The Paul Tripp Podcast

1 John 4 is arguably the New Testament's most "easy-to-understand" description and application of love. In the second sermon in this three-part sermon series “The Invitation To Love”, Paul Tripp defines love. But you won't find this definition in a dictionary; you find it in a Person. For the first sermon in this series, check out The Paul Tripp Podcast episode 100.

How would you define worship? Maybe a weekend service comes to mind, with preaching and singing. Maybe you count your mid-week small group as a worship experience. But here's what you need to know about worship: it's always first your identity before it's ever your activity. In this final episode of Survival Skills, Paul Tripp explains how everything we do is, somehow, someway, an expression of worship.For the entire Survival Skills series, listen to The Paul Tripp Podcast episodes 059, 063, 073, 075, 077, 079, 081, 083, 085, 087, 089, 091, 093, 095, 096, 099, 101, and 103.

Christians often describe themselves as “people of faith”. But simply having faith is not unique. Everyone in the world has faith - Everyone is motivated by some kind of hope. Everyone holds to a set of convictions. The question of real importance is, “What have you put your faith in?”In today’s episode, we’ll listen to Paul’s first session in a Bible study he did on Hebrews 11 called “Faith: What Are You Hoping For?” You can purchase the full bible study at PaulTripp.com/faith

God is in the process of lovingly fixing everything that sin has broken. You can define it in one word - redemption. As God's children, we're not only called to be recipients of redemption but participants as well. In today’s episode Survival Skills, Paul Tripp explains that if we belong to the Lord, our life becomes ministry, and ministry becomes our life. For the first 16 episodes of this series, check out The Paul Tripp Podcast episodes 059, 063, 073, 075, 077, 079, 081, 083, 085, 087, 089, 091, 093, 095, 096, and 099.

You may not be called to full-time vocational ministry, but if you are a child of God, you have been called to a lifestyle of love. In today’s episode, we’ll listen to a sermon from Paul David Tripp where he teaches from 1 John 4, one of the New Testament's most focused definitions of love.

The average person speaks about 7,000 words a day. And there are nearly one million words in the English language. So...out of all the words we say, and out of all the words we could choose, what's the most beautiful word available to us? Find out on today’s episode of Survival Skills.For the first 15 episodes in this series, listen to The Paul Tripp Podcast episodes 059, 063, 073, 075, 077, 079, 081, 083, 085, 087, 089, 091, 093, 095, and 096.

"A church that does not exist to reclaim heathenism, to fight evil, to destroy error, to put down falsehood, a church that does not exist to take the side of the poor, to denounce injustice and to hold up righteousness is a church that has no right to be. Not for yourself, O church, do you exist, any more than Christ existed for Himself." - Charles SpurgeonIn today’s episode, Paul wants to address the current events affecting our nation and help us think through them from a biblical perspective.

Revelation 5 describes the most raucous worship celebration recorded in Scripture, but why does God include that in His Word? In today’s episode, we’ll hear a sermon from Paul Tripp where he explains why we have reason to celebrate, and why we don't need to wait until eternity to start celebrating.

God is angry. But it's not the anger of a vengeful, evil person who's out of control and wants to harm. God is angry because, as Lord, King, Creator, and Ruler of the universe, He will not forsake His holy cause. In today’s episode of Survival Skills, Paul David Tripp explains that God's people are often angry for all the wrong reasons.For the first 14 episodes of the series, check out The Paul Tripp Podcast episodes 059, 063, 073, 075, 077, 079, 081, 083, 085, 087, 089, 091, 093, and 095.

When was the last time you really enjoyed waiting? When was the last time you planned waiting into your schedule? Did you thank the Lord for your wait the last time you were stuck in traffic? In this episode of Survival Skills, Paul explains why we hate to wait. But he also teaches how waiting is, by biblical description, part of God's glorious plan. For the first 13 episodes of Survival Skills, check out The Paul Tripp Podcast episodes 059, 063, 073, 075, 077, 079, 081, 083, 085, 087, 089, 091, and 093.