Here’s an easy way to understand the Bible at a deeper level:
Listen to good Bible teaching.
I trust you get to do that every Sunday at your local church.
How about the rest of the week? I hope you’re spending time in the Word on a daily basis, reading and studying it on your own.
And perhaps you’re part of a small group Bible study that meets during the week.
But back to the practice of listening to the Word . . .
Over the past few years, I’ve gotten into the habit of listening to a number of evangelical Bible teachers while taking daily walks in the neighborhood.
Thanks to the internet and a smartphone, I can listen to many sound Bible teachers with the click of a link. Don’t you love it when modern technology is used for the glory of God?
One of my favorite Bible teachers is John Piper. Here’s one of his resources that has become one of my favorite ways to hear God’s Word:
Look at the Book
You can check it out on YouTube here:
https://www.youtube.com/@desiringGod/playlists
It is also available via Apple Podcasts here:
https://www.desiringgod.org/podcasts
These videos stand out for their in-depth, verse-by-verse expositions of complete books of the Bible. In short 10-15 minute segments, Dr. Piper takes you through a book of the Bible from start to finish, unpacking each verse, explaining the meaning of paragraphs, sentences, phrases, and words, and teaching God’s truth clearly and profoundly.
Make no mistake – this is a “deeper dive” into the bottomless wellspring of God’s Word. I find this type of teaching to be captivating, edifying, and sanctifying. So I commend this resource to you.
To date, these New Testament books have been covered:
Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, and 1 Peter.
Enjoy!
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