The Paul Tripp Sermon Podcast

There are two spiritual realities of your existence: first, your independent strength - of which you actually have none and is a delusion! - will fail you. Are you discouraged yet? The second spiritual reality is that God delights in empowering his weak children. In this sermon, Paul Tripp identifies four Biblical themes about weakness and strength. Preached on October 18, 2009.

What does the story of King Nebuchadnezzar have to do with the Resurrection of Jesus Christ? According to Paul Tripp, this story is the quintessential Easter story. In this sermon, he teaches on four themes that are the key to understanding the practical implications of our Risen Savior. Preached on April 16, 2017.

Those six words - “but by the grace of God” - may be the most important words ever spoken or written. Without them, there is no hope for us. In this sermon, Paul Tripp examines how the grace of God radically transformed Saul to Paul, and how the resurrection grace of the gospel allows us to experience that same transformation in the here and now while we wait for our eternal life. Preached on Apri...

The theology of the Bible is never meant to be impersonal, abstract, or academic; it's meant to be life-giving and life-changing. No Christian theology is more important than the resurrection, and in this sermon, Paul Tripp applies the practical truths of the resurrection to the everyday struggles of marriage, family, career, and finances. Preached on April 12, 2017.

God loves his children so much that he will put them in situations where they have nothing left but his glory to rely on. In this Easter sermon, Paul Tripp explains why Christ delayed his arrival to see Lazarus and how Christians should live with resurrected faith. Preached on April 4, 2010.

We have misunderstood the resurrection of Jesus Christ if we think that it simply is a moment of religious celebration. In this Easter sermon, Paul Tripp explains how the empty tomb should develop a radically different lifestyle for the Christian. Preached on April 12, 2009.

The hope of the Christian faith is inextricably tied to the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. In this Easter sermon, Paul Tripp explains what the Apostle Paul meant when he wrote, “If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.” Preached on March 23, 2008.

It's one of the most radical phrases in all of the Bible. "Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief." We know that God isn't a sadist or a masochist, but why does the crushing of Jesus pleasure the Father? In this final Advent sermon, Paul Tripp preaches on Isaiah 53:10 and what this verse means for us. Preached on December 26, 2010.

It was the most important event to ever occur, accompanied by the most important song ever sung, containing the most important announcement ever made - "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom He is pleased." In this sermon, Paul Tripp opens Luke 2:14 to evaluate the announcement of the birth of Jesus Christ. Preached on December 19, 2010.

“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way.” In this sermon preached during Advent, Paul Tripp focuses on the sixth verse from Isaiah 53 to reveal our spiritual need and wandering heart. But instead of punishing us for what we deserve, the Lord sends another sheep, the sacrificial Infant Lamb. “Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.” Preached on December 16,...

In this second Advent sermon, Paul Tripp breaks down the prophecy from Isaiah 59 to show where hope is truly found. Hope is never found in a situation, relationship, or location. Hope is only found in a Person, and his name is Jesus. Preached on December 5, 2010.

In this first Advent sermon, Paul Tripp teaches from Genesis 6 and shows that the heart of the Lord is grieved at the wickedness of humanity. In holy justice, God sends a great flood to destroy the earth. He also shows undeserved grace to Noah and his family, saving the generation of Abraham for the coming of the Christ. Preached on November 28, 2010.

In this final sermon in his series from the Gospel of Mark, Paul Tripp ends by teaching on Jesus' interaction with the fig tree and his cleansing of the temple. Preached on February 27, 2011.

What kind of Jesus do you want Jesus to be? In this sermon on the Triumphant Entry of Christ into Jerusalem, Paul Tripp teaches that the crowd wanted Jesus for all the wrong reasons, and many times, we miss the point of who Jesus is ourselves. Preached on February 20, 2011.

It's very tempting to read stories in Scripture through the lens of religion instead of the lens of the Gospel. In this sermon, Paul Tripp teaches when Jesus gives sight to Bartimaeus, and the right way and the wrong way to interpret the famous narrative. Preached on February 6, 2011.

When Jesus foretells for a third time, James and John make a ridiculously selfish and insensitive request - "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory." In this sermon, Paul Tripp discusses why the other disciples were angry for the wrong reasons, and why we may have made the same request if we were in their shoes. Preached on January 30, 2011.

"How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God." This famous statement by Jesus is followed by a much broader application, to all people, regardless of financial status. In this sermon, Paul Tripp teaches on the one thing that we need to have to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Preached on January 23, 2011.

If you're a Christian, God's plan is to never have you grow up. Becoming mature in the faith means having a child-like faith. In this sermon, Paul Tripp examines why Jesus invited the little children to come to him, and why the disciples were wrong in denying them. Preached on January 16, 2011.

The protection of marriage, as God designed it, and a defense against unbiblical divorce, is rooted in the worship of God. In the sermon, Paul Tripp unpacks Jesus' teaching on marriage and divorce in four ways: worship of God as Lawgiver, Creator, Sovereign and Savior. Preached on January 2, 2011.

What do you take seriously in your life? Each person has their own hobby or passion, but how seriously do we as Christians take sin? In this sermon, Paul Tripp talks about how seriously Jesus takes sin, and three ways in which we can apply it. Preached on November 21, 2010.

Our culture has mixed up what greatness is, what greatness does, and who embodies greatness. In many ways, we have believed the lies of our culture. In this sermon, Paul Tripp teaches on Jesus's saying, "The first shall be last and the last shall be first" and what biblical servanthood and true greatness look like. Preached on October 24, 2010.

Why are there so many stories of Jesus casting out demons from possessed people during his earthly ministry? In this sermon, Paul Tripp explains how these narratives serve as a warning to us about the destructive and enslaving power of evil. Preached on October 10, 2010.

What was the historical and prophetic purpose of The Transfiguration? And does it hold any application for us today? In this sermon, Paul Tripp explains why Jesus was transfigured, and how the glory of Christ in that moment should shape the way we live. Preached on September 26, 2010.

When Jesus foretells his death and resurrection, he speaks some of the most famous words of his earthly ministry. In this sermon, Paul Tripp examines why Jesus calls Peter Satan, what it means to take up our cross, and asks does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul. Preached on September 12, 2010.

"You are the Christ." This four-word confession from Peter of who Jesus is divides the gospel of Mark into two sections, and Paul Tripp applies how this watershed confession changes our daily living. Preached on September 5, 2010.