The Paul Tripp Sermon Podcast

One of the most devastating effects of sin is spiritual blindness. Not only are we blind, but we're blind to our blindness. In this sermon, Paul Tripp talks about the difference of being willfully blind and blindly willful. Preached on August 15, 2010.

Why do some Christians seem to have strong faith, while others have weaker faith? In this sermon, Paul Tripp examines three ingredients to biblical faith, but warns that we have still have confessional theology and disobedience living in the same heart. Preached on August 8, 2010.

Legalism, moralism, or externalism - whatever you want to call the mindset ruling the Pharisees - is not unique to the Pharisees. In this sermon, Paul Tripp teaches from Mark 7, the most theologically heavy chapter in the gospel of Mark, and examines the emphasis that Christ puts on the heart. Preached on August 1, 2010.

Jesus was a deeply compassionate Savior. Every miracle he performed displays his love for suffering people. But every miracle was meant to be more than a miracle. In this sermon, Paul Tripp examines how the crowds stopped short of what Jesus was truly offering, and how we often ask for too little from our Lord as well. Preached on July 18, 2010.

There are so many valuable lessons to learn when Jesus walks on the sea and calms the storm, but we quickly glaze over the narrative. In this sermon, Paul Tripp teaches on the theology of uncomfortable grace, the difference between amazement and faith, and much more.

Jesus feeding the 5,000 is one of the most universally known stories from the Bible, but Mark and John tell it differently. In this sermon, Paul Tripp looks at the characters and lessons of this story through a different lens. Preached on July 4, 2010.

There is a war going on between the Kingdom of God and the kingdom of darkness. In this sermon, Paul Tripp juxtaposes Jesus sending out the Twelve Apostles with the murder of John the Baptist. Preached on June 20, 2010.

When Jesus returned to his hometown, he was rejected by his family because they didn't believe he was who he said he was. In this sermon, Paul Tripp unpacks the reasons for belief and unbelief, and asks if we are more like Jesus' family than unlike them. Preached on June 13, 2010.

A life of faith is radical. It will ask you to do the unthinkable with hope and courage. But faith placed in the wrong object is wasted faith. In this sermon, Paul Tripp teaches how Jairus and the bleeding woman had faith in the right Person, and how that makes all the difference. Preached on June 6, 2010.

Do we take evil as seriously as we should? And do we actually want Jesus to deliver us from evil as much as we say? In this sermon, Paul Tripp teaches from Mark 5, when Jesus casts out the demons from Legion. Preached on May 30, 2010.

How do respond in moments of difficulty when God doesn't seem to care? In this sermon, Paul Tripp tells the story of Jesus calming the storm and how the disciples' questions reveal what truly rules their hearts. Preached on May 16, 2010.

Life in the Kingdom of God can be confusing. Often, things don't work out the way that you would hope and expect. In this sermon, Paul Tripp unpacks three little parables that speak into the confusion of the disciples who have given their lives to follow Christ and build His Kingdom. Preached on May 9, 2010.

We know it as the Parable of the Sower, but it should be more accurately entitled The Parable of the Soil. In this sermon, Paul Tripp teaches how we should approach listening to the Word of God, and how to avoid living like rocky soil. Preached on April 25, 2010.

C.S. Lewis wrote that we must make a choice with Jesus; it's impossible to remain neutral. He was either a lunatic on a level with a man who says he is a poached egg, or he is the Son of God. In this sermon, Paul Tripp teaches on the entire third chapter of the gospel of Mark and the 6 vignettes that display the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ. Preached on April 11, 2010.

The greatest enemy of the true Gospel is a fake gospel of self-congratulatory self-righteousness. In this sermon, Paul Tripp explains why Jesus confronted the Pharisees so frequently, specifically on their traditionalism and legalism. Preached on March 28, 2010.

If you were employed by Jesus to find 12 of the most qualified candidates to be his closest ministry partners, who would you choose? In this sermon, Paul Tripp explains how Levi the tax collector would not make any of our lists, and how our attitudes are self-righteously similar to the Scribes who question Jesus' decision. Preached on March 21, 2010.

What do you tell yourself you need? What do you tell yourself the world needs? In this sermon, Paul Tripp preaches on the story of Jesus healing the paralytic, and how it's easy for us to place our priorities on things that are significant, but not essential for life. Preached on February 28, 2010.

To conclude his action-packed first chapter, Mark records Jesus' famous act of healing the leper. In this sermon, Paul Tripp draws parallels between us and the leper - not only his condition, his response to Christ's miracle of healing. Preached on February 21, 2010.

If you want to mature as a follower of Jesus, you must (by grace) align the desires of your heart with the desires of God's heart; what God wants for you, you must want for yourself; what's important to God must be important to you. In this sermon from the gospel of Mark, Paul Tripp reveals what Jesus came and did not come to do, so that we can begin to ask from Jesus what he would want us to ask....

What does it mean to be a disciple of Christ? The Gospel According to Mark provides a much different answer than most of 21st century Western Christianity. In this sermon, Paul Tripp explains how Jesus calls his first disciples, how they responded, and what that means for our discipleship today. Preached on January 31, 2010.

The gospel according to Mark decimates moral neutrality by presenting us with an absolute truth to accept or reject - the kingship of Christ. In this sermon, Paul Tripp examines what it looks like to accept Christ's kingship - "repent and believe in the gospel." Preached on January 24, 2010.

Mark has a very efficient way of characterizing events in his gospel, so it could be easy to miss the significance of Christ's temptation in the wilderness. In this sermon, Paul Tripp reminds us that the hope of humanity rests on Jesus's shoulder in these two short verses. Preached on January 17, 2010.

The gospel of Mark is a hard-hitting, fast-paced narrative, one where the author doesn't permit readers to remain neutral when it comes to the central character - Jesus Christ. In this opening sermon, Paul Tripp calls attention to the radically divisive opening sentence that launches Mark's gospel. Preached on January 3, 2010.

What's the key to standing firm in the midst of difficulty? In this final sermon from 1st Peter, Paul Tripp summarizes the epistle and provides three directives for steadfastness: celebrate grace, love one another, and find peace in the Gospel. Preached on September 27, 2009.

How often do you have your head in your hands, discouraged and distraught by the difficulties of life? In this sermon, Paul Tripp provides five directives for living with a "carefree mentality" even in the most trying of times. Preached on September 20, 2009.