The Paul Tripp Sermon Podcast

If you were able to design your perfect week, where everything went the way you wanted it to go, what would that week look like? Chances are it would be free from suffering! In this sermon, Paul Tripp explains why suffering should be our new normal and 6 ways to respond biblically. Preached on September 6, 2009.

Why do self-defense classes exist? Because we live in a world where danger exists, and people need to arm themselves against danger. In this sermon, Paul Tripp teaches on "defensive, Christological thinking" and how it prepares us for suffering, temptation, the coming judgement and eternity. Preached on August 23, 2009.

If you ever need to speak to an individual or group of people that you don't, and you want to speak a word that will apply, speak a word of encouragement or comfort. In this sermon, Paul Tripp looks at the encouraging words that Peter has for Christians experiencing mockery, rejection, and persecution. Preached on August 16, 2009.

There are times when we suffer because we sin and experience the natural consequences. But other times, we suffer because of Christ. In this sermon, Paul Tripp looks at three profound principles about suffering from the book of 1st Peter. Preached on July 12, 2009.

Whether he knew it or not, John Mellencamp penned profound theology with his famous lyrics, "I fight authority; Authority always wins." In this sermon, Paul Tripp explains the purpose of human authority and why we should submit, even if it appears flawed and unjust. Preached on July 5, 2009.

Have you ever thought that we overcomplicated the simple message of the Christian life? In this sermon, Paul Tripp defines the fundamental job description of every Christian with three basic commands: live like an alien, fight like a soldier, behave like an ambassador. Preached on June 28, 2009.

What is the greatest danger to modern Christianity? There are many external threats, but in this sermon, Paul Tripp opens 1st Peter to show that the biggest threat lies within ourselves: when we forget our identity, we become paralyzed and ineffective at sharing the Gospel. Preached on June 21, 2009.

What does it look like to love one another, or to love your neighbor? The call to love is all throughout the Old and New Testament. In this sermon from 1st Peter, Paul Tripp unpacks four characteristics of love that will radically shape your relationships and ministry. Preached on May 31, 2009.

Even though Christians have been given the wisdom of the Bible and the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, we struggle to keep our values in line with God's values. In this sermon, Paul Tripp preaches on three values from 1 Peter that will alter the way we live until Christ returns. Preached on May 24, 2009.

Have you searched and inquired carefully about your salvation? In this sermon, Paul Tripp explains how the process of investigative reporting on the story of your eternal destiny can keep you stable in times of trouble. Preached on April 26, 2009.

Are you experiencing grief, trials, or tests that come from the hand of a loving God? In this sermon, Paul Tripp unpacks Peter's metaphor of metallurgy and explains how there are only two gospels we choose to preach to ourselves in these moments: the gospel of temporary self-glory or the gospel of uncomfortable grace. Preached on April 19, 2009.

If you were writing to friends and family members who were suffering, what would you write? In this inaugural sermon from 1st Peter, Paul Tripp unpacks the pastoral wisdom behind the challenges Peter gives to the elect exiles and how we can benefit from these reminders. Preached on April 5, 2009.

It’s not natural to want the things of God. Only a person inhabited by the Spirit of God would desire his ways. In this sermon, Paul Tripp explains the difference between the natural person and the spiritual person and the dangers that come with both. Preached on March 29, 2009.

While Christianity relies on faith and not sight, it is not anti-wisdom. In this sermon, Paul Tripp explains why Christianity is actually all about wisdom: a secret and hidden wisdom that comes from God alone. Preached on March 22, 2009.

We shouldn't be surprised when the world mocks, or at least avoids, the Church of Jesus Christ. In this sermon, Paul Tripp explains why the Cross is folly to those who are perishing and how Christians can engage culture with its power. Preached on February 22, 2009.

The church of Jesus Christ has many reasons for disunity - familial and cultural background, social and economic status, and plain personal preference. But the Gospel of Jesus Christ can, and should, transcend them all. In this sermon, Paul Tripp looks at the church of Corinth and examines three things that happen when the Gospel is no longer the most precious, unifying possession in the church. P...

Why was Jesus so hard on the Pharisees? In this sermon, Paul Tripp reveals the most stinging criticism that Christ makes against the religious leaders and warns us that we're more like the Pharisees than unlike them. Preached on December 30, 2007.

There’s no topic that Jesus discussed more in His ministry than the topic of money and possessions - it's because he knows the default struggle of all of our hearts. In this sermon, Paul Tripp reveals three "treasure principles" that all humans live by. Preached on December 16, 2007.

The Sermon on the Mount is the longest single teaching by Jesus that the Bible records for us, but it’s not a list of the rules that are required for a follower of Christ. The Sermon on the Mount is a painting, by the Divine Artist, of what the posture of the heart of a Christian should look like - which then radically transforms the way we live. The center of that painting, the crescendo, is the...

Jesus tells us to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. It's an impossible call, because we struggle to love the people who love and bless us! In this sermon, Paul Tripp explains how true righteousness begins when we say, "I want to, but I can't on my own strength." Preached on December 2, 2007.

Christians live in dark communities, but God has called his children to remain in those dark communities and shine as lights for the Gospel. In this sermon, Paul Tripp unpacks the theology of luminescence and reveals how every believer can be an effective evangelist for Christ. Preached on November 25, 2007.

One of the biggest issues facing Christians is not dissatisfaction with God; it's that we're too easily satisfied with the things of this world! In his ninth and final sermon from Hebrews 11, Paul Tripp explains why waiting is good for our faith and what happens when we wait for something better. Preached on August 23, 2009.

What do you think your faith guarantees you? In this sermon from Hebrews 11, Paul Tripp explains that faith neither guarantees nor rules out comfort and success or suffering and pain. Preached on August 16, 2009.

All human beings measure their potential: they consider the task at hand and analyze the power at their disposal before making a decision. In this sermon, Paul Tripp continues through Hebrews 11 and looks at three vignettes of biblical characters who acted in faith, despite the odds. Preached on August 9, 2009.

Faith in God does not give you a ticket out of hardship, but faith in God gives you a remarkably different way of facing the hardship that comes your way. In this sermon, Paul Tripp looks at fear, faith, and treasure in the life of Moses' and his parents and their choices in Egypt. Preached on June 7, 2009.