Look at the Book Labs

by John Piper

Publisher:

Desiring God

, 2014–2015

Overview

Look at the Book is a new online method of teaching the Bible. It’s an ongoing series of 8–12 minute videos in which the camera is on the text, not the teacher. You will hear John Piper’s voice and watch his pen underline, circle, make connections, and scribble notes—all to help you learn to read God’s word for yourself. His goal is to help you not only see what he sees, but where he sees it and how he found it. It links directly to Piper’s sermons and writings, and you can follow along with your original language and translated versions of the Bible.

Contents

Top Highlights

“You can’t love money as the goal of your life and God as the goal of your life” (Matthew 6:24–34)

“Look for promises in Scripture that rest in the never-changing character of God, and therefore are true for his people throughout all of history, even for us today. God gives us a broader, general principle about himself and his ways using a specific event in biblical history.” (2 Chronicles 16:8–9)

“Lamentations might be the most painful book in the Bible, because it describes the horrors of God’s judgment against his people. It is also one of the most clearly structured books. How could such an emotional book be so neatly ordered? Perhaps, it is a way for God to say that our pain is bounded or channeled. It might be to say that it has a purpose.” (Lamentations 3:31–33)

“This prayer is a prayer for the manifest presence of God, an experience of his nearness and power” (Psalm 141:1–4)

“means coming with influence, or intimacy, or power, or help. (Psalm 141:1)” (Psalm 141:1–4)

Product Details

• Title: Look at the Book Labs
• Author: John Piper
• Series: Look at the Book
• Publisher: Desiring God
• Print Publication Date: 2014–2015
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Courseware
• Subject: Bible › Christian teaching
• Resource ID: LLS:LOOKBOOKLAB
• Resource Type: Courseware Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-23T00:30:48Z

About John Piper

John Piper (b. 1946) is a widely respected theologian and bestselling author who serves as founder and lead teacher at Desiring God and is chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, Piper served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church. He has authored more than 50 books, and more than 30 years of his preaching and writing are available free of charge at desiringGod.org. Piper resides in the Minneapolis area with his wife of 51 years, and has five children and 14 grandchildren.

Piper attended Wheaton College where he majored in literature and minored in philosophy. He completed his Bachelor of Divinity at Fuller Theological Seminary, where he studied under Dr. Daniel Fuller. Piper received his Doctorate in Theology from the University of Munich and taught biblical studies for six years at Bethel College.

In 1994, Piper founded Desiring God Ministries, which provides Piper’s sermons, articles, and information on titles he has authored. One of his bestsellers, Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist, prompted the name of the ministry.

Several of Piper’s books have been Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Christian book award winners including What Jesus Demands from the World, Pierced by the Word, and God’s Passion for His Glory. The Crossway John Piper Collection (39 vols.) includes 39 titles from Piper, including Love Your Enemies and A Hunger for God. His preaching ministry of more than 30 years is available in the John Piper Sermon Archive (1980–2014).

Hear how Piper uses Logos for his Bible Study.

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