How Not to Break Your Child’s Spirit: Colossians 3:18–21, Part 7
Fathers, do not discourage your children with excessive demands. Instead, encourage your kids by teaching them to hope in God.
Nov 07, 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
Children, Obey Your Parents! Colossians 3:18–21, Part 6
Why should parents diligently teach their children to obey? Because the Lord takes delight in the glad-hearted obedience of children.
Nov 05, 2023
Husbands, Love Your Wives! Colossians 3:18–21, Part 5
What does it mean for a husband to become embittered toward his wife? How can we overcome such bitterness?
Nov 03, 2023
What Is Submission ‘In the Lord’? Colossians 3:18–21, Part 4
Wives who trust the Lord are fearless. How does this confidence in Christ affect how they relate to their earthly husbands?
Oct 31, 2023
The Design of Creation for Man and Woman: Colossians 3:18–21, Part 3
God saw his created order for marriage as good. What order did he intend, and why do godly women joyfully submit to their husbands?
Oct 29, 2023
A Wife’s Submission Is Fitting: Colossians 3:18–21, Part 2
Why should Christian wives submit to their husbands? What does it mean for a wife to submit to her husband “as is fitting in the Lord”?
Oct 27, 2023
Citizens of Heaven Still Have Earthly Families: Colossians 3:18–21, Part 1
We do not belong to this world, nor to the things of this world. How then shall we live out our time in this world?
Oct 24, 2023
Do Everything in the Name of King Jesus: Colossians 3:15–17, Part 4
How we speak and act reflects something about our King. What tangible effect has that had on your Christian life?
Oct 22, 2023
Songs Rich with the Word of Christ: Colossians 3:15–17, Part 3
Does it really matter if we sing in the Christian life or not? Could we really be spiritually stunted if we refuse to greet one another with songs?
Oct 20, 2023
How Does the Peace of Christ Rule? Colossians 3:15–17, Part 2
Everyone lives by a rule. How can the “peace of Christ” rule in our hearts, homes, and communities?
Oct 17, 2023
Is Christian Peace in My Heart or in the Church? Colossians 3:15–17, Part 1
Panic often prevents peace. In a world lacking calmness, what does it mean to be called to the peace of Christ?
Oct 15, 2023
How Does Love Bind Everything Together? Colossians 3:12–14, Part 4
God calls us to marvel at Christ’s love which forgives and renews us. How does this fascination functionally change how we live?
Oct 13, 2023
The Perplexities of Forgiving and Forbearing: Colossians 3:12–14, Part 3
The bite of others’ sin hurts more when repentance never comes. How do Christians become long-suffering in relationships?
Oct 10, 2023
Put on Bowels of Mercy: Colossians 3:12–14, Part 2
You need biblical bowels. What on earth are those, and how does a Christian embrace this unusual command?
Oct 08, 2023
Christian, You Are Chosen, Holy, Loved: Colossians 3:12–14, Part 1
What difference does it make in our actual lives as Christians to know ourselves as chosen, holy, and loved by God?
Oct 06, 2023
The End of Ethnic Strife in the Church: Colossians 3:11
The alternative to ethnic strife that divides the world is a Christ-centered, Christ-empowered love that unites his people.
Oct 03, 2023
Develop a Radical Love for Truth: Colossians 3:5–10, Part 7
If we functionally replace God from the center of our lives with some other god, we cannot be people of the truth.
Oct 01, 2023
The Cravings Behind Our Anger: Colossians 3:5–10, Part 6
Anger boils when our cravings are denied. The new man in Christ must put away all unrighteous anger and replace it with grateful joy.
Sep 29, 2023
Why Warn Saints About Wrath? Colossians 3:5–10, Part 5
If Christians are safe from God’s wrath, why does God warn them about it?
Sep 26, 2023
How to Put Sexual Immorality to Death: Colossians 3:5–10, Part 4
How do we gain victory over a sin that continually tempts us with the promise of pleasure?
Sep 24, 2023
What Is Sexual Immorality? Colossians 3:5–10, Part 3
How do we know what a biblical author means when he uses words that we almost never use?
Sep 22, 2023
Where Is the Spirit in Colossians? Colossians 3:5–10, Part 2
Paul seems extremely shy to mention the Spirit in Colossians. He does so explicitly only once. Why might that be?
Sep 19, 2023
Kill What’s Killed, Renew What’s New: Colossians 3:5–10, Part 1
When sinfulness remains and newness of life delays, how should Christians make sense of it all?
Sep 17, 2023
Relentlessly Seek Reality Above: Colossians 3:1–4, Part 8
Nothing on earth can compete with the worth of Christ, so we are called to seek him with all our hearts and minds.
Sep 15, 2023
Christ Is Coming in Glory: Colossians 3:1–4, Part 7
Grace upon grace, resurrection from the dead, transformation into unimaginable glory, and the unceasing company of our Lord — can you imagine?
Sep 12, 2023
Your Life Is Hidden with Christ in God: Colossians 3:1–4, Part 6
One day we will all shine like the sun. What will our now-hidden lives look like on that day?
Sep 10, 2023
Christ Is Your Life: Colossians 3:1–4, Part 5
Christ is our life now, but how do we experience that life? Scripture illuminates how this life flows to Christians through faith.
Sep 08, 2023
Seated at the Right Hand of God: Colossians 3:1–4, Part 4
Why is it significant that Jesus sits at the right hand of God? Exult in the current physical location of Christ.
Sep 05, 2023
Christian, You Have Been Raised! Colossians 3:1–4, Part 3
Satan entices us to believe that our sin defines us. How does unity with Christ forever change the way we battle that lie?
Sep 03, 2023
Christian, You Are Dead! Colossians 3:1–4, Part 2
Death precedes true life. Christ exemplifies this, and we follow in his footsteps. How should this change how we live?
Sep 01, 2023