1087. Bread from Heaven (Exodus 16:1–8) | Paul Tripp’s 5-Minute Bible Study

Welcome to Ask Paul Tripp, a weekly podcast from Paul Tripp Ministries where pastor and best-selling author Dr. Paul David Tripp answers your questions, connecting the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.This week, Paul addresses two difficult questions from listeners about how to reconcile God’s love and sovereignty with suffering—why He allows disability from birth and why a loving God would send people to hell.If you have a question you'd like to ask Paul, you can email [email protected] or submit it online at PaulTripp.com/Ask.Partner with Paul Tripp MinistriesPaulTripp.com/Give

This week, Paul explains how the Christian life is a paradox of active obedience and deep rest, urging believers to diligently work out their salvation while confidently trusting that God alone secures and sustains it.Join us for a weekly narration of Paul Tripp's popular devotional. You can subscribe to our email list to receive this devotional straight to your inbox each week, or read online at PaulTripp.com/Wednesday or on Facebook, Instagram, and the Paul Tripp App.If you’ve been enjoying the Wednesday’s Word podcast, please leave us a review! Each review helps us reach more people with the transforming power of Jesus Christ.

Why do some Christians seem to have strong faith, while others have weaker faith?In today’s episode, we continue our sermon series from the archives, The Gospel According to Mark, as Paul identifies three essential ingredients of biblical faith—and offers a sobering warning: it’s possible to profess sound theology while still living in disobedience.To hear more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons.

Grumbling doesn’t just reveal a bad attitude; it exposes a heart that’s forgotten God’s goodness and is quietly accusing Him.Today, we continue our year-long Bible study in the book of Exodus, The Gospel: One Rescue at a Time. In this episode, Paul looks at Exodus 16 to show how Israel’s complaints distorted reality and made them forget the God who saved them. To hear more of these studies, visit PaulTripp.com/Exodus.

Welcome to Ask Paul Tripp, a weekly podcast from Paul Tripp Ministries where pastor and best-selling author Dr. Paul David Tripp answers your questions, connecting the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.This week, Paul answers questions about wisdom and discernment in everyday Christian living—whether practices like yoga are appropriate for believers and which books are most essential for spiritual growth.If you have a question you'd like to ask Paul, you can email [email protected] or submit it online at PaulTripp.com/Ask.Partner with Paul Tripp MinistriesPaulTripp.com/Give

This is the third and final session from Paul’s conference, Gospel Hope, which Paul Tripp Ministries has developed into a free teaching series complete with a study guide. You can use it for personal devotions, with your spouse or family, or in a Bible study, small group, or even a church-wide series. To watch the video sessions and download the study guide, visit PaulTripp.com/GospelHope.Our prayer is that this resource will point you to the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who meets us in our affliction so that we can comfort others with the same comfort we’ve received (2 Corinthians 1:3–4). Now here’s Paul with the final session from Gospel Hope: “God Meets Us in Our Suffering.”

You’re about to listen to the second of three sessions from Paul Tripp Ministries’ free teaching series, Gospel Hope. You can download the full curriculum—including three video lessons and a robust study guide—at PaulTripp.com/GospelHope. In it, Paul Tripp shares his own story of suffering, the lies he believed, and the life-changing truth he discovered in the Word of God.Our prayer is that this gospel-centered, hope-filled resource will comfort you with the right-here, right-now power, presence, and promises of Jesus Christ. Again, it’s available completely free at PaulTripp.com/GospelHope. Here’s Paul answering the question, “Why Am I Suffering?”

When life becomes filled with difficulty—as it will in a fallen world—where will you look for hope? For those who have placed their hope in the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, what exactly is that hope?That’s what these next three episodes of The Paul Tripp Podcast will answer. They come from our brand-new teaching series, Gospel Hope: When Life Doesn’t Make Sense. These sessions were recorded at a conference Paul taught in 2025, and Paul Tripp Ministries has developed them into a free curriculum with an accompanying study guide. You can listen to the audio right here on the podcast, but if you’d like to download the video sessions and study guide, you can access them for free at PaulTripp.com/GospelHope.

This week, Paul reminds us that we are always preaching a “gospel” to ourselves—either one of fear and self-reliance or the true gospel of God’s grace in Christ.Join us for a weekly narration of Paul Tripp's popular devotional. You can subscribe to our email list to receive this devotional straight to your inbox each week, or read online at PaulTripp.com/Wednesday or on Facebook, Instagram, and the Paul Tripp App.If you’ve been enjoying the Wednesday’s Word podcast, please leave us a review! Each review helps us reach more people with the transforming power of Jesus Christ.

Legalism, moralism, externalism—whatever you call it, the mindset that ruled the Pharisees is still alive and well today.In today’s episode, we continue our sermon series from the archives, The Gospel According to Mark, as Paul teaches from Mark 7, one of the most theologically rich chapters in the Gospel, highlighting Jesus’ piercing focus on the heart over outward performance.To hear more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons.