In this inaugural episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, I talk with John Piper, founder and teacher of Desiring God and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary, where he recently taught through the book of Philippians. He called this teaching a “dream come true.” Topics in this interview (download: part 1 | part two) include:
- allowing those you teach to discover what the book is about;
- Paul’s love expressed in this personal letter;
- connecting propositions in Paul’s arguments; and
- the better by far of being with Christ at death vs. the resurrection of the body.
Here are some additional audio resources that you may find helpful in preparing to teach Philippians:
- Hans Bayer on context, outline, and thought flow in Philippians
- Dick Lucas sermons on Philippians
- John Piper sermons on Philippians
For further study, here are some books you may find helpful, including titles from Crossway, the sponsor of Help Me Teach the Bible:
- Philippians: A 12-Week Study by Ryan Kelly
- Philippians: The Fellowship of the Gospel by R. Kent Hughes
- Let’s Study Philippians by Sinclair B. Ferguson
- Basics for Believers: An Exposition of Philippians by D. A. Carson
- Message of Philippians: Jesus Our Joy by Alec Motyer
Is there enough evidence for us to believe the Gospels?
In an age of faith deconstruction and skepticism about the Bible’s authority, it’s common to hear claims that the Gospels are unreliable propaganda. And if the Gospels are shown to be historically unreliable, the whole foundation of Christianity begins to crumble.
But the Gospels are historically reliable. And the evidence for this is vast.
To learn about the evidence for the historical reliability of the four Gospels, click below to access a FREE eBook of Can We Trust the Gospels? written by New Testament scholar Peter J. Williams.