Paul Tripp Radio Broadcast

It can be argued that the most important phrase in the Bible is, "In the beginning, God..." You can go on to argue that the second most important phrase is, "And God said..." In this final episode of "Back to the Beginning," Paul David Tripp teaches how Adam and Eve, despite living in a perfect world, were still utterly dependent on the words of their Creator.

It's a verse in the Bible that's often misunderstood or misinterpreted - “It is not good that the man should be alone" (Genesis 2:18). Scripture gives no indication that Adam, living in a perfect world, is sulking around the garden, lonely and dejected. In this episode of Right Here, Right Now, Paul David Tripp explains that God's design, from the beginning, was for humanity to live in interdepend...

Cars weren't designed to drive on railroad tracks. Trains weren't designed to travel through water. Boats don't have a tendency to do well on a highway. In the same way, human beings were designed to live in a certain way, and when we violate our design, bad things happen. In this episode of Right Here, Right Now, Paul David Tripp teaches on three facets of our human identity.

God does not exist for you. You exist for Him. It's an easy theological truth to talk about, but when the rubber meets the road in everyday, it's very difficult to live. In this episode of Right Here, Right Now, Paul David Tripp teaches how community with God should shape our schedule, finances, and relationships.

What are the four most important words in the Bible? In this new series, Paul David Tripp argues that the four most important words are the first four ever written - "In the beginning, God." These four words define who we are and help us fight three seductive lies.

Are you resting or are you fighting? Here's the bottom line: God is in charge, and you are not. But our hearts want to believe a different story. We want to be in control; we want our plans to succeed; we want our little kingdoms to achieve. In this episode of Right Here, Right Now, Paul David Tripp explains why God's rule is our hope and why our fight is our doom.

Sin has entered our world and brought with it a terribly destructive war. But it's not primarily a war between two nations or religions fighting for land or political power. In this episode of Right Here, Right Now, Paul David Tripp reveals that a war rages on the turf of your heart. It’s a war for control; it’s a war for power; it’s a war for rule. We are either resting in God’s rule, or we’re ba...

Do you like to make plans? Do you have a plan for your diet, your vacation, your career, or your family? Planning can be a good thing, evidence of a godly and responsible heart. But we tend to forget that we're not in charge, and we react sinfully when life doesn't go according to our plan. In this episode of Right Here, Right Now, Paul David Tripp why God, in divine love, will allow our plans to...

Do you like surprises? A surprise birthday party in your honor might be enjoyable, or a surprise bonus from your employer would be well received; but what about unexpected, undesired surprises? In this episode of Right Here, Right Now, Paul David Tripp teaches that we live in a world full of surprises, none of which are surprising to the Almighty Creator.

Have you ever been in the middle of a situation and wondered, "Who in the world is in charge here!?" We live in the middle of a fallen world where things don't operate as they should. Life often seems harder than it should be, and we want to know why. In this new series - "May I Speak to the Manager, Please?" - Paul David Tripp teaches that even though life is out of our control, it is under the w...

If you're a human being, you have the ability to communicate. And for the Christian, we need to ask one ultimate question: what does God want me to say? In the last episode of a 10-part series on Biblical communication, Paul David Tripp reveals that we need to speak like an ambassador.

Americans are strangely attracted and attached to the British monarchy. Seeing that they fought for independence from the monarchy, it seems a bit of a strange obsession. But in the episode of Right Here, Right Now, Paul David Tripp thinks he knows why - "We are attracted to the monarchy because, secretly, we would all like to be king. We wonder what it would be like if we ruled our own world.”

Are you tired of making the same mistakes over and over again? Do you commit yourself to something good but always end up falling back to same place? You don’t have to be discouraged anymore, because the Gospel of Jesus Christ gives you the grace to truly change. In this episode of Right Here, Right Now, Paul David Tripp gives 10 practical ways for you to get from where you are to where you need t...

We don't like to admit it, but it really is true: our biggest problem with words exists inside of us, not outside of us. We want to blame other people or the weather or the traffic, but the Bible is clear: for out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks. In this episode of Right Here, Right Now, Paul David Tripp diagnoses our problem with talk and points us to the only Cure.

Your garden will never look better if you refuse to admit that there are weeds growing in it. The only way your garden will ever look healthy is if you face the fact that it's filled with weeds. In the same way, your world of talk will only change if you admit your need for help. If In this episode of Right Here, Right Now, Paul David Tripp opens up to Ephesians 1 and gives us four dynamic words t...

It was a world-altering, dramatic moment. Adam and Eve were walking in the Garden of Eden, living in perfect harmony with the Great Speaker. But then the Great Deceiver entered the Garden - Satan spoke. In this episode of Right Here, Right How, Paul David Tripp teaches how our world of talk is no longer peaceful.

Think about how you live. There's no ability you depend on more than your ability to give and receive communication - to talk. There's probably no more magic moment as a parent than when a child first says words. And there's probably no sadder moment when a dying loved one falls wordless. In this episode of Right Here, Right Now, Paul David Tripp teaches the importance of our talk, and the battle...

Have you ever heard someone say "talk is cheap?" The fact of the matter is that your talk is anything but cheap. Words are powerfully important. But you won't understand the significance of words until you understand, at a heart level, that the very first words spoken on earth were from God. In this episode of Right Here, Right Now, Paul David Tripp teaches how our words have deep value.

Talking is probably the most familiar activity for us all. We never stop talking. And in our world of talk, God doesn't want us to grow placement. He has set a high standard for communication. In this episode of Right Here, Right Now, Paul David Tripp reveals four foundational principles that will shape the rest of this series on talk. These principles will confront us with the selfishness of our...

No matter who you are, what you do, or where you live, you talk. Talking is the essence of humanity. But there is a war that rages in our talk, and we're in grave danger of being blind to it. In this new series on communication, Paul David Tripp makes us stop to consider what is going on in our world of talk.

If you had a red magic button, where you could change one thing in your life forever, what would you change? Or perhaps a better question is this - when God doesn't give you that one thing you want, how do you respond? In this final episode in the Imagination series, Paul David Tripp gives practical direction on how to dream.

Your dreams will never give you true identity. They cannot provide lasting security, inner peace, or courage in times of difficulty. Those things can only be found in the Lord. In this episode of Right Here, Right Now, Paul David Tripp teaches how our dreams will either die or disappointment, and if we put our hope in them, we're setting ourselves up for disaster.

Paul had a dream - he wanted to start a school in a broken community. Paul's dream was a great dream. It was going to lift the community and bring hope to a dark place. But something happened. The dream began to own Paul. Without even knowing it, Paul had been kidnapped by his imagination. In this episode of Right Here, Right Now, Paul David Tripp tells his own story about a good dream gone bad.

The ability to imagine is a wonderful thing. God has hardwired us with the capacity to dream. But because of sin, every good thing God has created can be used in a wrong way. In this episode of Right Here, Right Now, Paul David Tripp warns about dangers of being controlled by our dreams, and points us to the One who can set the captives free.

How would you define Imagination? Maybe Harry Potter or Star Trek or playing "dress-up"' would fit in your category titled Imagination. Unlike the rest of the animal kingdom, God has designed us with the ability to imagine. In this episode of Right Here, Right Now, Paul David Tripp defines Imagination and explains why it's so important in our daily relationship with God.