1160. Blessed Suffering | The Connecting Podcast Ep. 061

God’s invitation is far more radical (and far more hopeful!) than we often realize: whoever calls on His name will be saved. Today, we continue our year-long Bible study in the book of Acts. In this episode, Paul unpacks Peter’s first sermon after Pentecost, showing how Joel’s prophecy points to the outpouring of the Spirit, the building of God’s global church, and the free offer of the gospel to anyone who comes to God in faith and repentance.To hear more studies from the book of Acts, visit PaulTripp.com/Acts.

The greatest danger to your spiritual life may not be what’s happening around you, but what’s happening within you. This week on The Connecting Podcast, Paul and Shelby explore the biblical call to purity of heart, exposing our inability to cleanse ourselves and pointing us to the transforming grace of Jesus.For more episodes of The Connecting Podcast, visit PaulTripp.com/Connecting.

This week, Paul highlights how God’s grace transforms and empowers unlikely people to boldly proclaim 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.Paul Tripp's 5-Minute Bible Study on the book of Acts.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.

On the first day of each month, we release Grace & Knowledge, a more in-depth article from Paul that allows him to expand on biblical truths beyond his weekly Wednesday’s Word.Our prayer is that this resource helps you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen” (2 Peter 3:18).In this month’s Grace & Knowledge, Paul introduces our new season of 5-Minute Bible Studies through the book of Acts, exploring how the gospel launched the church, empowered unlikely messengers, and continues to advance through the unstoppable power of Jesus Christ.

The church didn’t begin with human strength—it began with the power of God. Today, we continue our year-long Bible study in the book of Acts. In this episode, Paul walks through the launch of the church at Pentecost, reminding us that when Jesus calls us to His work, He doesn’t leave us to do it alone but gives us the presence and power we need to accomplish what He has called us to do.To hear more studies from the book of Acts, visit PaulTripp.com/Acts.

Peace doesn’t begin with getting everyone around you to agree. It begins with getting your own heart right before God. This week on The Connecting Podcast, Paul and Shelby unpack Jesus’ call to be peacemakers, exposing the envy, anger, and selfishness that stand in the way of genuine peace.For more episodes of The Connecting Podcast, visit PaulTripp.com/Connecting.

This week, Paul challenges us to make praise a daily habit, encouraging us to begin each morning by turning our hearts and voices toward the glory of God.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.

If Jesus is real and His Word is true, everything about life changes.Today, we continue our sermon series from the archives on Hebrews 11, the Bible’s great “Hall of Faith.” In this message, Paul shows how faith in God transforms four things - vision, identity, desire, and relationship.To hear more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons.

What qualifies someone to serve God—and who gets to decide?Today, we continue our year-long Bible study in the book of Acts. In this episode, Paul examines the disciples’ selection of Matthias, showing why the condition of our hearts matters more than outward appearances and why we must look to Scripture’s clear commands for guidance.To hear more studies from the book of Acts, visit PaulTripp.com/Acts.

What if the most important kind of cleanliness has nothing to do with what’s on the outside, but everything to do with what’s happening in your heart?This week on The Connecting Podcast, Paul and Shelby explore Jesus’ words, “Blessed are the pure in heart,” examining why we can’t cleanse our own hearts and why our only hope for true purity is the cleansing grace of Jesus.For more episodes of The Connecting Podcast, visit PaulTripp.com/Connecting.