Podcast
Look at the Book
Hosted by Desiring God · EN
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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How Can Our Waiting for the Coming of Jesus Be Sure? 1 Corinthians 1:4–9, Part 5
2d agoTap to summarizeIn this age, the Christian life is a waiting life. But we wait full of confidence that Christ will return and bring us into our eternal home.
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How Rich Are Christians? 1 Corinthians 1:4–9, Part 4
5d agoTap to summarizeHow do the Corinthian church’s riches in word and knowledge serve to confirm the testimony of Christ? Their beautiful speech shows a beautiful Savior.
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What Is God’s Grace? 1 Corinthians 1:4–9, Part 3
1w agoTap to summarizeGrace is God’s favor toward us, his power for us, and his gifts to us. What kind of response does this stunning display of God’s goodness call for?
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Why Was Paul Such a Thankful Man? 1 Corinthians 1:4–9, Part 2
2w agoTap to summarizePaul’s supernatural gratitude came from his wholehearted love for God and his work among the Corinthian church. How can we become thankful like him?
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Why We Can Wait Confidently for the Appearing of Christ: 1 Corinthians 1:4–9, Part 1
2w agoTap to summarizeWhy should Christians wait confidently to the end? Because not only has God equipped us with many gifts, but he will preserve us in his faithfulness.
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Christian, You Belong to Believers in Every Place: 1 Corinthians 1:1–3, Part 6
3w agoTap to summarizeBecause God calls all Christians, all Christians call on God. Our one Lord and one confession unite us with all believers across time and space.
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Consider Your Calling, Christians! 1 Corinthians 1:1–3, Part 5
3w agoTap to summarizeWhen we became Christians, what happened to us? By calling us from darkness to light, God gave us an everlasting reason to boast in Jesus Christ.
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What Does It Mean to Be Sanctified in Christ Jesus? 1 Corinthians 1:1–3, Part 4
4w agoTap to summarizeBefore launching into his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul describes this local church as sanctified. What does that mean, for them and for us?
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In What Sense Is the Church God’s Church? 1 Corinthians 1:1–3, Part 3
Jun 23Tap to summarizeHow did a church come to exist in the carnal, immoral, idolatrous city of Corinth, and why did Paul love it enough to write it a letter?
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What Does the Name ‘Christ Jesus’ Mean? 1 Corinthians 1:1–3, Part 2
Jun 20Tap to summarizeSometimes we can hear a name so often that we forget what it was originally meant to communicate. What does Paul mean by “Christ”?
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