Look at the Book

Look at the Book

Desiring God

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.

The ‘Christian’ Who Is Worse Than an Unbeliever: 1 Timothy 5:3–8, Part 4

When Paul says that professing believers who do not provide for their relatives deny the faith, what does he mean?

4 February 2025, 11:00 am
True Widows Are Women of Hope and Prayer: 1 Timothy 5:3–8, Part 3

God shows special care for the most destitute among his people, such as widows without living relatives. How might local churches follow his example?

1 February 2025, 11:00 am
Learning to Care for Your Widowed Mom: 1 Timothy 5:3–8, Part 2

Paul had no notion of godliness without fruit. Real godliness shows itself in the overflow of good works, especially to the neediest.

28 January 2025, 11:00 am
Honor Your Widowed Mother with Financial Help: 1 Timothy 5:3–8, Part 1

God gives children as a reward to parents. In both the joy they bring and the long-term provision they give, godly children bless their father and mother.

25 January 2025, 11:00 am
How a Pastor Corrects Men and Women, Old and Young: 1 Timothy 5:1–2, Part 2

Men and women, old and young are not the same — nor do they call for the same kind of pastoral care. Mature pastors exhort each one appropriately.

21 January 2025, 11:00 am
Why Should We Honor the Aged? 1 Timothy 5:1–2, Part 1

We ought to honor the elderly; the Bible makes that clear. But why? Do we honor the aged because they are often wiser, or does the reason go deeper?

18 January 2025, 11:00 am
How to Save Yourself and Your Hearers: 1 Timothy 4:11–16

Why is it so important for elders to attend to their own souls? Because as the elders go, so goes the church.

14 January 2025, 11:00 am
Why Strive for Godliness If Salvation Is a Gift? 1 Timothy 4:6–10, Part 4

If salvation is a gift, why does Paul place such emphasis on pursuing godliness? Because godliness confirms that faith is real.

11 January 2025, 11:00 am
How Is Godliness Good for This Life and the Next? 1 Timothy 4:6–10, Part 3

Keeping your body fit provides some benefits. But training yourself to be godly is immeasurably better — better now and better in the life to come.

7 January 2025, 11:00 am
What Is Godliness? 1 Timothy 4:6–10, Part 2

Many of us say that we want to be more godly. But what is godliness in the first place?

4 January 2025, 11:00 am
How Shall the Servant of Christ Be Trained? 1 Timothy 4:6–10, Part 1

Healthy pastors not only communicate the word of God — they love it. They both serve the meal and eat it. They are coworkers in joy.

31 December 2024, 11:00 am
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