All the Fullness of God in Christ: Colossians 1:19–20, Part 1
The central truths of the gospel of reconciliation are bound up in the mystery of the Trinity.
Jun 20, 2023
Look at the Book
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.
Episodes
Entranced by the Supremacy of Christ: Colossians 1:15–18, Part 3
The one who humbly stoops to save his people is the infinitely supreme Creator and Upholder of all things.
Jun 18, 2023
Christ Created All Things to Display Christ: Colossians 1:15–18, Part 2
God created all things through the Son so that all might know the beauty and glory and supremacy of the Son.
Jun 16, 2023
How Is Jesus the Firstborn of Creation? Colossians 1:15–18, Part 1
When Scripture calls Jesus “the firstborn of creation,” he doesn’t mean firstborn as part of creation.
Jun 13, 2023
How Do We Become the Redeemed? Colossians 1:13–14, Part 3
Through faith, Christians are delivered from bondage to Satan and transferred to the kingdom of the Son.
Jun 11, 2023
How Did Jesus Free Us from Satan? Colossians 1:13–14, Part 2
At the cross, Satan’s one weapon of damnation is taken away. Jesus’s sacrifice cancels our record of debt.
Jun 09, 2023
Delivered from Satanic Authority: Colossians 1:13–14, Part 1
To be a Christian means God delivered you from the rule of Satan to live under the rule of God’s beloved Son.
Jun 06, 2023
God Qualifies Us for Eternal Light: Colossians 1:9–12, Part 9
The Father has mercifully and freely adopted us into his family and placed us in the bright kingdom of his Son.
Jun 04, 2023
Strengthened Through Joy for Endurance: Colossians 1:9–12, Part 8
What produces the kind of strength we need to patiently and joyfully endure? The glory of God.
Jun 02, 2023
Knowing God by Bearing Fruit: Colossians 1:9–12, Part 7
The good works God brings about through our lives are a means he uses to increase our knowledge of him.
May 30, 2023
How Does Our Walking Please God? Colossians 1:9–12, Part 6
How does one walk in a manner worthy of the Lord? Value him in your work, in your play, in your worship.
May 27, 2023
How Are We Filled with the Knowledge of God’s Will? Colossians 1:9–12, Part 5
How can I know God’s will for my life? How can I live a life pleasing to him in everything I do?
May 25, 2023
Does Paul Pray for Perfection in This Life? Colossians 1:9–12, Part 4
Pray for fellow believers that they might grow in Christian maturity, that is, that they would know God’s will and walk in a manner pleasing to him.
May 23, 2023
God’s Will of Decree and Decree of Command: Colossians 1:9–12, Part 3
Understanding all the Bible says about God’s will requires one to think in two categories: the sovereign will of God and the moral will of God.
May 20, 2023
Partnering with God in a Thousand Prayers: Colossians 1:9–12, Part 2
Through prayer, we participate in God’s ongoing work of strengthening the saints and bringing them to full maturity.
May 18, 2023
Doctrinal Prayer, Prayerful Doctrine: Colossians 1:9–12, Part 1
Prayer and careful thinking about God aren’t separate activities. Prayer should precede theology; theology should inform prayer.
May 16, 2023
Does Faith or the Spirit Produce Love? Colossians 1:3–8, Part 8
Faith in the promises of God overflows in love toward others by the gracious working of the Spirit in the heart.
May 13, 2023
The Global Impact of the Gospel: Colossians 1:3–8, Part 7
The gospel is not static. It increasingly advances throughout the world and grows in the heart of believers.
May 11, 2023
Six Aspects of the Glorious Gospel: Colossians 1:3–8, Part 6
A gospel presentation that stops at the forgiveness of sins has missed the ultimate aim of the gospel, namely full and forever joy in God himself.
May 09, 2023
The Gospel Is the Word of Truth: Colossians 1:3–8, Part 5
The gospel is not just a truth to know, but a truth to be embraced and loved and taught and proclaimed.
May 06, 2023
Hope Awakens Faith and Faith Awakens Love: Colossians 1:3–8, Part 4
Faith that truly embraces the hope laid up in heaven reveals itself through good works that are done in love.
May 04, 2023
How Does a Future Hope Awaken Faith Now? Colossians 1:3–8, Part 3
Moses could renounce the pleasures of Egypt because of his coming reward. In the same way, Christians reject the world and put all our hope in Christ.
May 02, 2023
What Is Our Hope Laid Up in Heaven? Colossians 1:3–8, Part 2
Our hope laid up in heaven includes forgiveness of sins, a dwelling in the kingdom of Christ, and an inheritance in light.
Apr 29, 2023
We Are Not Sons of God Like Jesus Is: Colossians 1:3–8, Part 1
Jesus’s sonship is not like ours. All the benefits we enjoy as sons come to us through the only-begotten, eternal Son of the Father.
Apr 27, 2023
If God Is Your Father, Grace Flows Continually: Colossians 1:1–2, Part 5
The people who have God as their Father are the recipients of his inheritance, namely, boundless grace and perfect peace.
Apr 25, 2023
Productive Imprisonment and Beloved Partners: Colossians 1:1–2, Part 4
Prison, for the apostle, was not a time for pity parties, but for productive labor on behalf of local churches.
Apr 22, 2023
What Does It Mean to Be a Saint? Colossians 1:1–2, Part 3
Every believer is someone who has already been made holy through his union with Christ by faith.
Apr 20, 2023
The Relational Authenticity and Wisdom of Paul: Colossians 1:1–2, Part 2
The apostle mentions his fellow ministers, in part, to show how important relational dynamics are in the exercise of Christian authority.
Apr 18, 2023
A Persecutor of Christians Was Made an Apostle: Colossians 1:1–2, Part 1
What we read in the apostles is not mere human wisdom, but wisdom taught by the Spirit.
Apr 15, 2023
How Would You Summarize 2 Thessalonians? 2 Thessalonians 3:16–18, Part 2
How might you summarize Paul’s second letter to the Thessalonians? In this lab, Pastor John makes an attempt.
Apr 13, 2023