Why Is Circumcision Such a Big Deal? Ephesians 2:11–13, Part 4
Why is circumcision, of all the different things that could have been, the sign of the covenant between God and Israel?
Mar 16, 2021
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
Recalling Hopelessness Can Serve Happiness: Ephesians 2:11–13, Part 3
Forever and always the banner of eternal life reads, “Salvation belongs to the Lord.” This fact will forever bring us low and lift our praises high.
Mar 13, 2021
Should We Leave Our Failures Behind? Ephesians 2:11–13, Part 2
The apostle Paul commands us to remember and to forget in his letters. When should we remember, and when should we forget?
Mar 09, 2021
Salvation Is for All — Through the Jews: Ephesians 2:11–13, Part 1
Jesus was not American, not African, not Asian, not European. The Messiah came as a Jew from the Jews, and that matters.
Mar 06, 2021
Your Good Works Are His Good Works: Ephesians 2:8–10, Part 5
In every good deed, God is active and working. Even our good works will ultimately be ascribed to the glory of God.
Mar 02, 2021
We Are the Workmanship of God: Ephesians 2:8–10, Part 4
In Christ, we get a new legal standing before the judgment seat of God and a new nature to live before men.
Feb 27, 2021
Freed from Wrath for a Life of Goodness: Ephesians 2:8–10, Part 3
Christ has not only saved us from the wrath of God, but transformed us and saved us from the sinful nature that destined us for that wrath.
Feb 23, 2021
The Good News of Obliterated Boasting: Ephesians 2:8–10, Part 2
God saves sinners by his grace alone to obliterate all human boasting in his presence. Is this good news for sinners?
Feb 20, 2021
Is Faith a Gift of God? Ephesians 2:8–10, Part 1
If I am commanded to believe the gospel, is faith something I create, or is it a gift of God?
Feb 16, 2021
What Is God’s Ultimate Goal Toward Us? Ephesians 2:4–7, Part 10
God’s purpose in saving his children is to show them his eternal kindness toward them in Christ forever.
Feb 13, 2021
Living the Miracle of New Life in Christ: Ephesians 2:4–7, Part 9
We embrace, delight in, receive, live in, experience the miracle of being remade in Christ through our faith.
Feb 09, 2021
Salvation Is the Decisive Work of God: Ephesians 2:4–7, Part 8
Without our consent, without our approval, without our say, God decided to save his own.
Feb 06, 2021
Were Saved, Are Saved, Will Be Saved: Ephesians 2:4–7, Part 7
God has saved us. God is saving us. God will save us. All are true. All are necessary. All are glorious.
Feb 02, 2021
Grace Intrudes on the Undeserving: Ephesians 2:4–7, Part 6
Grace loves to shine the brightest for the most undeserving and the most unable to save themselves.
Jan 30, 2021
What Is It Like to Be Made Alive? Ephesians 2:4–7, Part 5
Being alive to Christ is a real experience, just like being dead to God is a real experience. What is it like?
Jan 26, 2021
Does God Love Everyone in the Same Way? Ephesians 2:4–7, Part 4
Does God love everyone in the world? Does God care about both the elect and non-elect in the same way?
Jan 23, 2021
God Is Not Stingy with Mercy: Ephesians 2:4–7, Part 3
Where would we be today, or in a thousand years, if God were not rich in mercy?
Jan 19, 2021
Are You Amazed You Are a Christian? Ephesians 2:4–7, Part 2
It always takes immeasurable power to raise the dead to life. Every Christian has an amazing testimony.
Jan 16, 2021
Does God Save Us from God? Ephesians 2:4–7, Part 1
When Christians say that we are “saved,” what exactly are we being saved from?
Jan 12, 2021
What (and When) Is the Wrath of God? Ephesians 2:1–3, Part 10
The plight of all humanity is that we are lovers of sin and sons of disobedience. This makes us by nature children of wrath.
Jan 09, 2021
Who Are the Sons of Disobedience? Ephesians 2:1–3, Part 9
Apart from Christ, we were so sinful, so wicked, so rebellious that Scripture called us children of disobedience.
Jan 05, 2021
God Defeated the God of This World: Ephesians 2:1–3, Part 8
The ruler and authority of the air is the same as the god of this world. The whole world lies in his power — for now.
Jan 02, 2021
This Present Evil Age of Sin: Ephesians 2:1–3, Part 7
Christians are unavoidably out of step with this world. We do not think the same or act the same because we serve a different Master.
Dec 29, 2020
Walking in Sin Enslaves Us to Sin: Ephesians 2:1–3, Part 6
Anyone who assumes he is free and independent apart from God is in reality enslaved to the world and a lackey of Satan.
Dec 26, 2020
The Difference Between Sin, Sins, and Trespasses: Ephesians 2:1–3, Part 5
What is the difference between sin, sins, and trespasses in the Bible?
Dec 22, 2020
Why Share the Gospel with Dead People? Ephesians 2:1–3, Part 4
Keep sharing the gospel with friends, families, and neighbors. People are still being saved. Power still exists in God’s great news.
Dec 19, 2020
Can the Spiritually Dead Please God? Ephesians 2:1–3, Part 3
What does it mean that mankind is dead in their trespasses apart from Christ?
Dec 15, 2020
How Could We Be Healthy, Active, and Dead? Ephesians 2:1–3, Part 2
Being dead apart from Christ does not mean you are inactive, unable to do anything in this world. It means you have no love or appetite for God.
Dec 12, 2020
United Under Wrath and the Cross: Ephesians 2:1–3, Part 1
All ethnic groups stand condemned apart from Christ. And all people from every ethnic group can be redeemed by the blood of the cross.
Dec 08, 2020
Dead in Sin, Alive in Grace: Ephesians 2:1–3
The word that describes us before Christ: Dead. The word that describes us after Christ meets us with mighty grace: Alive.
Dec 05, 2020