What is the ultimate goal in reading the Bible? To do list? Life manual? Self-help? David Mathis appropriately and accurately answers in the above video, also linked from the Desiring God website.
The Bible
Lawson passionately, helpfully, and accurately preaches on a timely question, "Is the Bible Just Another Book?" during the 2010 Ligonier Conference. The sermon answers the question in width, depth, and clarity. Lawson does an excellent job in going to an easy to follow yet exhaustive list of why the Bible is not just another book.