father.”

The Crescendo of Our Peace with God: Ephesians 2:14–18, Part 5 Video 17.04.2021

The crescendo of our salvation is that, together with the rest of God’s people, we have God as our Father.

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